New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-19
FAIR PLAY FOR HEBREWS.
MAYOR LOW INTERCEDES FOR SUNDAY
SHOP OPENERS-TOO ACTIVE Pc
LICEMEN TRANSFERRED.

The action of Police Commissioner Partridge IN
transferring half dozen of the policemen OF ,he
Eldridge-st. station distant parts OF the city
understood yesterday to mean that persecu-
ton of Hebrew tradesrnen in the district east OF
the Bowery is not TO be tolerated The Commits
sioner apparently is satisfied that the poiicemeh
who were active in arrestins small Tauesiei
in the precinct last Sunday wished TO olscreo'
the administration OF Mayor Low ard take re-
venge because the three platoon system was aooi.
ished. He was asked yesterday IL his transfers OF
patroImen from the precinct was intended DIS d
warning to the police, and he replied;
You draw your own conclusions some o,
the transfers the East Side were mace III dc-
cordance with the plan adopted some time ago to
reduce the number of plat clothes men TO mini
mum and get the older men into the easier posi-
tons. Some made at the request OF the men
themselves, to get nearer home. And there were
other good reasons for making some of the trans
fers / can't say that the same reasons Apply 10
all. And I can't tell you onhand why certain men
were transferred. All the names are not familiar
to me-.
Before making the transfers Commissioner far-
fridge had talks with the Rev. DR.. Drachman. VINO
is interested in the Hebrews east of the Bo"ery.
and with Captain Walsh, who is in command Oh
the precinct. The transferred to distant parts
of the city are those who extensively active
in arresting small tradesmen for keeping 1heii
shops open on Sunday.
Mayor Low yesterday showed his concern ior
fair treatment of Hebrews by the police in the us
triCt He sent the fOHOWllS letlei " Coi1iA1SA0
Partridge:
1 am reminded that the Jewish Passover test-
val begins this year Monday next and IdIt9
until and including Tuesday, April g. Inc slonaaS
and Sunday of both weeks with the Jews are
holy days we'll the Saturdays ana upon ties
days the devout among them keep tleir sIUPSS
closed. In the while 1T is reqlr ~ ~
their religion that they secure meat, az
prepared. which under the circumstances Con oy
be had upon two Sundays for use upon those ddys,
thus compelling the devout Jew 10 choose between
obeying the dictates of his conscience ana Ile iel
| ter of the statute of the State. wi
l am of the opinion that the spirit OF the tslldt
Code rather than its letter, should govern on
two Sundays. Section 2G3 prohibits all LABOR Oh
Sunday. excepting the works of necessity or cnai
iy" Section 265 provides that all traces are pr
hibited except that when the same are WOIhs VI
| in their usual and orderly manner. so as NOT 70
interfere with the repose and orderly liberty OF te
community Ii should also be borne IN Hllhu INC
Il IS made by Section 264 of the Penal Code SUI
fcient defence prosecution Tor lapor IN lle
first day of the week that the defendant untor1Iy
keeps another day of the week as molly tlIIe. ne
selling of meat these two sunday HoliiisS III VI
Jewish butchers to Jews would seem TO me 10 Kan
within the spirit of all of these exceptions
forcement of this law these sundays Dy uie
use of plain clothes men: and want 10 say II, IN
general that the enforcement Of such law py
this method any time seems TO me opN9AouJ -
the sense Of Justice. a breach OF such IaW tnat
can only discovered by solicitation on lIe PtI
of the police break il is not Such preach oi
as to disturb 1.-The repose and religious liberty OF le
community" quote the object OF lhlS Id" aS
stated in Section $50 OF the Penal Code