The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-09
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not idealized woman and made Ger
man womanhood and indeed woman
hood every where beautiful and sa-
cred? He has placed her beyond the
reach of libertum and bestial. and in
this he has rendered the highest SER
vice to Germany. 1t was Tacitus who
first spoke of the chastity and virtue
| OF the German woman, and it was be-
lieved by the Romans that this great
Tutonic virtue idealized by Schiller
that made the Tutonic races we'll nigh
invincible.
Schiller was remembered and me
morialized with such unanimity and
enthusiasm wherever the German
language was spoken irrespective of
political division, that now in the
clean light of history we can see that
German unity was inevitable; that
manhood, character, education and
principles made German union possi-
BILE, and we may well prophesy today
that as long as Schiller's ideals are
dominant in Germany, so long as he
children of Germany are nursed in his
poetical sentiment and ideals of life,
Germany will remain the true father
land, blessing and glory to the hui
man race.
Nations like men sometimes turn
upon their benefactors. In 1871 after
the achievement of German unity, in
the intoxication of military glory, and
luxury of French war indemnity,
Schiller's ideas seemed to vanish
1T became the fashion, to belittle
Schiller and his idealism, and deny
him the place of household poet, to
depOse him as a moral teacher Of the
nation. This spirit seems to have de-
veloped force among the literary critics
and apparently authors Of high stand
ing.
"A new school of poets and critics
arrogated to itself sounder judgment
and wisdom than once reigned in the
clean heart and head of the prophet
and poet that had made the German
soldier invincible, home and love of
home brotherhood CS man, political
freedom, social Acknowledgement, not
for Germany but for the world.
"The young school bred in military
glory during the seventies, ostracised
Schiller and his works-charging that
he praised foreign rulers, nations, and
popular heroes, that he had no present.
iment of German national greatness.
Schiller, who was himself the real en-
peror enshrined in the German heart
was referred to in terms of reproach.
Alas! For these critics and literary
rockets they have spent their force
they were only potly-pan-ebullitions
and critics, and today their name is
oblivious. A great wave of popular
affection for Schiller was swept over
Germany and all German speaking and
German loving peoples Friedrich Schil-
Ter Is King in the German national
character. Schiller is secure in the
German heart forever.
"Ah, gentle poet seer of dear old
greatness, all hail today-you made
yourself poor that mankind might be
rich. You sought truth, beauty in
the highest, and gave it immortal set
ting and beautifully conformed your
life to the bright ideal of your mind"
Yourself from God you could not
free, you builded better than you knew.
Those who took part were
Soloists-Miss Sarah LAWN. Mr..
Charles Arff, Mr.. William G. Wilder,
Mr.. Henry Klemp.
Quartet-Miss Emma Uebelhart, Miss
Eva pfendler, Mr.. Henry Boldt, Mr..
Ernest Frietag.
Septette-Mlss Emma Uebelhardt,
Miss Minnie Klemp Miss Ida Zettler,
Mr.. Henry Boldt, Mr.. Emil Sanders,
Mr.. Anton Turajski. Mr.. Henry Klemp.
Sopranos--Miss Bertha Anthony,
Miss Rosa Anthony, Miss Daisy Better,
Miss Minnie Berberich, Miss Edith
Bohlen, Miss Marie Eek, Mrs. Marie
Fehlmann, Mrs Emma Franz, Miss
Minnie Goerki. Miss Luella Rambach,
Miss Bertha Seebott, Miss Emma Ue-
behardt, Miss Clara Veil. Miss Emma
Veil, Miss Lena WISER, Miss Julia