New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-20
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

THE JEWS AND THE HOTEL QUESTION.
LETTER FROM AN AMSTERDAM JEW WHO CONsID-
FRS THE COMMERCIAL AND TIE SOCIAL FLA
TUREs OF THE CASE.
To the Editor The Trtbune.
SIR: As a member of that community when
is not wanted at fashionable hotels OF your country
feel great the discussion this subject mas
elected your paper, though believe that tie case
has not been put in It's proper light IL has CONNER
cial as well a social aspect
From q commercial point or view, must au
nit that Christians, and especially the irish, are
a more desirable class OF guests than the jews
for the same that in Europe the hoeLkeepers
are DESTROYS OF that class OF Americans who do not
belong to the highest class. The is no secret
Tue greatest profits OF hotekeeper are derived from
the consumption Of wine and spirits and that class who
drink most are the most welcome Now the Jews are
very abstemous race. They would rather drink ICED
water than champagne especially during the bot days
OF the season. At a table dE0e they take the pre-
scribed half bottle Of wine, while their Christian
neighbor will take in regular succession French,
German and Spanish wines. winding up with
bottle OF champagne and glass OF ouraeOa' nOtel
keeper is put human and considers rather the dollars
than the morals OF his guests like any tridesman, but
with this derence that the latter can serve both over
his counter, but, in hotel every Jew who occupies
room excludes perebance a hard-drnkng Christian.
SO much for the commercial aspect From social
point OF 1t illustrates popularity have noticed
in American society during my residence In your eOun
try namely, the arlstocracy OF American ladies. An
American gentleman makes difficulty in mixing
with any class OF decent people, be IL for business, po
zeal or scientific purposes. But his home is generally
the centre OF social coterie religious clique which
have nothing TO recommend them except that they belong
10 the class as his ladies' European ladies' ana
gentlemen below the highest classes arc welcome
their circle, especially when backed by arlst0catlc
acqualntances. Before the rebellion any Southern
planter considered Nh ornament IN society ana IL
is well Known that during the civil war large pro
portion OF the Northern ladies' sJmpathzed with the
South.
This PECULIARLY is to O certain extent the re-
suit OF IA democratic government, Tor where no
art hclal distinction legally exists we make -
barrier ourselves I'm order 10 exclude vulgar fami
arity In the aristOcratic countries OF Europe
YOU find princes and trading jews sitting at the
same table d'h6,e and no one Will think or ranking
them among the same class but the United States,
where all equal Is always AFRAID OF beng CON
sidered better than another. Jew Is, therefore,
dOubly unwecOme to n hOte-keeper OF your country
FIRST or his temperate habits; and secondly,
because the ladies, who have money to spend VIII not
be supposed 10 occupy the social position as tue
Jewish guests, aud do not, therefore, IKE 70 slt down
at the same table. when, therefore, caterer an
that lac does not admit Jews he is sure to be
parOnzed by that class Of people ~ho want to DC CON
sidered fashionable"
The of all tails is that republican institutions
uprOOt social preudlces do they eXtingush
the arlsOcrac cravings OF the mOneyed class Educa-
ton one day do much toward tne cultivation OF
social sympathy, but " ben how. III view of the
magnificent ocean and the resplendcnt sky, hotel
keepers invite their fayOrite guests aud admire
these miracles of creation by the promise that from that
Jew because he does not belong TO the fashionable
class. then, indeed, l must doubt whether the
developed rather hatred OF the ello wman than admit
OF the Creators and may be, perhaps, desirable
rived from summers holiday at the seaside In so lar
10 may tend 10 be Ter appreciation OF the position
all occupy in the sight OF God Believe me- dear sir
yours very truly, a. tisCHEL.
Amsteidag,, Holland, Aug. 3, 1879.