The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-05-19
MAKING 4 STUDY Of
civic CONDITIONS.
Doctor Max Horstman of Heidef
berg Is Inquiring Into NUM-
cipal Government.

- Doctor Max Horstmann Of Heidelberg.
si0srmany. graduate Of the universities at
that city and at Leipsic, and former Acting
CITY Attorney Of Heidelberg. is at Hotel
Beers. having come to this city to study
e4vie conditions. From St. Louis he will go
- Denver and San Francisco. He has al
ssssdy made tours Of inspection Of the lead
ing eitiss Of the Dast.
Doctor Hoxstmann announced last night
that he had come to this country to study
Annlclpalities from two standpoints-that
ee he party In power and that Of tho re-
1oem element which he heard existed In
most American cities His "trip Is Of a
asansomcia, nature. being Endorsed by the
Oe9nan Government, which has furnished
0uls IN the country.
II intend to enter the municipal service
at homA,. said Doctor Horstmann. land
Aavs secured the indorsement OF the Gov
efnnent for my trip. My idea is to study
.aho oayio governments Of the various cities
= eoncorns their relations to the States
sanA - regards political purity. have
8ound In this last respect that the worst
shnngy aid about American cities are said
: q. IL Americans themselves-the opposing
Ia8N seams ready to traduce the party In
fU2oe ON all points, and TO. accuse. i OF
uux0Doon IN puouc oHAAo, Wnicn Soi!u
faoa 9 certainty not apparent to the ave
70 Instance what mean. take the gov.
ssnt Of th.: % city, scvslnss IS seems o. MEL
Chen sSsa. 'se s. ;s7fS esse Footed 'es opaea
sonG many c.tisens that corruption aS y
W0ro nade by either citizens or the press
damage suits would result Immediately. and
. ~ chaxges would have to be proven;
s tent this corruption actually exists. but, on
! thu surface, your cities appear to, be well
govssnsd 90 not consioer ,t Masnng.on ,ndsr mn.
{ usually favorable conditions for. cleanness
IN politics. But New York. Chicago and st.
-LoulS certainly afford no legitimate causes
- open corruption goes
The relation OF cities to the State, this
e sns s. ssess .e ci an aGr IL
"a thers - beneficial It Is felt that the
lntsrests Of the city and State are closely
ceennected. State appointment boards IN
: IN cttte8 control many civic POSITIONS In
S 0eemAny. and the results are generally sat
1kactosy. 'It IL this absence of relation
ne etats Which yn = an lin! important point
10 an immense size from nothing: our cit
- have grown to their present size from
s.1s cs many ysar and
\ government which Is improved from time
9 to time It II desire to see what changes
cities has produced which brings me here.
Il Do not care to express a general opin.
Z Ion On American. cities, but will say that
20 . visitor an Inspection results favorably
2 Corruption. II Il exists. certainly does moi
ancenvenience the mass Of the people. and
% far. have been unable to discover just
where It exists. although have heard Of
e everywhere.
Certain conditions exist in the social III
5 oS every city. which always will exist, ant
these cannot be considered as typical o.
any one city. On this account I thinl
much OF the cry OF corruption lacks founda
I. ton" - =
Doctor Horstmann will leave st. Lou;,
NEXT Tuesday and will visit Denver, thence
passing through San Francisco and return