New-York tribune., 1871-11-24

III. rNN >lII~G OF rIIr SCuIILER ST>Trr N
EIEII\--, CELEBRATION OF TIE EIkTI Oi
TnE INVENIuE OF LlTIOGEArHi
FROM THE kETtLAR CoRRENPO>bE,T CF THE r"iRrNf !
BERLIN. Nnv. ?-To-morrow we shall have
the inauguration of the schiller nj in Berlin OF
al rhc larger cities of Germany the capital 10 the latest
IN COMMUNICATING the mciury Of the distinguish poet
schiller statues erected every here before there
at berlin The statue AT utgart, pirporting
to be- hitler, the oldest OF ALL aud !, the work
Of no les. per than Thorwadscn hut in IT ltS, IT
l. "a statue Of Apollo for Th0rwaldscns chscl was
accustomed to produce dccs than able 10 do justice TO
the pcculiartics of the German cOnntcnance. The
statues Of Goethe and Schiller by schc at Weimar are
excellent and only sur,i ,,cd BY the sculptor
statue Of Leasing at brunswick. But, Of the two former
the Goethe occupies the prominent position just As
the living Goethe did during h lifetime in the charmed
circles OF Wciinar. The Schiller statues at Frank nkfor"n-
thcMan and at Maycnce, particularly AT the latter place,
must regarded failures; for, though they cannot he
IcpIoach,d with being false in design they are wanting
in the represent alton OF what Schiller has been to the
national Inlnd of Germany All others III cAlstchc are
Indifferent works Of art
In the Berlin statue the sculptor Prof Begas has at
trmrtcd not merely to represent schillcrs person II
wa, but the Schiller that sim lives III the ideal world VI
the German natOnhe synbO "f all that Is granl, anu
good and generous In the national character ana moves
the he arts of the lowest and highest In social posi-
Il
ntcrposc this qualifying phrase because he has been
carried AWAY by his to create symbol Verging on
the theatrical However he has one thing In his favor
his model was selected by the people themselves from
among large number with which 1t came III competition
To two reasons due the fact that s statue Is uh-
vailed at 40 late date. and these reasons are very -ign'
cant OF The present condition OF German nstituiGns
In the first place the completion Of tho work was de-
lavcd because Prof Bcgas who is still young man, WAS
iuf he
aurino the war AGAINST Austria in 1896 The case Ia
crous illustration Of the workings Of the ~ stem pecu-
liar to Prussia and to Germany oi uVerSa apity
10 military service without the resouee oi puyihH
substitute Here frstCass artist engaged I'D exc
cnny vreat national work, which he alone could COM
rc doing service private In the army whiie stray
bullet might cut short tho work forever somebody
sout the ncraon Of the King struck by the incon
ur,,v of the services rendered to the nation by the
artist at home and In the eld and III consequence the
King gave his consent the Professors laying ASIDE the
uusket and resumng the chisel But the rrredy that
for this occasion Is universally applicable and
IL will soon be necessary TO recohsue' 'ne queeon VI
! the present system Of military service.
Tho secOnd for the delay ID tne couP'eoh oi
IN. st.tue IA that King william did not ike to see 1t I'M
vailed before that VI his father VINO was
but not exactyt admirer OF Schiuer Inc inaugural
ton of the equestrian statue oI frooorcA "haIn
ILL., In the Lusgars which resembles 'nat VI 'ne com
mandAtore In Don Giovanni took place on 'ne oces''o
| of the triumpha return Of the troops from france
Thus the obstacle was removed The fcstiVai tue ex
| peuse Of which will bo borne by the muheipahty oi
Berlin will bear but modest character thero WIZ "e
nothing but speeches aud instrumental husic luz Hn
peror will be present but merely On neighbof1ng bal
cony The inaugural speech VIII be delivered py mem
her of the Municipal Council. Tie unvailihg oi the
statue will be performed by grandson OF Schiller Sho
also b~srs that name and BY functionHry OF Tue ~
psrtment OF Woods and Forests.
While this schiller festival Ia awaiting ns toinorrow
another celebration took place yestsrdsy nh' nero ~
Beriu and nil over 0srmspy and evan fs' "yORd the