Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08
TANGO ADHERENTS
PLAN TO DEFEND
GIDDY GLIDE
At Annual Meeting of Iat6rna-
tionaI Academy of Dancing
Masters VIII Return Fire
Directed at Them,

SPECIAL. eoRHeseoHneHcE 10 MORNING JOURNAL
Paris. Feb. Defenders Of the
tango are planning a rally in Paris
to return the IRE Of adiectives with
which they have been denounced. The
occasion win be the annual meeting
Of the International Academy of
Dancing Masters, which mas been cali
cd for April 70 to 10, and the return
fire will be in The form of polite reso-
lutions Of protest If unsuccessful with
this measure to induce the Catholic
church 20 remove the official bans on
the new dances, the academy proposes
to compromise by inventng new
dance based on the tango movement
ITO which no exception could possibly
be taken" ana to call it the True
Tango"
There is no evidence that the clergy
will be moved with by any resolutions
of the dancing masters. OF accept any
compromise based Oh the Tango move
ment
The pastoral letter Of Cardinal
Basile Pomili, vicar-general Of Rome
has been taken in many quarters as
a straiBhtaway papal ban, and the
emphatic way in which Cardinal
Annette, the Archbishop of Paris has
characterized the new dance as a sin,
has left little room for compromise
along the line of any of the "wriggly
ia &c . rfs ~ % 90
by the church has been viewed so
seriously by the dancing masters as
unwarranted interference that test
suits fer damages against some of the
clergy are pending. and if successful
they doubtless would be followed by
many such cases.
The stand which the academy is.
taking in defense Of the present craze
will be amusing 10 those Of good mem
DRY who recall that three years ago
this same organization set IFS stamp
Of disapproval on the whole lot Of inn
ported dances by characterizing them
as "eplleptc eyoluuons hostile 10 So
ciety" But times have changed and /
the dancing master who doesn't Tan
go has no place in Paris today
In furtheranee of the plan TO send
commercial students from France TO
the United States. Albert Legrand,
president Of the Friendly Association
of Former Students of the school of
Higher Commercial Studies, Is in com
munlcaton with President A. Law
renee Lowell. OF Harvard university
seeking his endorsement of the pro-
posed scheme United States Ambas-
sador Alyron r. llerrick, President
of the American Chamber
Of Commerce. James Hazen Hyde, ana
other Americans. as well as French
business men believe that the inter-
change Of ideas which would follow
the visits Of the students would facili-
tate trade between the two countries.
The school of Higher Commercial
Studies was founded thirty years ago
by the Chamber Of Commerce of Paris
which realized the necessity Of higher
commercial education. IL has about
500 students Those attaining a certain
percentage In studies receive a diplo-
ma signed by the minister Of com-
merce and industry. The admission re-
are stringent. Each grad
uate is given number at graduation
to indicate the rank In his studies. II
Is planned 10 select as the first eX-
change student the one having the
lowest number. lie will be provided
with sufficient funds for stay in the
United States of about a year. 1t Is
that he attend the last years
classes Of the three-year commercial
course which now Is being taught IN
Harvard, making frequent reports to
the commercial school here II the
experiment IS a success efforts viii be
made 10 increase the number Of eN-
change students.
The conception Of an international
city beautiful which has been drawn
bv Hendrlck c. Anderson Of Newport
II. T.. is bringing forth many articles,
letters and public addresses in France
in support OF such q scheme Presi-
dent Poncaire has written Anderson
in sympathetic support Of his ideals
the Prince Of Monaco has declared
that the plans embody aspirations
which he himself has had for thirty
years, and Leon Bourgeois has simi-
larry said. What Mr. Anderson is do
ing is really making a framework for
my own ideals"
Among others who have given sup
port to the project are NJ. Dubost'
the president Of the senate; ~. pes-
chanel, The president Of the chamber I
Of deputies: Dr.. Charles Rchet, re-
cent winaer of the Nobel prize
Baron de coubertin. founder Of the
modern Olympic games N DarDou@,
Of the Academy of Sciences, and ~
Rouion. 81 the Academy of Fine Arts
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