Show 1 7 Germ German n Music I headquarters lof of the American Legion has advised l. l c hemb members rs of the order that exception should not not be beI betaken I taken to Jerman et erman il an music nor to German ope opera a just because they happen to toe toof Je e of of German J man origin They are t to be opposed says the announce I anno announce announce- I ce-I vent nent only when they constitute German propaganda This is a broad and sensible statement from the former sol sol- sol I I i rs who c compose the tle legion It Itis is s aimed at those rabid partisans IQ h helve haVe ve stopped con concerts and operatic performances solely because be be- cause they were of German creation There is in fact no reason eason why good music should be just because it came from froin the land beyond the Rhine music is to be desired desire no matter what its origin Nor should e shun a musician who happens to be of for foreign ign birth We may mayy I lot like him as an individual but that that should not prevent nt us enjoying the music he may supply In a broad way it might be stated that we should be willing acc accept pt and take advantage of eve everything good that we can get rom Germany or fir r any of the enemy countries What we do need o p fight is the propaganda so deftly spread in former years under f E option caption Made in Germany We W to believe that Y it it came fron from Germany it was of superior quality there was Consistent propaganda to to- tomake make us believe that the worlds world's culture entered in in and we were dangerously near believing it it itT T nt l the brutality of the Hun on the battlefield brought an awak awak- It is amusing to consider some of the antipathies we have formed f as a result of the war For instance t there ere has been violent objection to Kreisler an all ll Austrian playing the violin but no I ten to Mitzi a Hungarian singing In reality we should not not object 4 to o Kreisler's music It is excellent inspirational for all of ot us We may nay may violently dislike the country from which Kreisler comes we to his but that sh should uld not us enjoy enjoy- may object nationality prevent enjoying his music ing |