Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-26
Oh. MUCK ARRESTED
ASIAN ALIEN ENEMY
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Leader Quietly Lodged at
Police Station.

BOSTON. March e6.-Dr Karl Muck
leader Of the Boston symphony Or
chestra. was taken into custody a. an
enemy alien at his residence, In the
Back Bay district of this city. late last
night He was lodged at . police sta
ton for the night
Taken Before District Attorney.
He was taken today before District
Attorney Thomas J. Boynton and other
federal officials to be questioned re-
,garding his alleged pro-German &C
.tivitics-
Charles A. Ellis. manager of the
symphony orchestra, accompanied DR..
Muck when officers took him to the
federal building. At the 'office of Unit
ed States Marshal Mitchell the prisoner
was permitted to sit outside the cage
IN the detention room while awaiting
examination by District Attorney Boyn-
ton and his assistants
At the office Of Maj Henry L. Higgin-
son, patron of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, it was stated by his secre-
.tary that Mai. Higginson would make
no statement on the arrest of DR.. Muck.
1t was said that Maj. Higginson had
conferred at his home with members of
the orchestra regarding changes in ar
Engagements made necessary by DR..
Muck's arrest
No Statement by Officials
No statement as to the immediate
cause Of the detention of the orchestral
director was made by the federal Of
fciala Dr.. Muck and the symphony
orchestra have been under criticism
since this country entered the war. at
first because of failure to play The
Star Spangled Banner" at concerts
Criticised as Alleged Pro-German.
Later the management announced
that the national anthem would be a
feature Of every concert, and this plan
was carried out Criticism of DR.. Muck
and other orchestra members for al
tinued, however, Notwithstanding state
ments from the management asserting
that the doctor was of Swiss birth.
S. Representatives of United States Dis
trict Attorney Thomas j. Boynton and
of Special Agent Judd Dewey of the
Department of Justice, as well as of
the city police. took part in the arrest.
They waited several hours at the home
of DIR: Muck, awaiting his return from
q social gathering, and took him into
custody as soon as he appeared. He
was not permitted to obtain bail.
An agent of the district attorneys
ONCE, who was asked whether any
special evidence of pro-German activ-
ity had been found, replied that he
was not at liberty to say. adding that
DR.. Muck had been under surveillance
for months.
Much Lent to Orchestra by Kaiser.
DR. Muck was lent to the Boston
Symphony Orchestra by Emperor Wiz
la in 1912 and again in 1916. Under
his leadership the orchestra achieved
worldwide fame, but in several cities
recently engagements have been can
called because of opposition to his ap-
pearance as leader.
The arrest of DR.. Muck was made so
quietly that none of his close friends
had an opportunity to see him before
he was whisked away in an automobile
TO the police station. Arriving there,
he was conducted to the cellroom in
the basement and locked up. All call
ers who sought an interview were told
that by orders from the Department
OF Justice he could not be seen and
that no statement would be permitted
Hal. Higginson Is Not Informed.
Mai Henry I. Higginson, founder of
the orchestra and its chief financial
hacker, was not informed last night of
the leaders arrest He had retired
for the night when the arrest was
made and members of his household
declined to disturb him with the news.
Maj Higginson has been firm in de-
fenseof Dr. Muck since complaints were
nrSt MADE lnal the orchestra 0ad refused
to play The Star Spangled Banner in
Providence last fall. In a statement
given out at that time Maj Higginson
Insisted that DR.. Muck had never re-
fused to play the anthem. and he added
that the conductor had rendered his
resignation when he learned that his
leadership was likely to be an embar-
rzssment to the organization. The resig-
nation was not accepted
Barred From D. c. and Baltimore.
In November last Dr. Muck and the
orchestra were barred from performing
In Baltimore because of alleged threats
of violence. Later the Department of
Justice at Washington announced that
i held DR.. Muck to be aGerman citizen
and that he would be arrested should he
attempt to enter the District of Co
lum bia-
DR.. Muck is known throughout Eu-
rope as well as in this country as a
musician of the highest rank He has
been conductor at the Royal Opera
House in Berlin and at the great mu-
steal festivals at Beyreuth.
Dr.. Mucks Citizenship.
The citizenship of Dr. Carl Muck has
been subject Of discussion in diplomatic
corps here for some time. where it is gen
orally understood that while the holder of
he iS cuio in, fac