The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

 able for an American consul and led to his resignation was told to d repre- sentative of The Times yesterday MT. Frank Deedmeyer, who has held consular posts in Canada, Italy and Aus tria was appointed some three months ago to the position of consul at Chem- nitz, the Manchester of Germany A few days ago he arrived in London with lis wife on his way to Washington. He has been forced to resign his post at chemnitz by reason of the insults to which he and his wife were constantly subjected by the people of Chemnitz, be- cause Mrs. Deedmeyer not speaking Ger man. they oonversed in the streets and in other publicsplaees in their own lan- guage. Again and again mobs of we'll ar essed Germans collected around them a. they were walking through the streets and threatened them with violence and wEen MT. Deedmeyer protested that he Was American consul, he was answered, That makes no difference to us. No one shall speak the hated English language in our city, Further, they were invited by the proprietor of a leading restau- rant to keep aways from his establish ment, and Mrs, Deedmeyer was frequent + refused acnission to shops.
 Correspondence With Mayor
 On August 2S. MT. Deedmeyer called upon the mayor of the city and asked for protection. The mayor made rather light of the matter but undertook to issue cautionary notice to the trades people through the local newspapers. Later, the following correspondence passed between the consul and the mayor:
 :" American Consulate, Chemnitz.
 August 2S, 1914. " 'To the Honorable the Oberburgermei-
 ster Dr. Sturm. Chemnitz.
 'Sir-Permit me to thank you for the rtompt exercise of your influence and for your appeal to the inhabitants of Chem- I,itz in behalf of myself, my wife, and Of other Americans.
 '' That my appeal to you for protec- ton was justified Is proven by the last sentence of an article which appeared in tie local Allgemeine Zeitung. Friday, the 2Sth instant. in which this newspaper CO., vertly incites this population to just the kind of actions about which was obliged to complain to you.
 TAI over the United States the con- sllar officers of his majesty. the Em- peror of Germany, are now engaged in enrolling German subjects of military age for theA present war, and these Ger man consular officers are in no wise in terfered with in this work by the Amer ican government.
 I. as the American consul at Chem- pitz, am hard at work every day to pro- tect the interests of German subjects in countries now at war with Germany: and when. after my days task is done, my wife and I appear in the streets of Chem nitx, and we converse in the language of our country, we are exposed to coarse abuse by persons who are melted there- to by such organs as the Allgemeine Zei- tung. a newspaper which has written much on the subject of Belgian outrages. With the assurances of my highest es- teem, FRANK DEEDMEYER.
 !" American Consul
 '' Rat der Stadt. Chemnitz. August 2S,
 Dear MT. Consul: acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your letter of this date. The bitter feeling against England. which in our opinion is chiefly responsi- ble for the present war, is self evident But there is no one in Chemnitz who would intentionally offend an American. I trust that the newspaper article pulp lished at my request will be sufficient to save you further annoyance.
 '' In this connection many suggestions have reached me to recommend to Amer leans to wear distinctive emblems per- haps in the form of small American flags They would then be readily recognized as such (Americans) and treated with spe- cial consideration by our population
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