New-York tribune., 1901-12-20
EMPEROR WILLIAM ON ART
He PLEADS FOR THE OLD PRINCIPLES AND
pEPRECATEs MODERN ADvERTIs-
ING OF ARTISTS

.s.-,in Dec. 1s.-At dinner given at the Palace
lest niEht at which number Of artists who have
.oraborated in the establishment Of the S!eges
Alice were present, Emperor William denied the
--e,,s1ent belief that he had interveued IN the de-
-s1s os the statuary- He said he had been content
- give directing impulse to the general idea
The plan for the groups OF sculpture elaborated
hv Professor Kose-. historian Of the royal house,
and in putting Il into execution he, the Emperor,
had directly commissioned and approved of the
artists in accordance with the method adopted in
classical times instead OF leaving the matter to
committees selection TO public competitions.
With the help OF Professor ReinhoId Begas, the
sculptor, he had collected staff OF artists TO
v-horn the utmost freedom was given, and the ex-
rsrirlent had been notably successful. It was 10
hin source Of pride and Joy that Berlin stood
before the world as the possessor Of body OF
sculptors competent to produce such great things
The Berlin School for Sculpture stood plane of
splen6or such as was scarcely seen at the time Of
the Renaissance. The example and conception o.
Professor Begas. based his knowledge Of the
antique, had served as guide for many persons IN
the solution Of the great task II thus in the
Middle Ages and in Italy where the rulers discoV-
cred the masters and attached them to their courts
thus founding definite schools Of art
His majesty next referred TO the opening or the
Perganon Museum, IN the Lutsgarten. II const-
tuted he said, important point in Germany $
artistic history. Therein enshrined, in gIorI-
Gus harmony, classic works, teaching that the
eternal set by the Creator OF the laws OF Beau
II Harmony and -tStneucS, 10 Wnlch lIle dLAC4e4'S
gave such inspiring expression. still prevailed ana
that the Germans Of the present day could proudIE
rort 10 many fine productions as almost eq1a4lHs
n excellence those of the classical era :
our sculpture continued the Emperor staIlts
TODAY pure from modern tendencies DO hot sL.e
IN the great principles of the CID art which llIsIS
ifsef beyond the aesthetic laws. It IS the woISlop
AIT the proneness to mere technical tasks "ittcA
lads 70 shining against the very wells OF art -.
furthermore. should educate the peopLe ahG ot1t
iSeaIs 10 the lower classes after hard day tol;
The great ideals have been with the Germans 80 :
lasting good, while they nave Deen i .llI+ for +be
LOST with other peoples II only remains & 39r ' 1o
fSe-r7ans TO preserve foster and mana Gown ~
TosteriTy these great ideals The working classes
Tn1Isr be edide6 by means Of the beautl1u-- = al
-epresents misery as more hideous than II Is, -
eiTs against the German people Inc cuILEdl-oLa -
highest mission OF cINlLHa lIoL 60
= we are to be and remain 4 I1oQel lOE 49,
-s+iorS in this respect. whole people must
= -fson ART hefps when 1t raises the peopIer OAL
.o- v-F4n II runs 70 the gutter true SEuSL roS
-o+ -eo1Iire 10 be cried up in the market pidSe
rJe Great masters Of Greece and lta-y az Lne
Pa1stsssnce knew nothing Of the present Gay news news
-'s-a-s' s6Ierrising- They worked as coo SSS1te
tb1 fnsniraron and let the people chetter as tlss
rTs-ce5 II is for the cultivation OF this feells ta
f1eed Won thank you for haElIls a.
t-,c5 +-6Tk IN the Sieges Alice The impression u
exercises on strangers IS stupenQous II al
there is the deepest respect loI NeA---0ii e---F-
Nav this be maintained