The sun., 1909-05-23
The Futurists.

The new international literary school
founded the other day in Milan is bound
to be swift and destructive. In the
Manifesto OF Futurism, to which the
name OF F. MARINETTI, editor Of Poesid,
the organ Of the movement, is signed, we
learn that the earth has been enriched
With a new beauty, speed, and that
racing automobile, honking horribly
(rugissdnte) is more beautiful than the
Victory OF Samothrace. There should be
no disputing about tastes, but perhaps
We may be permitted to assert that the
Victory is more fragrant than its rival
At any rate, as gentlemen who wish
to sing the love Of danger, the habit
of energy and rashness, the Futurists
have chosen a fitting symbol. THE
essential elements Of our party will be
courage, audacity and revolt" The
poets are always in revolt, at least in
youth. and it would be useless for us to
warn them-Senator HALE is the man
to do that-against the dangers and
wickedness Of insurgents. In a passage
which reminds us OF BULwRR LYTToN in
his youth and OF the Grand Young Man
the manifestants cry:
we are on the extreme promontory OF the
ages, Time and Space died yesterday. Already
we are living in the Absolute. since We have
created already eternal omnpresent swiftness"
But perhaps you will find the French
more satisfying and high colored than
our humble English:
Nous voulons gioriner Ia ruerre-seue by.
eitne du monde-ic mllltarisme. le patrtotsme. le
geste destructeur des anarchistes. les bellies Idees
qul tuent. ct lie nepris de Ia femme.
Nous voulons demolir les muses. les biblio.
theques. combattre lie moralisme. lie feminisme
ct toutes les hchetts opportunities ct utilitairs"
Railroad stations, steamships, loco
motives, aeroplanes-these tho Futur-
lists love and will sing, thereby proving
themselves essential Preterits and be-
lated imitators Of RUpYARD, the god OF
the machine. His too is or was some
Gorn OF woman, but he is no anti
Baedekerite; indeed he was in Rome
at last accounts. Still, there is some
thing engaging to the carnal mind in
the war against museums. II there
were nothing indoors to see, travel in
Italy would be 30 pleasant. we wish
to deliver Italy the Futurists say,
from her gangrene of professors,
aroheologists, oiceroni and antiquaries.
Well let them 60, 80 long as not word
of wrath is uttered against the officious,
the useless, the omnignorant, the con-
versational custode.
Away with picturesl They are for
"the moribund, invalids. prisoners; (;
not for healthy young folks not for our
strong and living Futurists":
Let them come then the good incendia aries
With carbonized npeersl lie, sofiai Les soaai !
Jab the nre into the library shelves; run tn.
canals through the museums, Down stream
with the glorious canvssesi To you pickai Is
and hammcrs Sal the foundations Of venerable
cities"
The Oldest Futurist is 30. and yet how
they have lived; what spendthrifts of
treasures Of strength, love. courage and
stern hate, hastily, deliciously, without
counting!' They give themselves ten
years more. Al forty the youngest OF
them will be old enough to throw into
the basket like useless manuscripts.
Meanwhile, standing on the worlds
summit, they 'hurl' once moro defiance
at the stars" A lovely passage:
"RegardeI nous' Nous ne sommes pas essoufies
Notre ceur ma pas la moindre fat,guel Car II
sest nourri de feu. de hAinc ct de vitesse Ca
vous eionne, Cest Que vous ne vous souvenes
meme pas davolr vecu! Debout sur Ia cine du
monde, nous laneons encore une fois 10 den aux
ttoiles!
| Vos objections, Assezi AsseE! Je les
connais, C'est entendui Nous savons bien &c
Que nore belle ct fsusse Intelligence nous a rms
| Nous ne sommes, dlt-elie, Que Ie resume ct ie
prolongenent de nos anostres. Peute etre' so,t,
ou imported Mais nous ne vouoAs pas entendre,
Gsrdei vous de rtpeter ces mou infA mes, Levs,
plutot Ia ute!"
We have not yet taken time to EXAM
Inc the number Of Poetta which has