New-York tribune., 1902-08-02
Il JEWISH PROTEST.
OPEN LETTER IN THE JEWISH WORLD
ON THE OUTRAGES AT RABBI
JOSEPHS FUNERAL.

IN its issue of yesterday TIE Jewish World
printed the following open letter:
To Seth Low. Mayor OF the City OF New-York:
John n Partridge, Commissioner OF Police. and
William Travers Jerome, District Attorney Of
On wednesday Of this week the mortal remains
Of Rabbi Joseph, Of the most venerated Jews
Of America, a man of most unimpeachable char
acter, OF the most exemplary life. were borne TO
their last resting place An entire community Of
man whom II reYered. and II follow his coffin
performances of a religious duty, these citizens
were brutal1y assaulted by the employees Of
competent management and subject to proper disci-
pline by their employers, as to whose business
ability there be question.
The assault was Of the most malignant character,
nit of palliation deliberate insult to the
city. the State and the nation 1t was desecra-
1ion OF the dead. an attack upon the finer sensi-
bilites of the living contempt of everything that
The offence was but repetition under the most
aggravated conditions of similar attacks that had
had occasion to pass this blshrnent and their
patient submission these indignities served mere
ly TO stimulate the offenders in their disregard of
rage was perpetrated and elimination of this
diabolism had been reached it was but natural
that the victims should writhe I'm their Indignation
and resent the wrongs that were being heaped
upon them under the very eyes Of the police
thorities. who should have protested them against
the invasion of the sanctity of the occasion
Strange 10 say. instead of being protected by the
instead OF receiving safe conduct through the
streets Of the greatest city this continent of
cessation of the storm of missiles which were
being shcwered from the building by these mis-
creants upon those lawfully in the public highway
these public servants, the police of the CITY of
New-York. assembled in numbers sufficiently large
protect this funeral procession IL had been
endowed with common intelligence a desire 70
perform their duties, turned the men
women and children. engaged in a sacred function
and brutally attacked them they had on prevj.
Gus occasions during the day. and by their Ia "
lessness encouraged the violators of the law with
whose proceedings they made not the slightest
effort TO interfere
This Is plain statement of facts They have
been commented upon by the public press. The
evidence is beyond dispute. and Inspector Cross
seeks to Justify the attack of the police and 10
throw the burden of aggression upon the suffering
victims
The Jewish World" speaking for three hundred
and fifty thousand outraged citizens of the East
SiGe. by whose grace in office, demands OF
You. Mayor Low: of you, Commissioner Partridge
and Of you, District Attorney Jerome that this
disgrace which rests upon the fair name of vour
city shan ee wiped out; that the police officers
who have been engaged in this brutal course ~
conduct shall be removed from which
they have shown themselves unfit TO fill: that their
commanding officer. who Rloats at the wickedneSs
which has been perpetrated. shall no longer wear
the uniform OF body which cannot bur he de-
naoralizd under such leadership; that the wretcbed
Jew baifers who vented their venom upon this de-
fenceiess multitude be punished by the criminal