Show V I 1 TOWN HELPS 4 L IN I 1 N GERMANY AND AMERICA comparison Comp arlion of civic center centers that it to by no meant means flattering flittering to this country the german city ie to a cross section of 0 germany just aa as the american cit city Y ie to a cros cross lection section ot of america the city cannot be divorced from its act ting or studied apart from front its his environment the german city ie Is a part ot at the traditions the sens sense ot of the fatherland the eff iclene the far eted outlook the pa tein allam vitalized by patriotism ot at the cerman people the american city on the other hand band ha has no bradt ions tons there is 1 no sense of response onil ability it ie Is efficient only in bof spots it ha has no vision beyond the present it reflects the extreme individualism a and u d license which characterizes character lies tho the na tion it I 1 is democratic in form but hardly in reality and measured by the rendered tendered or he the ene sense ot of the of the state it li Is far leia less democratic than the german tb th most thing about the german city li Is its orderliness the most obvious thing about the amert can city Is I 1 its disorderliness the american city in 1 an accident a rait rall way water or industrial accident it lad had ila birth in the chance location ot of a body of settlers Bettl cr it became a city because it could not help it it the german city on the other had haid wa was either a fortress for trese a or an industrial community like the cities of the lower rhino rhine in the neighbor hood of essen elberfeld or baden berlin munich dresden cologne mannheim dusseldorf hanover and St were the seats ot of king dome doms principalities or frankfort Il hamburg amburg bremen and lu beck were tree free town towns owlie allegiance to no one proud ol 01 their mediaeval tradition traditions and jealous of their freedom much of that which we admire in the german city 1 IS tractable trac cable to age all of these theme cities were enriched with valuable herlt ngee from the pait past rulers embellished their capitals als in imitation of parl parts some like th kins kings of Ilay bavaria Da varia arla were themselves ar and in love with shingi efel ionic they erected palace palaces art gal berles nud and museums the they y laid out parks and palace gardens garden from the german gernian and ue the american city by frederic Fre derlo C howe in scribner ZURICH GIVEN AS A MODEL sensible in force in swiss awl alt the value of public park pork in zurich switzerland erland no 30 honie house I 1 ii permitted to be cob con without having an a n inspector Im look it over no wooden material can be placed within a certain number of feet of a stoye of at furnace this nean ricans that no base ba board can be p v it in directly back of a stove further no stove can be put up until an inspector ln bai his looked it over and last and to ui us MOB t sur ur g ot of all no public Ins inspector would accey accept I 1 a tip to bribe him from doing his hi duty these rulee rules and many other others equal ly as sensible Bend ble are provided by tho the di 61 vote of the people under the in and referendum the spirit of which li is the underlying principle ot of our commission form of government in urich be the question arose bethel whether to establish a new now public building in a public park or to buy other land at great expenses to the taxpayer taxpayers the people by an overwhelming vote decided to keep the park and to buy oth er land tor for the building zurich li IS a city of nearly ileath Y laton wide awake village it hae has remained for the town and tillage village improvement associations to teach ua us what it meana means to have yard yards that are attractive from curbstone to alley they have hato C educated children to have a I 1 proper regard not only for the premises promises on which i they live but for or their share in beautifying the butr lie school grounds teaching g them that when they deface its walle walls break window windows pull up its it towers and detroy destray troy its it trees they are despoiling their own property a very foolish thing to do to may the least |