The New York herald., 1876-11-02

coNsIDERED-A DEFENCE OF DEPUTY COL
LEuIoR JAcoBs-wHY ExHIBIroRs HAVE BEEN
THREATENED WITH ARREST.
To THE EDITOR OF TAX HERALD
PHILADELPmA, Oct 81, 1879.
4 tout eigneur tout hoaneur Had the French
Commissioner not thought at 10 make the remarks
reported in ,o-day's HERALD the conduct OF "a
man known Deputy Collector Jacobs, there would
have been necessity TO havo gone further into the
matter. AS 1t Is however, 1t Is OF importance that the
pther side Of the question should be made known
-FOUR readers The French Commissioner seems from
his arrival here TO have had u somewhat exaggerated
pp,nion Of the position he occupied His idea
that everything be referred to him, and that the
customs authorities 10 place the seals
French cxhibors for selling without permits
carry any o'hcr important instructions they
might have received without nrst appealing TO ana
consulting the delegate OF NJ du sommcrard. or
souise, ideas such this speedily brought him into
tonlict not only with Mr. Jacobs, who bears tho
highest character among tho exhibitors and others
who have had dealings with him, Dut with other OIL
Gals. Captain Aurye's notions OF authority might
have prevailed ut an exhibition where martial law
had been declared; but under the circumstances, his
intervention decidedly de rop.
rhus he thought III 10 complain to the United States
Treasury regarding Mr. Jacobs conduct, but have
laicd TO discover mat this done BY desire OF the
exhibitors the contrary IT is clear that those
hioitors who wiling 10 conform TO the customs
regulations tne best OF terms with
the Deputy Collector, whose courtesy and Wiling
TO listen 10 well-ioundcd complaints they hear
wine II Capain Anlrye has chosen TO make pub-
lie statements Rejecting OF the most hard
worked men The United Siacs u IS not because lie
prompted hy his exhibitors, ho have had
opportunities OF gpprcciatns the ardnous nature OF
Mr Jacobs duties but apparently because he wished
to have himself recognized as little Pacha IN all mat
relating the French department. IL
v but the simplest justice To the honest law
respecting exhibitors OF the Frcnca section to say
lhis much There have. however. been lew exhibitors
In the Frcncn section who have attempted to
the customs regulations by every means IN their
power. When attempts 10 smuggic Jcwelry
through The restaurant Ia barrel 1t Is hot surprising
VI "tbese petty officers have frightened my exhibitors
with threats OF arrest An attempt AT fraud
severely nef and II Diners have been discovered sell
Ing ana delivering goods Tor which DO permit OF sale
has been obtained to be wondered at n tho
guilty parties treated not sas guests oi Amer
lean nation,n but las smugglcrs and auvcnturcrs."
IL is natural that, with such occurrences taking
place. me officials should exercise a little extra
vigilance, anu possibly not deal quite ten
order TO whether they tally with the exhibitors
schedule as might bc desired. nave, however laIlcd
20 meet with complaints from exhibitors
count OF s'nsocnt oiheials." ON the cfntiary
the beginning who speaks Fl cnch. who long
resided Paris. be held in the highest
by the exhibitors II there have been httle dh
cultics the part OF the customs aitho IL would
be easy to show that there has not always been tho
most concitHtory spirit shown the part
French Commission, aud on the whole, considering
The OF the ExhiDition, the many tschtes
Tor raud, o. the OBJECTS displayed. the
paratively small number OF officials engaged, Tie
variety OF nations and tongues represented, anu the
ntricacy fiscal laws and regulations "A Is sur
prising the Department OF Customs should have
been able to perform It's work SO smoothly as ~ has