Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-06
Secretary ADEE
Grossly Insults a Hebrew Mer-
chant and Citizen
APPLYING FOR A PASSPORT.
An Investigation Demanded Of Such an UnOalled
and Unprecedented Outrage by a High GoV-
eminent 0ifOIal-The Facts as Developed BY
the Globe In an Interview With the Gentle
man.

man.
Assistant Secretary Of State Adee
should be Immediately asked for his
resignation, If on official investigation
the following facts are established.
A Hebrew, desiring to visit his ma
tive land, visited, in company with his
attorney, the office Of the Assistant Sec
retary of State in June last, and re-
ouested the usual passport when the
following dialogue occurred:
what nationality are you?" snapped
Mr.. Adee
"I am a German Hebrew"
"Weu, you ought to stay in Ger
many. We don't want you over here
You Jews ought to stay where you be-
long,
Both the lawyer and the Hebrew gem
tleman were knocked out for few mo-
ments, so unexpected and extraordi-
nary was the response Of Adee. Final
ly. the Hebrew, who is well-known
merchant Of the city, quietly retorted:
"I am an American citizen. and as
such / have a right to live in this
country. and l shall do so. You have
no right, sir, to use such language to
a citizen and taxpayer who helps to
pay you your salary as a servant or
the people"
q don't care" snapped Adee; you
have no business here, you ought to
stay where you belong %
81 belong here as much as you do,
and l do not think a man with your
sentiments ought to hold this posi-
ton"
Adee finally made out an order for
the passport, and the gentleman and
bis attorney retired.
The Sunday Globe. learning Of these
factl. uietly waited for the return OF
the Hebrew merchant from abroad.
The past week we had an opportunity
of authenticating the information re-
ceiyed by an interview:
"Mr. -" said The Globe, 'is it
true that Assistant Secretary Of State
Adee told you, when applying for a
passport last summer, that you ought
to stay in Germany"
"I very much regret that this mat
ter got out. My lawyer and myself
agreed to say nothing about it.
"But. Mr.. -, The Globe has the
facts now, and it desires to know II
they are true%
81 do not know what facts The Globe
has. but the Assistant Secretary did
certainly use extraordinary language.
please make a full statement
well; my lawyer and | visited the
office to secure a passport. On making
known my request, he asked my ma
tionality, and / replied German He
brew. The Assistant Secretary, who is
a little deaf, asked me to repeat 1t, and
| did. He then flared up and said I:
''You ought to stay in Germany we
don't want you here. Why don't you
stay where you belong|
Il was so astonished that l could
hardly express the indignation | felt
at such an uncalled for insult by a
Government official. plainly told him
I was citizen, a merchant, and a tax
payer. and had as good a right to stay
here as he had. / got the passport
, after some more offensive comments
and | then determined to see further
about It. But since the occurrence
took place. I have had 50 many pleas
ant experiences that | forgot and over
looked the little crank's prejudice, and
wish you would let II drop. / was
not indignant particularly because /
am a Hebrew, but my anger was arous-
ed at the prejudice exhibited against
the foreigner Of any nationality who Is
a naturalized citizen, and by so high an
official Of the Government, too, as this
Assistant Secretary Of State. Please
let It drop
But The Globe will not let IL drop,
and respectfully insists that an inyes-
tigation Of this matter be made by the
proper authorities. We have come to
a pretty pass in our imperialistic pro-
paganda when an intelligent and re-
spectacle Hebrew gentleman and mer-
chant, a citizen and taxpayer can be
grossly insulted by a whipper snapper
of a Government official whose salary
the insulted gentleman helps to pay,
and who is Of much more solid advan-
tage to the industrial community and
the development OF the country than
Adee, and all his understrappers com
bined. The Sunday Morning Globe will
furnish the name Of the Hebrew mer.
chant to the authoTitles on demand
and both himself and his attorney will
testify to the truth Of the facts here
recited.
Kann's is indeed the Busy Corner OF
the capital But, in spite Of the ever.
increasing crowds, drawn by the con-
stantly changing display of novelties
and the comprehensive features OF a
thoroughly supplied department store,
the recent enlargement affords ample
accommodation for the rising tide Of
patronage.