Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-14 | Page 2 | Paderewski Has Forsaken Piano

I I PflDEREWSKi HAS I FORSAKEN PUNS Artist-Statesman !s Coming to California Ranch for Vacation i - NEW YORK. Feb. 14. -The profl j lonal planoplaylng career of ttu world-famous Paderewskl Is ended. 1 The. Polish musician announced his J retirement, confirming r o n t dls 1 itchro. upon hin animal here today J from Europe "Piano playing la n J cloned chapter In my life although I 1 may do sonar composing," declared. AGED BY WORRY. J Five years of hard mental labor In international politics In behalf of Po-' Ijsnd have left their imprint on Ms ap- J pearance. Old age and worry' bare 1 whitened his long and bushy hair, M while the lines in his face have deep I end and the sparkle in his eyes has .j dimmed. The artist statesman, who Is nccotu-i 9 panied by his wife, will t-pend a few 3 days at rest here, visit Pittsburg and 1 then go to hi? ranch in California for a long rest. 4 Commenting on the signing of the peace treaty between Poland and so- viet Hus6la. tho former premier de- J clared "Poland expects to live as a 1 loyal neighbor to Russia," He also ,-isked newspapermen to convey to th- j American people the gratitude of Po land for the part America played in :j gaining Its Independence. FAME IN DIPLOMACY. Ignace .lan Paderewski was born In j lAf,(t ;,nd for the most of the last quar- :.i of a century he has appeared on: j the concert stage of America. Since1, 1 i the war his musical career haa been 4 j in a measure overshadowed by his I j fame an a patriot and as a government , l leader. He has traveled in this edun- try and In Europe in the interest of the signing of the armistlco he returned to Europe and, landed In Danzig in January. 1919, on a British destroyer. Ho received n big welcomo from his countrymen and was taken by automobile to Warsaw. His popularity led to his selection as Poland's first premier and its prin-, cipal spokesman at the peace confer-1 euce at Versailles and its first repro-1 cental I ve In the league of nations. Ho resigned as premier late in 1919. being succeeded by his friend and political co-worker, Leopold Skulski who became be-came head of a coalition government. He went to Switzerland to regain his health, but later attended conferences and meetings in conection with the ! true of nations. 1