The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-23
ISRAEL IN ARMS.
The Flesh Pots of Manhattan
Beach To Be Put Away.
CORBN SCAIHNGLY REBuKED.
Shall the BigOtry Of the InquiSition Be
Revived in America?
CIVIL RIGHTS TO BE ENFORCED.
Popular Opinion Divided on the At
tempted Ostracism.
JUDGE HILTON'S EXPERIENCE.

The publication in yesterdays HERALD exclusively
of Mr.. Austin Corbin's pronunciamento against the
Jews the occasion of more excitement in the city
during the day than any other item of intelligence OF
purely social character that has appeared in the
public prints for years. Even the Hilton-Seligman
difficulty, which will be remembered by all
paper readers, made less stir than this later move
ment, since it really affected only few. while Mr..
Corbns action felt to be directly intended for the
The difficulty in hotel patron
lied by few hundreds during the season; the other
is race in watering place to which go tens
of thousands daily. The first actually affected only
the weathiest of the "chosen people;" the last
touches the great middle class Both are felt by the
Jews to be equally offensive to them, and the spirit
of both is equally plain There can be no doubt in
either of the exact meaning OF the manifesto,
but in the latter it is relt personally by the
thousands who go to Coney Island. while in the
former it meant mpersonal reflection except
ing TO a few.
That the expression of hostility for the hostile
ture of Mr. Corbins attitude is not and cannot be
doubted) should have come from Manhattan Beach
a matter of universal comment, and the policy
of the movement the first thing discussed by
dispassionate observers who looked at the matter
from the outside. purely as social complication.
"Why Corbin should have been the one to sound the
slogan first do not understand" said one gentle
man who stood talking with another in a downtown
restaurant 'for far more than half Of his patrons
are Jews. The most cursory glance at any crowd
you may meet there is enough to show that, and
whether it's good policy not it takes terrible
nerve to enable man to publicly insult half his
patrons"
COUNTER PREJUDICE.
ut is lfecisely for that reason" returned his
xybo ixad fha
spirit Of the Manhattan Beach Railroad president.
'that it was to have been expected there. At
Manhattan Beach they have had the best possible
opportunity to judge OF the effects or Jewish pat
ronage and they have found out that it is not lucra
tive in itself. and it certainly drives away other
patronage think Corbin was right in his policy,
whatever may be said of the justice of the matter.
No deny that there is widespread preju-
dice against the Jews the part of the Christians,
though it is not deep-seated perhaps, as the jew
lsh prejudice against Christians. They refuse to
allow their children to marry Christians Why
should they complain If Christians refuse to
ciate with themY'
That's all very WELL" said the first 1.-THE preju-
dice Of exists, whether it is justifiabe not,
and it exists on both Sides you say. But
matter of business policy it a bad stroke. I
think, although Corbin Of course has right to take
care of his own interests in his own way. He will
And. however, that he will lose money by it, for he
hardly hope to dismiss half his patrons and
then fill their places"
"we don't know" said the other. 81 think
the most of them will keep going. The Jews
will not stay away for little thing like that
But while some discussed the policy of the matter
and talked learnedly of the Civil Rights BILL
maintaining that Mr.. Corbin's prejudices did not
authorize him to refuse the privileges Of public
resort to any citizen there were Others who looked
1t the matter carefully and in 1t of the
expressions out of which history often grows. at
is only phase of the feud of centuries said
careful student of history at has been the case for
ages that Jews have been insulted we'll as perse
cuted. 1t has not really hurt them. They are as
well off now in every way they one thousand
years ago. Mr. Corbn will not succeed in injuring
the Jewish people,"
PRoPHEsYING A RACES.
"Injuring themi No." said an excited Jewish gen.
tleman who stood by. "But he should be taught that
he cannot insult a great people with impunity Ho
and all others who think to do should learn
that the jews have more brains and more money
than most people. In Europe they at the head in
everything. People do not despise Jews in Europe
They fear them. And it should be so here. The
Jews too timid. II they will fight this thing in
earnest they will show the power they really hold
war ofraces il the Christians want one and believe
they will, am ready for it for one"
A careful inquiry showed that there were diverse
opinions on such questions among the jews them
selves. While some were furious at the insult they
conceived was aimed at them, and declared that
true jew would ever to Manhattan Beach again,
others said they did not that Mr.. Corbins opin-
IONS however offensive they might be. ought to pre-
vent any one from going to Manhattan Beach any
where else that he chose. 1t was not determined by
the developments OF single day what the real out
come of the matter would be, though the prevailing
opinion seemed to be that majority OF the present
patrons of Manhattan Beach would stay away from
there in future.
As to the right of the Jews TO the accommodations
offered by the Manhattan Beach Hotel Railroad no
ono expressed doubt That jew should not have
the same rights any other citizen. provided he
chose to enforce them. was proposition no one
entertained. The only question whether he
would care to enforce them when by doing he
was giving patronage ami consequent profit to
who had put slur upon him. That this felt to
be the real question shown by the declaration of
Mr.. d. @. Corbin. made during the day. While not
mpcachng the accuracy of the HERALD report he
said that the company would make attempt to ex-
cude Israelitos from their hotel or railroad hey ond
giving public expression of their opinion the sub
feet. Whether this will prove an efcctual means
time only will tell
A curious mistake in relation to the matter
made by number OF persons early In the day. Mr..
Corbin confoundod with Abel r. Corbin, the
brother-n-law of General Grant. and the expression
heard several times, "Ihis will burst the Grant
boom" II need hardly be said, however, that Mr..
Austin Corbin IL not Mr. Abel Il. Corbin. So far as
Is known they not related.
ISLAND SAY
Cables Hotel is of the old settlers. In point
of fact IL Is the Oldest but one, and Tom Cable is
as well known tho island he is in the sporting
world. This year his partner, Major Eastman, for
merly of the Confederate service. man who served
with the French in Algiers and understands human
nature 'like book, has entire control of the great
Major Eastman was discussing the situation with
Arbuckie when the HERALD writer approached and
said Major. have you seen the HERALD to-dayY
To which he responded my son, have taken q
cup of coffee and the HERALD tor my breakfast every
day for tho past thirty years and hope TO do the
same for thirty years to come. have seen the
HERALD this morning"
"Did you scr Corbin's manifcstoT
"About the Jews2"