The evening times., 1900-07-10

PHILADELPHIA. July 10.-It is not
quite clear TO the relatives and friends Of
Stephen J. Simon. a real estate broker
and cOnveyancer. OF this city, and also
naturahzed citizen Of the United States.
just Why he was q few days since in
formed by direct order OF the Ministry OF
Alsace-Lorraine that he must leave Ger
many by August l.
According TO cabIegram from stras-
burg Mr.. Simon arrived there June Is 10
pay 4 visit to his father, a we'll do
manufacturer The cablegran further
states that he received an ediet eompell-
ing him to leave the country subs equent
20 June 25. The case significantly shows
that the Imperial Government intends to
apply strongly its newly made exclusion
regulations. II seems that no former
German citizen is wanted in the country
or his birth. lest his experience leave it
20 be judged that there is a better place
than Germany on the face of the earth
When sixteen years old, Just eleven years
ago. Stephen Simon received the Govern
ment's permission 10 emigrste to America
without serving in the army as Is usually
required.
c. Milton Shubert. Mr. Simon-s real es-
tate partner in this city. when seen al
their offic's. S02 Walnut Street. expressed
great SUR rise on hearing the news.
My partner" he said. went over 10
Strasburg 20 visit his father in June. I re-
ceived a letter from him last Thursday, but
II conveyed no news OF his expulsion from
Germany I think. however. that the ac-
tion Of the authorities Of Alsace- Lorraine
was simply because Simon was a French
man. born in Germany and who never
served in the army. His father was a
stanch FrenchmRn and would never per
nit any OF his sons TO become German
soldiers. Mr.. Simon's father is one OF the
greatest civil engineers in Germany today
and II may be that the ministry has been
autagoniStic 20 him because he has com
pleted so many contracts in foreign coun-
tries. employing French labor His father
designed and built the famous Lisbon
Mills in Lisbon. Portugal and this was
considered by experts 70 be the greatest
building achievement ever known. Ny
partners papers. signed by the German
officials. permitting him 10 leave the. cOUn-
try were thoroughly examined and proved
accurate. when he took out naturalization
papers. making him an American citizen
as a witness for him"
Victor Simon. the only brother stephen
has in this city. was seen AT his Office. S04
Walnut Street He WAS also much sur
prised at the news.
This indeed is most astounding. he
said. and | am al a loss ct account Tor
this sudden action on the part OF the Min
istry OF Alsace-Lorraine Nv brother left
here on June . 10 visIz our father in Stras-
burg and / received a letter from him. dat
cd June Is. informing me of his arrival.
The latest letter I have from him was
mailed in Stras5urg June 26- 10 IS evident
that up to that time he knew nothing OF
the edict, since he did not mention IL in
his letters
The trouble may be because my father
is a Frenchman. and naturally somewhat
antagonistic to the Germans AS you know
Alsace-Lorraine was formerly a province Of
France, but was con@gHered by the Germans
during the FrancO-Prussian war n 1870.
Now, my father owned considerable real
estate in Strasburg, and could not move
very well from there. so he remained and