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sulphur. is not pungent bis hrst epstle on the
same subject. The following Is ME- seligmans letter.

sulphur. is not punsens bis hrst episte on the
same subject. The following IL me- seligman's letter.
ONCE THE BREAca. NY FRIENDS.
CLARENDON .liorgi, SARATOGA, June ~, 1917.
To Judge HENRY HILTON, care "A. !. stewart q TO-,
New York;
DEAR JuDGx-The Times Of the 10th inst. has state
races and Measurements that l am reluctantly COM
PEELED TO address second letter 10 you, more 10
dilemma by stating that the Union had beer placed
absolutely in the hands Of Messrs CAR Wilkinson,
and that they we're Instructed 70 uiscriminse anu pr
Seligman fell under that discrimination. Mr. Wikin-
son rs gentleman and expresses 10 me before WI
his regret At being ordered from headquarters
10 make no exception Whatever. Next you say, III
Dir Seligman had come to Judge Hilton personally he
would perhaps have TO his accommodation "
You are too kind; but l prefer not. ! am very com
Portable at the Clarendon.
EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
You say Mr. segman Is .'spoing ior ngnt n w,sa
nearly all OF their foreigr exchange irom him, and
have now discontinued 50 10 do How ridiculous II
naa 10 f' n as TO sh 0
and thres'quarter millions out OF iorty-nve
millions IN the United states. You say v mr.
stewart to- direct some share OF the estate
funds TO Hebrew charities How foolish 10 make tnaI
request when they knew that the bulk oi That estate
was directed IN another direction TO The exclusion OF
nearly every other charity
THE TRADE Jkw.
And now comes the most ridiculous part OF your de.
fence You don't object 10 Hebrews Israelites, but
you don't want Jews, and especially no "trade
people TOUR thousand years ago introduced
Monothcism among the heather OF Asia, your an
cesIors, aught know, and that there never was
any distinction made IN tne above names except by
bgots like Ferdinand and Isabella some OF the ropes
of the fifteenth century, and sapient ex-Jodge IN
the nineteenth century, who wants 70 make
that nation repulsive Had you ived 'nre a
hundred years ago you might nave sue,
ceeded In erecting ghettos for those prosecuted
people What do you mean by a 'trade Jewy'' II
trade IS respectable why have you changed tne
errnine Tor the yardstickr contend that trade may
ha nd re6DeCtaDly. VI course ~
Is always SO conducted. and more Is the pity fou
say you only the trustee the custodian, OF tho
Grand Union Hotel IN honor bound 10 30 manage that
IL should not deteriorato during your olce Is tnat
all the security Mrs. Stewart hasy II so II may DO high
time 10 change managers
TRLLrAIE STATISTICS
The Daily yarafogan oil the 18th publishes the ar
rivals on that day. 107 tho United States Hotel and
oplv twenty.nne az the Grand Union. That will never
do Tor So 600 900 hotel and the United states Hotel
did not cost ons-lourth that sum- would advise you
to JON Professor Adicr's Society for Ethical
Culture, where everybody, irrespective oil
faith or creed, 10 welcome TO listen 10
lecture which inculcates tolerance humanity, moo.
sure render you a wiser and better man and more
popnlar merchant; but ] confess that as y holel
keeper in this enlightened tolerant and progressive
Republic. you will never do
Yours very truly, JOSEPH SELlGMAN'
WHEN THE DIscoURrEsY
In an interview with Mr. selgman, this morning. he
said:-
"Many papers appear to think that there has been
personal controversy between me and Judge Hilton.
Let me assure that such ia not the case never
exchanged discourteous word with Judge Hilton or
any membar o. the frm until by the attempted in
suit to my family, he compelled me To write him the
letter which appeared IN the New York papers Of
Tuesday and Wednesday,