New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-08
PUBLISHERS VISIT CITY
Journalists from Germany Are
Pleased with America.
CALL CHINATOWN PUZZLE
Human Element" of Editors
Here Impresses Them Most,
They Declare.

Two German newspapermen - Franz
Hutter. general manager OF the four Ber-
lin dailies owned BY the Ullsteins and
Of their eight magazines. and Louis Ull-
stein. one OF the six brothers comprising
the newspaper firm Of Ullstein & Co, or
Germsny's capital-made flying trip
through the lower East Side, one OF the
city's Little Italics, through Chinatown
and visited other parts Of the city be-
tween o'clock Saturday night and 2
o'clock Sunday morning.
And what Impressed the German news
paper men most was the evident happi'
ness Of the people OF tho East Side and
the romping. care free children that
roamed its streets.
We simply had TO admire the way these
people, particularly the little children, en-
joyed the freedom this country gives
them" said Herr Hutter at the Plaza
yesterday afternoon Later we dropped
into the Yiddish Theatre, on the Bowery
and watched these same people enjoying
themselves
The military bearing OF the policemen
and the effectiveness OF the Traffic Squad,
particularly the mounted men. made the
seCONu ulEsteL IHlPitSoi''i 'iA NV
newspaper men.
when We visited Chinatown we were
astonished TO see about one hundred pa
trolmen scattered all over the place con-
tnued Herr Hutter. I'VE were amazed
when told that IL was necessary 10 keep
them there in order 10 preserve peace
among tho Chinese or course, this is all
romantic and picturesque, and cannot fail
to impress a foreigner with the romance OF
the little district, but, on the other hand
Il seemed as II there should be no need for
all this waste of policemen"
How to Quiet Chinatown.
What would you do I'm Germany II you
had a Chinatown, with warning tongs that
took tho law into their own hands every
now and then and shot up the quarter, gen.
orally with deadly effect?"
Well" replied Herr Hutter. we have
law I'm Germany which would enable US 10
arrest every Chinaman suspected. and We
would summarily throw them out OF the
country as undesirable aliens"
Arriving I'm this country on March j.,
they have visited Chicago and Philadel-
phia making a particular study OF the
newspaper plants. They intend TO spend
fortnight more in this country. visiting
Boston and other cities in the East
everywhere we went" said Herr Hutter
I'VE were impressed with the courtesy
shown us in our quest for information. We
visited several manufacturing plants and
the stockyards OF Chicago. and we were
somewhat surprised at the Willingness OF
American manufacturers to show us around
their plants and answer any questions OF
the business we asked. ] suppose 1t is te-
csuse Americans know their efficiency and
are proud OF IT.
Diplomatic as to Chicago.
Though Herr Hutter was too diplomatic
~ cav Il I'm so many words, the residents
~ ,he Windy City impressed him as people
ubo believed that their town was the only
snot an earth worth while. Herr Hutters
language follows:
81 was greatly impressed in Chicago by
that you might call local patriotism. The
cynical feature OF Chicagoans was their
onorrnous devotion to their town, wnIcn
,bav hope will be the metropolis OF the
Western world some day. But 1t viii never
ho tbat for the Atlantic Ocean does not
extend so far inland
Tho two German newspaper men thought
tho American newspaper plants ideal, and
40 members OF the craft they were I'M
rrossed with what might be called tho
human element in American editors
I'VE were indeed surprised" said Herr
HITTER. ITO find editors of your biggest
naners-In fact, on all American papers
rtt,,no IN the same large room with the
EST Of the staff. Now in Germany each
as,tor has at least a room all to himself
and generally two-one to work in and an
"n lit m receive callers"