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Show JANITORS QUIT AS POLICE SPIES Concierges of Vienna to Present Pre-sent Demands to Their Landlords VIENNA. March 6 The concierges, or Janitors, of YIenna apartment houses havc risen In protest against ono of the oldest and most distinctive distinc-tive institutions oC Europe and refus- .i longer to act as spies for the police. po-lice. The employment of concierges as i police spies has ben the custom for so long that its origin seem to be lest in history and they havc been counted as one of the most valuablo alils to the pollco of most continental ! capitals. I They have been required to note and report the coming, and going of their tenants and generally to maintain an espionage over the people whom they aervc. This practice has been ono of the I most objectionable features of foreign jlife to Americans who h ive made Ithelr homes temporarily or permanently perman-ently In French and Austrian cities, for Americans are unused to having their dally actions th subjects of reports re-ports to the police. The concierges of Vienna hav al-jway8 al-jway8 received most of their Income from tho tips o.f tenants They carry tile keys to the building and without their aid tenants could not obtain admission ad-mission at night. The Janitors now refuse to stay up all hours of tho night 'to open doors for lato comers and. Instead In-stead of tips, demand fixed salarlc-3 from the landlords. They also ask for clean, dry roopis. sick Insurance benefit at tho proprietors' expense and other reforms. They Insist that every ; tenant shall be provided with a front door key. oo |