New Britain herald., 1929-10-03
"New York Has No Conscience,''
 Berlin Pastor Tells Rotarians
 In Describing European Travels
Rev. Samuel Fiske Says He Was Fleeced More in Manhattan Than Any where on "Other Side"
New York city has no conscience.

New York city has no conscience, according to the Rev. Samuel A. Fiske, pastor of the Berlin Congre- gational church and familiary known among his friends as The Bishop of Berlin" in his talk to members of the Rotary club at their weekly luncheon today. The Berlin pastor told the Rotarians that despite stor- ies of how American tourists are trimmed" in Europe, q was fleec~ ed more between the Pennsylvania station in New York and Hoboken than l ever was anywhere else in my lfe.'
 E Taking as the subject Of his talk "A Perfectly Innocent Yankee Par son Turned Loose in Europe" the { minister gave a graphic travelogue { from the time he sailed from Ho- boken until he docked on the return journey. A prominent member of q civic club himself, MT. Fiske called attention to the fact that a few months ago there was considerable discussion among all the civic clubs concerning the quality of speakers T have no axe to grind no cause to boost l have no<cocksure remedy for all the evils of the world. l come here simply for the pleasure Of meeting with men and to feel that there is such thing as simple and sincere bonds of friendship in all endeavor. I come here as a friend" he added, causing a laugh as he looked at several Rotarians who are reputed to be well off financially and added "yt is always a pleasure . to look upon your poor but honest faces"
 Under the Midnight Sun
 The speaker touched lightly upon his observation in Norway. "the land of the midnight sum-" He ere ated some amusement in describing conditions on the boat. We had three regulars meals each day, four specials, and as much extra as we wanted. The captain did not feel it his duty to mingle with the passen- gers a all times nor to bore him. self with all the pretty girls on deck" he adde
 Sailing through the fiords of Nor way amidst the romantic memories of the ancient Vikings, past the mediaeval Danish castle where as a young man Shakespeare played and where he got his inspiration for Hamlet, stopping at Copenhagen, and thence on to Germany, the min ister and his family saw sights and experienced thrills and adventures which fail to impress the average tourist but which sent them home thrilled with their adventures.
 Prohibition Solved
 Copenhagen has solved the prohi- bition question, he explained. Tho price Of hard liquor is prohibitively high. but light wine and beer can be purchased at low prices. In Ger many this same situation is found, and thousands of men and women in Berlin sit at little round tables banked by flowers and foliage and drink their beer, or coffee and eat cakes amidst the shrubbery.
 The moral tone of Berlin is not good, the pastor found. He was
 
 sty of the German workmen. Wo- men and children toll long hours in { the fields, doing the heavy work, blowing, reaping, gathering hay and grain, using COWS for dray horses and working from morning until / late at night. The men work hard in factories long weary hours for 20 and 22 cents an hour, or 2S to 20 cents for skilled workers
 "Gcrmany Won the War"
 Few automobiles and few luXuries are owned by the working people in Germany, but the intensity Of the work is such, he averrcd that Ger many now produces more per acre and more per man power than any other nation in the world. "Who- ever won the battle of the World war; the war was won by Germany, economically" was the impression of the traveller.
 Competition for American mar kcts is keen and growing kccncr according to conversation Mr l'lske had with an American manu- facturer, who said he did not know how America could compete with Germany and still maintain it's present wage scale. The immense krupp works have ceased making munitions and are turning out everything in steel from gigantic chucks weighing many tons to the tiniest safety razor blades, half the size of an American blade.
 Motion Dcfcated
 A motion to tax single men double what married men in the club must pay towards a canoe presented to the Girl Scouts, because single men were accused of evading their re responsibilities, since the married women actually were credited with buying the boat, was voted down by rising vote. T. P. McAuliffe was leader of the opposition