New-York tribune., 1906-04-08

police do the restl" Two little boys happy
and needless as only boys can be. were idling
along. one whistling energetically. when a pO-
liceman got within their range Of vision. That
tune shared the fate Of the wicked Il was sud
denly cut on" It was really funny to see how
quickly and completely that little boy could stop
whistling. There was no dlminUsndO about 1t,
nor even a finish Of the note he had on hand!
didn't wonder when remembered the nurses
ana mothers had heard IN Vienna saying to
little one and a half and two year oIds who
wanted to walk on the grass. zone dares not!
The policeman win get yOu!" often wondered
that those babies never pulled one Of all the
, abundant flowers that bloomed In those parks.
The thought never seemed to enter their heads.
However naughty and disobedient they might
be to their caretakers. they learned from infancy
to respect the law.
In Dresden there is a tiny park (simply large
plot Of flowers. really) IN front Of the new Bis
marck statue on one OF the principal business
streets. When was there last summer won
dered to see thousands Of roses blooming within
reach OF the hands Of passersby. and yet remain
ing there day after day. ] saw many OF them
past their prime. doubt II one had been stolen
saw no policeman watching them and yet
know from a sad and wide experience. extending
from the fruit vender who fills the sack with
poor fruit and puts the good on top. TO be taken
out again because OF overweight, to the preten-
tioUs merchant who sells you q dress that must
be altered and then substitutes cheaper one,
that the Germans aren't hurt with honesty. The
reason they don't steal the roses Is because
they're afraid to. There are so many policemen
and guards that think they keep nearly every
one under more or less surveillance.
Every one who enters Germany must tell the
police who he is, what day and month Of what
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came from last and how long he stayed there;
/ how long he is going to stay here; what he Is
going to do; who his parents are, his grand
parents, his mothers maiden name. and what
his father does FOR living besides any etceteras
that happen "a occur TO them
Last fan they sent out paper here In Berlin
that every one was required to al out. Among
many other details. one was required to state
whether or not the baby was fed on mothers
milk and, Il not, on what kind
had an experience in Vienna soon after my
arrival there which initiated me as to guards.
A friend and I had standing room at an opera,
and although we stood back OF the last row and
no one was behind US. the guard requested
me to take on my hat. 1 rebellsd, and, taking
refuge In my ignorance Of German. ignored him.
pretending not to understand On his third trip
he was so emphatic and hts gestures toward my
hat so unmistakable that had 70 take 1t on,
and there was, burdened with q hat with a
bird on It that mustn't be crushed. II would
have been more out Of my way and every ones
else II It had been left on my head Right then
that guard sealed my enmity to guards In gen
eral and to him in particular. The thought that
| must obey him. contrary to all reason and COM
| mon sense aroused my American blood
! Another time we started out before the opera
was over and, learning our mistal1e' we returned
and pushed the swinging doors an inch ajar TO
hear the singing. The guard spied that displace-
ment of the doors, and made US close them
waited until his back was turned, stepped into
the concert room again and took my place among
/ about thirty who were standing. What did thai