The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-02-06
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POLICE OF BERLIN.
Each One Is a Sort of Gar on
His Own Limited Beat.
EVERY PERSON is WATCHED.

Where a Man Works, How He Amuses
Himself and the Way He Behaves 10
Is the Officers Business 10 Know.
The Civil Service System.
when you arrive at q railway sta
ton in Berlin" said a professional man
who spent a year in Berlin. you are
mot surrounded by ciamoring crowd
Of cab drivers, some Of whom o stran-
ger would be foolish TO trust. You tell
a policeman what you want-whether
cab or a porter-and he gives you a
number. When you emerge from the
station uniformed governmental en-
ployee, either cab driver or porter,
stands at attention and salutss you In
a military manner. he has been or
dered for you by the policeman inside.
and when he presents his number, cor
responding to the one the policeman
gave you, you can trust him to take
you or your luggage wherever It IL to
go. The government is responsible for
the safe arrival Of yourself and your
luggage at hotel or other destination.
II the porter should run away with
you- belongings the government would
reimburse you.
1.-THE police system is wonderful.
The officers carry no revolvers or clubs,
only swords. Each one has only q
small beat to cover-a couple Of blocks
or so-that he has time to be the moni-
tor Of the moral conduct Of every per-
son In his district. He knows exactly
what each person is doing, where he iB
working, how he Is spending his leisure
time and whether he is behaving him
self. There is very little crime, and
the police courts have little business.
IF you commit an offense you are
not dragged off to police station. In
stead, your name and address are tax
en- by the officer In the district, and the
next day letter informs you that you
have been fined an amount in keeping
with the character Of your offense.
You are told that you either can send
the money by messenger or appear at
the projects Office for trial at certain
time. 1t doesn't pay to give a police
man wrong address either, because
the system is so perfect that they will
find you anyway and fine you more.
1.-The policemen are instructed to
prevent attractions Of the law, not to
wait for persons to get into trouble and
then arrest them. Each policeman has
such a small district to cover that you
can find one whenever you want one.
He sees that his district is kept clean,
that each house in 1t is sanitary and
thar each resident gets fair treatment
from his neighbor. Disputes are settled
with no thought of appeal before they
ever get to the police station.
Soon after l arrived / was on my
way to the university one morning and
saw policeman at a cab stand ex-
amining the hoofs and backs Of the
horses, the harness and the cushions
and wheels of the cabs.
what are you doingP asked him
politely.
LAS a representative of my govern
ment.' he replied. I am inspecting to
see that the passengers OF these cab
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them. The government is responsible,
you know, and 1t is my duty to see
that all dangers and possibilities Of
discomforts are eliminated
His answer was given in a most
courteous manner.
There are no paupers In Germany.
Everybody pays as he goes. You can
see the result in the Independent man
ner of even the street sweeper. He
knows be shall be provided for In case
he encounters adversely.
For instance. suppose lamplighter
or a bootblack becomes Ill or suffers
an accident. By the way, the boot
blacks of Berlin do thriving business
because not man, from street sweep
er up to banker. would think Of ap-
pearing on the street of a morning
without having his shoes shined II
such a lowly worker becomes disabled
the government association of his dis
trict gives him a certificate to any
physician for whom he may have Z
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