Julius White to Walker Blaine, August 15, 1881

No. 294. Mr. White to Mr. Blaine.

Sir: At my request the second secretary of the legation, Mr. Chapman Coleman, has prepared a report upon the administration of the city of Berlin, which I have the honor to inclose.

This metropolis is noted for the excellence and economy of its government, and it has seemed to me that such a report placed upon the files of the State Department would be of permanent value; indeed, that it might usefully be published, since the problems of municipal government are becoming more and more pressing in our country.

I may add that Mr. Coleman has been favored with the hearty cooperation of the city authorities and that his work is based not only upon conversations with men in the administration, but also upon a careful study of a great mass of documents, a task for which his familiarity with the German language, as well as his legal turn of mind, especially fits him.

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