The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
JEWS AND hotels AND CLUES.
The Demand for tho Removal OF the
state Librarian Discussed by Hebrew.

To THE EDITOR or THE SuN Sir Relat-
ing TO tho petition OF some or the most
pI ointment Hebrews OF this city. az you call
them in your Article OF Jan. 81. to the regents
Of the University ot New York state. asking
for the removal IRON office OF tho present
State Librarian. Mr.. Melvil Dewey. l, for one
coreli gionlst. or rather one OF the sPme
race as the petitioners. beg leave TO make
tho statement that | totally differ from the
point OF view taken by these gentlemen.
have reason TO think that in this | am
expressing the opinion OF a great many OF the
$50. 900 jews OF the State of Now York, many
OF them taxpayers. too. and imbued with
the same pride in our State and its govern
mc1t as the petitioners
personally do not think that the said pc
ttloners have presented good case against
the State Librarian for his removal from
ONCE. so long as they did not prove that Mr..
Dewey has been inefficient or negligent. or
both. in the fulflment OF his duties az public
officer In my opinion they have nothing
whatever 10 do with his private Affairs: and
Mr.. Dewey's conduct OF his enterprises. SO
long as they do not in any way interfere WIN
his ONCE and are not to the detriment OF the
latter ought not TO give and cannot give the
regents OF the university any reason In fair
ness to remove him therefrom the petition
ers' ardent wishes notwithstanding
Their request for the removal OF Mr. Dewey
for being the guiding spirit in tho establish
ment OF the rule OF the Lake Placid Company
10 exclude certain persons from tho Lake
Placid Club. far from being in good taste.
seems to me simply an emanation OF spirit
OF revenge. in itself Just as intolerant ana fuli
OF the ignorant brutality OF medi@val times
as the action objected to. perhaps; but there
Ia no effect without a cause and II MI. Dewey
has seen flt maybe In self defence. 10 ADOPT
in the running Of his esta blishment pohoy
similar TO the one a number of other short
sighted nnkeepers and a number OF social
clubs have found IL necessary TO adopt, why
there must be ample cause for such a measure.
And II the petitioners profess that ~ Is 40
far from them to take umbrage at such
phenomena why do they choose TO take
umbra &c in this particular case'
am rather inclined 70 think that 1t Is Just
such phenomena that should make our race
stop and consider should make US try 70 me
best OF ability TO get AZ the real root 81 the
evil which. | dare say Ia not such dinlcult
task for those OF us who keep our eyes open.
and watch and are alive 10 the spirit or the
times
any hotel or inn or club not to admit any per-
son whatsoever who morally or socially or
physically Is not objectionable So long rs
they behave themselves. race or creed rec. should;
long ms they behave themselves, mat IA
exactly the point. And can IL be said without
hav i OF ali Of our race. and their offspring
is such as to make them desirable guests at
well conducted hosiery. or desirable mem
regret to say that at different times cases
have come under my own observation where
rowdy ism even drunken rowdyism. had been
committed by people OF my own race. ana
where the perpetrators Ind to be removed
by force not to mention the generally AFRO
giant, overbearing loud mouthed and alto
gether intolerable demeanor OF many OF the
weather. and wealthiest OF my fellow jews
and their Offspring. who AZ rule are the
ones who, by their evil manners in all sorts
OF public places. disgrace their 10000 core
ligionists Of this State.
Certainly. most of us Jews tai pride In the
country. in the State We live in, in It's gov
eminent and laws lin SO far as the latter are
good Certainly do we devote our energies.
at least many OF us. to the development OF the
mainly Most decidedly do we strive 10 raise
the alta ndard Of public intelligence. each OF us
according to his lights. or course. we cher
ish learning. We promote arts VERY often
the worst Of artl. science, literature, DC; We
do all that. more or less as the petitioners
saw but not more nor less than people OF
other races but for all that let us go down
deep into our hearts and let us see whether
we do not also by our general bearing and
manner promote feeling and desire to
n feeling very dellcately and generously
kept down, but which. RAINING as an under
current Ia apt TO break out here and there.
thereby Civ ing us warning that all Is not as
IL ought 10 be
reiterate: II Mr. Dewey Ia a good libra
riRn. doing his duty 20 the State and TO the
people at large. he ought not 10 be interfered
with and il he chooses to keep Objectionable
elements be- they jews. Christians, Turks
or Chinese black, white. yellow or red. away
estabtshment. why. let him do so. and moro
power To him. and meny thanks into the
bar gain for the good and most needed lesson.
NEW YoEK. Jan. rs. SIMON GOLDMAN.