The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-01-04
AN INJUSTICE TO THE RADISSON HOTEL
AND ITS POPULAR MANAGER

Many Catholic papers throughout the United
States and Canada have published letter which ap-
peared in recent issue of the 'Hotel World,' a
paper supported by hotel patronage purporting to
nave been written by Mr.. Simon Kruse the manager
of the Hotel Radisson, of Minneapolis This letter
contained an utterly gratuitous insult to the Pope
as head of the Catholic Church and to all Catholics
whom it characterized as his slaves With credit
able aiertness many Catholic publications gave the
letter full publicity and accompanied the same with
plenty of caustic comment
But having had many business and personal deal
1ngs with MIR. Kruse and knowing we'll that he was
entirely free of any bgotry or prejudice toward
Catholics the editor of this publication determined
to make an investigation of the matter before allow
ing the story to be printed in it's columns The re-
suit OF Our inquiry has fully justified Our preliminary
impression that the whole affair is mistake due to
Mr. kruse,s over-conhdence in the intelligence and
good sense OF clerk in the hotel office. Mr. Kruse
did not write the letter himself nor sign it, His
signature was affixed to it by the over-officous
clerk with his own initials attached Mr. Kruse
never saw the letter until his attention was called
to it's publication in the "Hotel World" The World
had sent out circular letters to it's patrons asking
TOR renewals OF subscriptions and also general in
tterv1ew regarding business prospects for the COM
ing year. Regarding the matter as purely per-
tunctory one of business he gave it personal at
tentlon: The clerk, however, took it upon himself
to 1ndulge his vanity by airing his opinions mat
ter that had no relevancy pertinence to the SUBJ
Ject at hand Mr.. kruse and no else for that
NATTER could have had reason to anticipate that
response to such purely business letter would
have been made the vehicle for slurring remark
against the Pope or the Catholic Church. Had the
bumptous clerk introduced his views regarding the
law of gravitation or the theory of evolution he
would not have gone farther aeld of the subject he
was discussing than he did in dragging in what he
thought smart and clever dig at Catholicism
Needless to say when Mr. Kruse became aware
OF the sorry made by the smart aleck e1nploye
that superserviceable functionary heard from him
in no uncertain language, and he will never even
sign a laundry receipt for the Radisson again. He
is now entirely at liberty to devote his time and
energies to job more commensurate with the high
voltage power of his colossal intellect and the long
range of his astute vision
Mr.. Kruse has prepared letter of explanation
and contradiction which will appear in the next is
sue of the Hotel World giving full review of the
unfortunate error which has placed him in such an
unenviable light in the commercial and business
world where the full truth of the situation has not
been made known.
We take great pleasure in giving the above ex-
Radisson which ranks among the finest hotels in
the world. Named after of the early Catholic
explorers of the northwest it would be regrettab1e
indeed it such plendd institution should bear the
approbrium implied in the screed penned by Ounce
employee. The imputaton of religious bigotry to
the manager, Mr. Kruse, is wholly unwarranted, as
will be cheerfully attested by Mr.. Kruses Catholic
associates and friends and by many of the Catholic
institutions of the Twin Cities which have been
many times the recipients of very substantial favors
at his hands.
We trust that the Catholic papers which have car
ried the story of the Radisson letter will give equal
publicity to the explanation given above and to the
letter of Mr. Kruse which will be published in the
next issue of the Hotel World