The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-14

officer 10 be. Give these men some author
ity and the vocabulary they can use 70
express that authority on occasion, ID fear
full and wonderful II New York patrol.
drivers as heard the Berlin patrolmen talk
to some Of their drivers, there would be
| free fight between coppers and drivers
about every fifteen minutes.
| The unmounted men do not carry olube
tea they carry short cured ~ st0s
at night. The Berlin policeman Is not
allowed to carry any frearm In the day
| time Until very recently, each patrol
man was on duty for full twenty.four
hours every other day, and then on for
| twtnty-four hours.
AWhen on duty he patroled for something
like two hours and was on reserve for two
! hours. A short time ago the system was
changed to one which does not work, |
was told, anywhere near as well as the old
system. took notes on the new scheme,
but l cannot give you the details from
-Suoh a thing az police bribery Is prac-
tically unknown in Berlin. In the first
place. there is little or no chance for 1t.
The prostitutes cannot be held up. for
| they have sort Of Equalization That 10 to
| say, they are all registered with the DEPART
ment and they have to report in person
once week. They are allowed to ply their
trade on the streets, but they are not allowed
In places Of public amusement
"There Is no graft for the police from
are practically no saloons in Berlin, except
few American bars. Wherever they sell
liquor there they sell food. which makes
all the saloons restaurants. When the
keeper Of one OF these opens he gets per-
init, for about three or four marks seventy,
f1ve cents or a dollar, to keep open until
II o'clock
After a while, he is permitted to keep
open until midnight. and some have all
night permits. Nobody who has only an
ii O'Clock permit ever thinks Of keeping
body to hold up in that direction.
1t has been asserted that some large
merchants pay our police for the privilege
of blocking the sidewalks with packing
cases. To clog the streets of Berlin as
wouldn't be tolerated for a minute. No
truck is permitted to back up in front Of
a store.
1T must stop, side to the curb, and not q
packing case, or any other merchandise,
Is allowed to stop in transit, for moment,
placed on the truck. The result is that
streets are preserved for the purposes for
which they we're intended, and it is pleasure
to walk on them.
Il said that the Berlin Police Department
does not own single police station. But it
.
police headquarters. 1t covers an entire
block and Is In the very centre OF the city.
! know Of nothing like this central building
In any police department in the United
States
There are some good things about the
Berlin department which we might do
well to adopt here. But, generally speak
ing, the police service there would not do
at all for New York. Furthermore, I am
more than ever convinced that. all things
considered. the New York coppers are the
finest body Of policemen In the world"
What do you think Of the Continental
Sunday?" Major Ebstein was asked.
1T does very well for Germany, and,
suppose. for other Continental countries,
but it wouldn't do at all for New York.
The only placer Of business, except the
hotels, open after clock on Sunday are
the drinking places.
'Not fruit stand, not a cigar store, nor a
florist g shop, is allowed to do business DO
sent to have the saloon men monop olze
the business on Sunday? / don't think So