Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-03
THE CASE OF MIR. JUDD.
Ohject,on TO His Reception In Austria on
Accoun. a. HIS Race.

Ohjection TO His Reception In Austria on
Accom-. a. HIS Race.
There seems to be som. trouble over the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Max Judd Of Missouri As
consul general a; Vienna. In a recent inter-
view in ST. Louis he IS quoted ~ saying that
while he belonged TO the Temple Israel be was
a free thinker and did not believe in the tencts
Of the Jewish religion. He added that he Was
member Of the Ethical Culture Society aud that
he Was great admirer Of Pro-, Felix Adler.
He nlso admitted the charge that he Lad voted
for Mr.. Joy. the republican candidate for Con-
gress whose seat is now being contested By Mr..
John J. o'Neill. the democratic candidate, but
said he did so FOR purely personal -easons. He
said st was the first tine in tWelge years that
1 scratched a democratic ticket, fog IN NV ma
tonal politics ain follower OF Carl Schurz."
Tie President has received a telegram from
Mr.. O'Neill asking that Mr. Jude commission
be withheld until be can present argument
showing why it should not be issued. The COM
mission has been made out. but has not yet been
signed.
EXCITEMENT IN vienna.
A dispatch from Vienna saws: The anti
semi.es aud the clericals are greatly Rsi;ated
over the appointment by President Cleveland
Of Max Judd q. Missouri as consul
general OF the United Sta.es AT Vienna,
the opposition TO Judd being based
the ground that Judd 10 Hebrew, AID, there
fore. an undesirable person tor the Office. Petit
tons are being prepared. addressed 90 Emperor
Francis JOSEPH aud TO the Austrian foreign
Office, asking that the Imperial authorities shall
refuse to accept Judd as American consul gen.
eral-"
THE KEILEY INCIDENT RECALLED.
The objection thus raised to Mr.. Judd re-
calls the action Of the Austrian government In
refusing TO receive Minister Kelley during
President CIeveland's last term NJ Anthony
NJ. Kelley, citizen OF Richmond. Va. WAS
first selected by President Cleveland as
minister to Italy, but was declared
persons non grata by the King OF
he mad publicly expressed 20 the overthrow
Of the temporal power of the nope 5y the
Italian government. Resigning AZ minister to
Italy on this objection being made known. Mr..
Kelley was almost Immediately nominated as
minister 10 Austria.
Here another and equally fatal objection was
encountered Mr.. McLane. then American
minister 10 France. cabled Mr.. Bayard. May q.
1885, that Mr.. keileys position an Vienna
would be difficult. If not impossible, IN conse-
quence of the fact that his wife Jewess."
The upshot Of the whole affair that Mr..
Kelley was shunted of to Egyptas one of the
judges Of the international court there, which
position he sill retains: that the Ausar.sn min
lister IN Washington took indefinite Leave of alb
sence and that the United States did not APP
point another minister TO Austria until the gov
eminent OF that country made the first ad-
vances, more tnan twelve months afierwarc.
STRENGTH OF THE PREJUDICE.
diplomat said to STAR reporter today that
the prejudice against Jews is nearly as strong
in Austria it is in Russia, and as it is a race
rather than a religious prejudice the fact that
NJ It'd H. oo1 laoxsar mot
lessen the objection to him.
The Secretary OF State has received in
o. intimation from the Austrian
government or its representative at Washing
ton that Mr. Judd would be regarded as persona
non grata by the Austrian government.