Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-01-10
Z Correspondence.
Are 4 mericans IN Treated?
DRESDEN, Germany, Dec. I, 1899.

selves or their children that" etc. The
article In your issue OF Nov. 22, signed
"vistor'', from v hich The above is quoted,
WAS written by man Who, for five years,
at least, bss been resident of Dresden.
During this time he hes never been asked
to pay one cent OF tax to the city.
To quote further from this article: at
is not pleasant to live among people who
are jeatouc OF our superiority while assert
ing their own, and 1t Is not patriotic to
put dollars in the pockets OF those who
daily decry our country and our fellow
country men" IL June OF this same year
"Viator" stood at the altar and gave away
his daughter to one Of these "contemptu-
Gus" G.tmsus. What reason does VITA
tor" give for his long soiourn in land 80
distHsteiul to him Nome other than
that u htcb brings 50 many OF his beloved
couuiry men to thia same Dresden, be-
cause here he rau tive 80 much cheaper
and avota taxes.
"Niator's" patHiatfsn ia apparent "onr
incompetent army" Is st lesst competent
TO defend itself "0ur ill.tred children;7
II is fact ismentRhlc, nevertheless true,
that our Children might with great ad-
vantage to thsmssiyes c.py the veneration
and courtesy which all German children
show to their pjders. "Our fresh yonng
women" well, some Of them are so very
"fge-h" That the Germans would indeed
be DUMB II they did not crittctse. rske,
for exasuple, two sisters from Chicago,
both ttrv short. very fat and also very
BLACK. ut the new rtchn kind decked out
with perfectly immense Paris hats, jackets
CT tight scarlet cloth, factbgs OF bright
e~' green, and brass buttons to flush
These loudest OF cost umc-. just imagine
these girls Haunting up and down the
streets, no ooubt ioudly imagining they
were making great Impressions. Well,
they certainly were,
That America sends girls OF an entirely
fgrcut stamp is plainly shown by look
ing through the marriage register " here
ure finds that they have been appreciated
L., some OF the best and oldest OF the Ger
man families, aud the prevalent idea that
this appreciation springs entirely from
the So at "papa's' bnnk account IS in a
great measure erroneous.
To continue :"Nistor's' patriotism didn't
seem 10 Influence him lets take up few
otLt. ,1.E.s. "Iat O. u..ast utter absence
OF home comforts" THIS in Itself need
not Keep nuy one from making the trip.
Our E0ma comforts VII toe the fuller sp-
prcclafeJ v hru W. 20 back 10 them; yet
there ARE many advantages here, which to
al intelligent American sufficiently COM
pensate Tor The temporary loss OF fur
mace ueated house aud all the Il ceterd OF
our mHz1eFn establishments. Moreover,
one can fpd all this luxury even in Dres-
den, yet one must then pay rs much as, II
not more han, for he same in America.
"Ttp sanitary appliances" IN many
small Taaas certainty teaye much 10 lie
desire. The ueaEreness OF the fare
comiated to American protusion." THIS
isaEfo-- mi>-tatrment. The German fare
is Simple, out Wholesome and plentiful.
The number OF Americans Who yearly
flock 10 the various HRtcr cures Of Europe
testify uuml9takAbiy 10 tue result OF
american protu-lua'.
THE annoyance ot railway travel, the
restrictions Of the police, this lack OF re-
spect for women, OF the first, one pur-
chase ticket " hieh admits him 20 lie
platform from whieh hs- train goes; there
is always. guard 10 show one 10 The com
partnlcut to " AIch his ticket entities him,
be 1t iirst, second, Third or fourth class.
There j. no annoyance OF showing tickets,
or from having ali sorts OF truck thrown
into ones lap. Al the end OF the journey
one must give up his ticket as he leaves
the platform. CaD-tickets are handed to
one Is an official, there Is no shouting OF
hotel pattcrs or confusion OF any sort.
The police seem wholly adequate, " hat
ever their restrictions may be.
OF the respect Tor women, the woman
who respects herself VIII dnd no cause for
complaint.
the city which has most TO thank
Americans for Poor Dresden, Has the
most TO thank Americans for What are
a few instances OF this royal favor II
is a fact. only too Well known, that the
greater number OF Americans who come
to Dresden. for n long stay do 80 that they
may economic, that they may educate
their cniidren at much less expense than
at home, that they may wear out their Old
clothes, all the time saving and plnching
that they may ~ thr iast moment rush 10
Paris aud bay fresh supply TO snuggie,
II possible, back to America. BY clever
manas II - possible 10 avoid paying
any tax to The city. They may take IN ali
it's privilege, on equal terms with the
heavily taxed people, enjoying It's many
tree galleries, museums, concerts its parks
ana beautiful gardens, for The support OF
which they pay not penny
"VIatur" would probably say the royal
opera and theatre are mostly supported
by Americans. One has only to visit
these places 10 learn that nInety-nine out
of every one hundred Americans Will be
found above the third rang, where the
highest price paid for II seat Is seventy
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