The Washington times., 1916-04-26
MUSICIAN MUST BREAK OFF.

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MUSICIAN MU:
II you are a musician, there are the
contracts that you will have to break.
the, lessons paid for In advance. and
the unsolicited bills.
There IL a sinking at the heart it
takes no account OF state department
or a foreign office. II In the feeling
that the war has torn you up by the
roots.
Among the American colonies OF all
the foreign capitals. from Paris TO
Picking. there IL q certain family re-
sembIance. Those who compose them
are Giving abroad"
But the glorious detachedness OF the
american colonist' abroad has SUI
fered a cruel blow from this war. he
has become. whether he wishes II or
not, an unofficial representative OF his
country.
The colony diminishes; his power OF
representation increases AUTOMATICALLY.
He becomes a person OF importance
particularly n relations between Amer
lea and the country In which he hnds
himself are strained.
IL he In living In Berlin. he comes 70
feel himself responsible for every Amer
lean note. And II does not end tnere-
ne feels himself responsible for all the
official German replies.
He knows a German whose wites SIS
ter is related by marriage 10 q man
In the foreign office who 10 said to have
the confidence Of Won Jagow.. Naturally
he feels Il incumbent on himself 10
make this German understand the
American situation. He regards II as
patriotic duty.
May Not BE Patriot.
lie may not have been patriot before
the war. Indeed, he may have been
confirmed exile. the kind that Is bored
and disgusted" by conditions In his own
country. and smilingly accepts the taunt
OF "expatriatev flung at him from
scrosu the ocean. as II Il were sort OF
honorary degree.
He may have been observing German
conditions as impartialiy as IL he had
come there from Timbuctoo. or ne
Milky Way, or anywhere except the
United states.
But since the outbreak OF the war ne
has never. for a single second. been al
lowed 70 forget that he Is an American
an American In Berlin-an American IN
Berlin in wartime. 80,
He has been taught that the Amer.
can eagle and the Prussian eagle are
birds OF two entirely distinct species
He is taught this by the Germans them
selves. He Is blamed by the Germans
because he 10 an American. ana by MS
friends in America because he has stay
ed on In Germany. But at least ne ID
cured OF his detachment.
! The American business man In Berlin.
when he found his country GROWING
| somewhat unpoDular among MS pest
4 customers. tried. at irst. 20 SWIM
against the tide.
| inxs where the other business men could
| ioin him in a chorus OF friendly utter
| ances toward Germany. hopes or con-
! tinued amitv. and-tradc relations. lie
| hlcicncy of 'all getting together; and
he started swimming manfuliy hopins
| for the tide to turn. =
| Artists and musicians stayed on In
| Germany because. in spite or the war
their work and study were not inter
rupted. One artist who had lived In
| Berlin several wears actually had the
courage to exhibit the first time: He
| had to run a double fire-from critics ol
his art. which Is extremely modern, ano
| from critics OF his country. which hao
been growing more unpopular day oS
dev. A..
name sounded English and whose las
actually told that he had lost certain en-
| na gements because OF the German feel
Ing. and was advised to sign himsei
simply by his last name. like princes
and excellencies.
Art Still International.
Yet art does remain International: an'
one OF the most popular concerts giver
in Berlin during the war had. as IL
special attraction, a French viollnist-
woman-and an Italian pianlst-wh'
was also woman. And In the news
paper criticisms no mention was mad
of their nationality. ~ -.
The Hotel Adlon, two minutes from
the prandenburger Thor, two minute
from Wilhelmstrasse, Is where III
American newspaper men i've
Some Germans go there. too-kinss
barons ,priyy councillors, professors
. army Officers. millionaires. But Americl
Is In possession. The Germans beinl
latheret in the barber shop or icanin
up against the American bar" seen
There ir something about the lobb
} OF the Adlon that makes every Amer
, lean want to tell what he really think
apout-everything. :,
is In danger; for one phrase OF Sian
| riisund erstood by hard-work,nE Ger
man detective "a plain-clothes patrio
who has forgotten his dictionary, an
must therefore give free translation
his rcport). may lose him his chance
i, interview a prince. 1t Is nervous life
but there Is type of American VIII
: will st there drinking coffee with HI
friends. apparently oblivious to the dar
ger OF being overheard. To the horror G
It's COMPANIONS. he says-mentioning
well-known German name:
"why. he is the head OF all the ir
D tr'guc In Germany"
/. There IL shudder.
Some wiz hear you," says ore
the party.
II don't give a hang who hears me.
he replies. They all know II as we'll .
No ens says anything. No one dAr'