The sun., 1896-02-03
HEINEFOUNTAIN MEN QUIT.
GERMAN COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
CITING IT TO BALTIMORE.

CITING IT TO BALTIMORE.
Little Doubt that the Recomme ndrtiou yvsIi
Be Adopted by tho General BODY nnd
that the Orioie City VIII Gct tito Lore.
leys-Nothing for the Aldermen TO DO.
Tho IIeinc fountain is likely to go to baltimore,
and Aldermen 0lcott, Goodman, and Brown.who
were To decide whether 1t is good enough to
be put on the Grand Com course, will probably
have nothing before them to decide. All meet
ing Of the I1eine Memorial Executive Commit
tee. held at the Arion Club house on Saturday
night. resolutions were passed recomm mending to
the General Committee (tho representatives Of
the subscribers) that Baltimore's offer to take
the statue and set 1t up in one OF the parks Of
that city be accepted. The preamble and reso-
lutions were follows
Whereas, The Park Commissioners made the
New York Prof Herter's beautifui ii Lorsey ore
Fountain, subject to the approval of preju-
Whereas, We withdraw our offer because the
action OF tho Park Commissioners Is an insult to
the artistic merits OF the lioinc Monument and
to the dignity OF the German American popula-
tion OF this city. therefore. bc 1t
Itfs"l,ed. That we disnpprove of any and all
tain Il In tho Getty city Of New W York "H in % ronndsb"ns
way as INCOMPATIBLE with the honor OF the peo-
pie who offered this gift. and further, ..f.
, R'Soircd That we earnestly recommend TO
the meeting of tho General Committee, called
city of Baltimore, aud to give the I.oreey Eoun.
tain to that city. whore 1t is highly appreciated
and will find n place worthy OF the rocs
whose memory IL honors and of the artist who
created IL. ..
These resolutions will no doubt put an end to
the efforts OF Nice.prc-ilcnt Windolph of tho
Board of Aldermen and the German A mericnn
citizens OF the north side to get the Board of
Aldermen to override the decision of tho Park
board and the judgment OF expert critics In the
National sculpture Society and the tine Arts
Federation. which bodies were asked to pass on
the artistic merits of the fountain and found
adversely. There is litti. doubt that tho Gen-
cral Committee will adop, the rc port OF the Ex-
ccutive Committee and give the fount ain to
Baltimore.
The controversy over this fountoiu has lasted
for some months. The fountain is the work Of
Prof. llertcr. "A German sculptor 1t was Of
fcred to the municipalities of Dusseldorf and
Main2 and declined 10y both. According to it's
champions here this was because OF racial and
religious prejudice against llenc. Tho Ger
mans OF this city then took the matter up,
started II subscription, anu made arrangements
with the sculptor to bring the statue here. at
the same time Offering it to the Park Conmis-
sionrrs. Some Sl".OOu has already been paid
toward the fountain, which is still unfinished.
of the, present Board. .ioil"w!ng precedent,
referred The matter TO the National sculpture
When the new Board came in he Heine commits
tee asked for reconsideration and the matter
adverse report came. coupled with an unofficial
opinion from the Fine Arts Federation. Tho
country the half-sizc model. Tine was given
by the Bonrd. but in II few days the Board was
offer.
1t was then given ont that Baltimore. Brook
get the fountain, baltimore made the most
concerted effort, The atimore Common Coun-
c panI IL in III, favSr oSd, OF it ra and
prominent citizens was appointed to select sits
M lGr the to4n,ain % ,, Some W. week ago Mr.: Gallus
said that in all probability the fountain would
go to baltimore. AS the most favorable offer
windolnh. one OF the Fountain Committee. got
Sar.. to PLACED the Grand
the Twenty third and Twenty fourth wards
should designate. presumably at the beginning
dermen were in the room when the resolution
was passed. and there WAS considerable indigh>-
as W to say that it had been % sneaEed % FUN throush. o
alderman Windolph the next week got recon:
TO special committee consisting OF Aldermen
Olcott. Goodman. and Brown to consider and
sUr prbnc pbs henThE was a.a m week x EGG aE
Richard katzenmnyer. a member of the Ex.
ecutlve Committee of the Heine Committee, said
THE action of last night practically settles
the matter, ~ have no doubt that the General
Committee will affirm the decision of the Ex-
ecutive Committee. Baltimore will have tho
fountain and put 1t in one of the most prom.
inent places in the city. 1t will be II pride and
ornament to Baltimore. There. there has been
no such sentiment as we have met here. Every
body is in favor OF it from he Mayor down. No
one has raised n voice against its artistic
merits. Here have met nothing but op-
position. The press hns continually shown it's
i!l-feelng toward the German people. We
gard the action of TIM Park Board an insult,
and have never intended to give the fountain 10
the city In the face of opposition. We never
countenRuced the effort to get the fountain
through tho Board of Aldermen, especially
since they SAY Mr.. Windolph snenked the reso-
luton through. which is not true. ! don't know
what action the Board may take, but New York
will not get the fountain now"