The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-01
gHa SONGS THEY SING
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ll1 TRENCHES AND CAMP
 lt would seom that In war tines with al the attendant horrors, there would be no place for tho gentlc arts, and that men facing death oe soldiers must would have little heaft or in- ciinadon for anything as far removed in its nature from strife as music, for. instance. However the contrary is the fact and there have probablyI been Few great conflicts which have not been signaled by some special song with which the soldiers light ened many an hour and task by sing ing
 Indeed, some oi the noblest songs in existence owe their inspiration to the din of war such as tho Mar seillaise' that wonderful song which welt deserves the honor of being the national song oi France
 Most of our American national songs, were born in war tmos Yankee Doodle achieved popularity in Che American Revolution: "Han Colum- bia was writton in 179S, when war with Franco seemed imminent and army and navy were preparing for the anticipated conflict and Woohing- ton was ready to assume the chief command and, as is well known tho war of 1872 gave ms "The Star Span gled Banner"
 The Civil War gave us John Browns Body to exceedingly popular music. which was utilized by Mrs. Julie Ward Howe in her Battle Hymn of the Republic" This same war also gave the stirring Dixie" fits long continued favor
 An English writer in commenting on these civil War songs. remarked on the curious spectacle Of two great armies going to battle, the one inc spired by an old camp.meeting tune, "The Glory Glory Halleluiah Of John Brown and the other by minstrel ewalg around the lively Dixie"
 The national songs Of other nations have m equally wariike origin. The great national French anthem was the direct result of the French Revo- luton and the "ca Ira' and the Car magnolo were the foyorite songs of the Parlsian mobs during tho Reign of 1 Terror
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 The pathetic Irish ballad "The Wearing of the Green, was the off spring of the ill-started rebellion of 179S, and Che English government feared itseffect 80 much that m edict was passed declared 1t to be treason to sing it or even play it on any musical instrument
 This case was not Che first instance of the British governments dread of an Irish song Fifty years before the eWearing of the Green' was forbid den the "White Cockade' was also put under the ban Of treason, because it was the song which the Irish Bri- gade ai Fontenoy sang when they made Chat famous charge which de- ieated the British.
 These Irish songs were declared ] reasonable by Che English govern ment and they deemed that they foe menled resistance and rebellion but songs have been interdicted for other reasons. During the civil war In our country one of Che generals in the Army of the Potomac forbade his men to sing When This Cruel War Is Over" ais 1t made them discontented and homesick and .The Old Folks At Home Is said to have been occas. sionally under the ban for the same reason.
 The present war in Europe is also contributing its quota of songs, for the opposing armies are amusing them selves as best they may by singing,
 and lhe two songs they stand out preeminently among those sung by tbe English and German troops. the one with 'gts 9 Long Long Way to ripperary" and the other with the "Deutchland, Deutschland never AL ] lles1 ("Germany Over All"
 The so-called Irish marching song "pipperaryp is immensely popular and even the French soldiers are learning that it is a long road to sreep.arai- rec.
 The song WAS brought out In l912. two years ago by Jack Judge and Harry Williams author and composer and is said to have gotten its lnital vogue in the army when Che men ol the Prince of Wales regiment with l the Prince at their head whistled it when marchiug through London. 1t was thus whistled into popularity by marching regiment just as our ! American John Brown" was sung into instantaneous popularity when the Twelfth Massachusetts marched through New York on their way South at the very beginning of the ] Civil war singing it In great chQr- us.
 Tgs 9 Long Long Way to lipper' aiy is the one universally popular song Of the English troops In France The music is attractive the words ! poor stuff the conventional lrishman I ~