Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-07-31
Mr.. C0rbin and the Hebrews.

Tho pronunciamcnto OF Mr. Austin
Corbin, President Of the Manhattan
i5esch Company, against the Hebrews,
appears TO have excited even n greater
commotion IN New York than Judge
liilton's actions Of two years ago in ex.
Guiding the race from his Grand Union
Hotel at Saratoga. Interviews reported
in various New York papers show that
opinions differ very widely as 10 the
"isdom and policy Of Ar. Corbins atti.
tude.
Judge Hilton is reported AZ saying he
had always understood Mr. Corbin to be
fair minded, clear headed man, and
did not see how he could do otherwise
than he did. In his own Gaze he was
aoundantly satisfied with the policy he
had pursued, and but for the stand he
had taken he did not believe his hotel
would be worth having. The patronage
had been Oi a much better class than
before the Seligman difficulty, and was
tins year one third larger.
Mr. Joseph seligman, on being inter.
viewed, laughed, and said he had moth.
ing new TO add TO what he had already
told the public in similar situation Of
affairs. His family had not been and
were not going to Manhattan Beach.
Dir. Oscar }. Strauss said "Mr Cor.
bin, by stating that he never knew but
one white jew in his life, clearly
proves either that his associations were,
by accident or inclination, very low. or
that his own mental developments have
been - Ftunted or blinded Ly prejudice
that til" jews he has come in contact
with were far - excellent for his aprre.
citation.
The Rabbi liuebsch said he would
not advise his people 10 stay away from
Manhattan Beach in consequence of
tins attempted cIc!uslycnees. and he in
tended 70 90 himself aud take his fami.
ly. BY a singular coincidence he had
Just received Manhattan Beach circu.
lar inviting him 20 visit the place. Said
he: Mr.. CorbIn may say he will sink
his 5000 900 rather than have Jews on
hH premise. hut ! tell you, sir. that be
may -lnk his millions aud Others may
INK their millions before they link the
Jews. Now j. the time for reconcilia-
ton, for al! classes of humanity 10 come
closer together and harmonic and sym
pathize with each other. rather than the
time FOR rccfimluatlon and intolerance.
s'fH 'f'' Ns4tsafA 't44'l ~ iNf are mol tuE
true friends Of mankind and Of human
progress"
Several of the Cony Island hotel pro.
prietors sustained Mr. Corbin in his
course. but one local business man ex.
pressed the opinion that il was nothing
but an advertising dodge, and wished
he could think Of one a. good. Levy.
the cornet player, said he had Just got
his weeks salary $500 from Mr. Cor
h'n' although not able TO play, and re-
marked, That does not look As If he
was much opposed to this Jew, does it p
The reporter suggested that perhaps he
was the zone white jew TO whom Mr..
Corb.n referred when he said he knew
bat one. A. to that Mr. Corbin. in
conversation with another reporter.
when asked what was 10 become Of Levy,
said, "uh. he claims that hc is no jew
he married a Christian wife" The di.
rcctors Of the Manhattan Beach railroad
seem 20 be pretty much Of the presi.
dents opinion that the custom Of the
Hebrews j. not desirable In a word,
the result Of the whole affair will proba.
bly, be that the Hebrews will let Mr..
Corbin's road and hotel severely alone,
and Mr.. Corbin will have accomplished
what he declared 10 be his object.
King Cetywayo, Of Zululand. has re-