The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-06
ANTFStM|T|C SENTIMENT.
.JEW-BAITING. 4 POPULAR PASTINE
IN NEW YORK.
Leopold COhn. aonNertea Jew.
Writes a Letter Ia President Me-
kinley ON the subject. Rectfin4
Numerous Outrages lie Has Seen.

NEW YORK. Jan s-The alleged anti
sar,i,tc nret,,atce existing In this country
ard displayed in steadily increasing
acts of violence toward the Jews N tns
noorer quarters Of Manhattan ana Brook-
ivn. was made the subject Of a lengthy let
ter sent on New Years day TO Pres1dent
Mckinley By Leopold Cohn, or Broohlya-
The. writer was once 3 Jewish Iaooi' pas
was converted TO Christian oeae9 seven
vesrs ago I'm this city and joined the Bap-
fsss church. He IL now conducting mission
airy work among the people of his faee and
has charge of the interests OF three MS
sions~
Mr. Calm. in his communication 20 the
president states that In the prosecution
az hls missionary work. he has continuous
~ thrust upon MS notice the ever-increas-
ing hatred displayed IN this csty gov as
the Jew until he has found u his inli'.Ta-
tive DUTY TO sound note OF warning. me
letter continues:
Peaceful Jews, walking thu streets 81
.,.ga CITY are nabituaiiv called by oppro-
hr3o,,x er,sthets or are loudly booted and IN
suited as though they were rsoNn&eoanks
or criminals, and when the threatening
shout viii not attract feStssiissss. t1s1a us
throwing 81 mud and stones IL regofted 70
ard I repeat not IN az Isolated instance,
but constantly as the weeks Tssss ard as
a result Of which many have been intursr',
sometimes seriously.
.sxvAey Street ear PASSES through the
Jewish quarters hooting. kissing AID call
ing OF na mes from tts platforms are Gus
teYnawy incidents and within f5sAss pubic
cars | have seen Jews pulled ~ u. bear y
arsl rnyShes from ere yTsaa 10 another and
hack again like football. ard ia wHlca
MAY sna conductors themselves rave par
s'eipated and Il, some eases sFsen ! ~. an
ready TO prove have crippled their victims
FOR life A Jsw with a push cart IL every
Sasre esteemed legitimate oD1eet To be
uzahbed and robbed.
ON one occasion I raw a Jewish ped
der with horse and wagon sat upon ~
rssg,b Of large k.Jgs with stogseS, tie ma n
trying 10 protect himself by drawing his
coat over hts head On running 20 lis ae~
f.uSe I vas myself attacked. or appealing
10 s. group os cltizetaS and admitting. upon
i; gs.szs fss-ssgx that the victim vas a Jew,
they ksggEseG bslstergsTsly. adding with EVIL
A.. NJ asseer that / vas iaysnif OF the same
.fe@ptes.,9 race afsss UPON appealing u E~-
Fss<.Ysan he ga-esiy rep3sss5. aSter ETesaf sse~
liberation. inst the affair was nos on hss
f,eet In tie meantime. win head bsera3tg.
t.as. g@sitfleT &as Fsr4E@n GFG}I AIS wagon.
with Was }setas5 s25 overturned.
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wares were s<sisreress zasS5aiz tss street.
though Ea,. stolen. occurred IN ffestt of a
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