Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-19
REFUsE TO REFUND
TO TICKET HOLDERS
Managers for Boston Sym
| phony Orchestra Still Deny
Il DR.. Muck Is German.
ms LISTED AS SUCH HERE

Despite repeated statements by the
6Department of Justice that DR.. Kari
Aduck, conductor. and twenty-five OF
Sthe members of the Boston Symphony
orchestra are German citizens and can
not come to Washington. subscribers
10 the Washington series of concerts
fAefunded for the remainder of the
s.eeries.
Meantime the subscribers have re-
kcsived a letter from C. A. Ellis, man
lager of the orchestra, stating that DIT
{ Muck "is not citizen of Germany.
SHAT The is a citizen of Switzerland. as
S1Ras his father"
A copy of this letter has been placed
1 In the hands of Mai. Pullman. police su-
Z perintendent. Maj. Pullman today
: stated that neither DR.. Muck nor his oS-
4 chestra members who are German sub
t3ects may come to Washington, unless
4 the Washington police department re-
1ceives a special ruling from the De-
fpartment of Justice ordering their ad-
mission.
Is Subject to Arrest.
John Lord O'Brian. special assistant
10 the Attorney General, in charge OF
enforcement Of the enemy alien procla-
nation, reiterated today: Or Muck is
q German subject, and as such, would
District
The Swiss legation declined to stand
q Swiss subject. DR.. Carl Paul Hub
fischer. secretary of legation. stated:
mo official statement has been made
fby the legation concerning the citizen
{ship Of DIR. Muck. We are now investi-
eating the matter. At present we are
mot prepared to answer questions re-
;garding DR.. Muck's status"
Persons who sought to have their
uSar vafv IAI e. l.
ting concerts Of the series of the Boston
sSSmphony have had their requests de-
,clfned by Mrs Katie Wilson Greene.
local agent for the orchestra. They
were told, they stated, that the re-
'mnining concerts would be given.
One subscriber sought to press the
fmatter on the ground that he did not
wish to hear the orchestra play with
ont its conductor and twenty-five of its
best musicians, and neither did he de-
sire to contribute to the support of
German subjects. should DR.. Muck and
his fellow Germans be admitted to the
District. Refund of his money for the
remaining three concerts was declined.
/, Mrs. Greene Makes Statement.
Mrs. Greene said today: NO notices
regarding the future concerts have been
sent out by me. So far as I have been
informed the other concerts will be
held. The only money I could refund
q
management to be returned for tickets
purchased for the concert of December
A. which was not given"
Evidence of DR.. Muck's citizenship has
been sent to the Department of Justice
According to Who's Who in America"
+, Tor 1857 Dr. Muck was born in Darn
stadt, Germany, graduated from the
sWurzburg Gymnasium and studied at
the universities of Heidelberg and
Leipzig.
The sketch. In giving his orchestral
connections, states conductor Of Ros-
c1n symphony Orchestra with leave Of
ABSENCE from Berlin), 1s06-0s: again
conductor Boston Symphony Orchestra
since 1872" 1t also states that he was
gwen the "titie Of 'Koniglich preussis-
snsr reralniusikdirektor" by the
emperor of Germany.
Letter to Subscribers.
The letter sent by Mr.. Ellis to sub
scribers. under date of November 2s.
For the information of subscribers
e concerts by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra and to correct the impress
sion made by assertions concerning DR.
1arl Muck, widely circulated BY pub-
A.aaion IN newspapers and in other
eIAtements. which can be verified by
91y one who cares to make INQUIRIES
~ the proper authorities:
ssDf Muck is not a Prussian
he is not an enemy alien. of the
United States
He Is not an official of the German
he IS not citizen of Germany.
while he was born in Rayarta he
y citizen of Switzerland as wras Nc
father" - ms
me statement gives the makeup of
tT. Mncks orchestra as follows: Fifty
4ne American citizens (seyenteen ns :
Hve oorn), twenty-five Germans eight
sAossrians, two Italians, two British,
TX Dutch. two Russians, three French
$40 beisians and two Bohemians.