New-York tribune., 1918-03-14


contrary, did so the first time ] asked
him. which was in November. He gave
me his resignation, which | have not
refused or accepted.
Approved by u. S. Authorities
81 put the whole case before the
United States legal authorities, and re-
ceived their statement that there was
nothing against any Member of the or
chestra, including Dr. Muck. Later |
went to the Department of Justice IN
Washington, where the whole case had
been stated clearly, and on December
r received leave to play anywhere IN
the United States except in the Dis
trict of Columbia, boing barred from
that place by a recent law with regard
to aliens, there being some aliens in
the orchestra.
Mrs. Jay has seen fit to go to the
newspapers, and therefore | ask you to
publish this statement for me. You
will see by reading the later articles IN
The Herald that various of Mrs. jays
statements are incorrect Among other
things she states that various cities
lave barred the orchestra out. The
management of the orchestra gave up
those cities, except Baltimore, because
the local managers feared loss OF
money and possible trouble.
"My last letter to Mrs. Jay is in The
Herald of yesterday, and | repeat it:
1 have your letter of March 7. 1t
seems to me idle to carry on this cor
respondence. AS regards the act of
trading with the enemy" | sought in
person instructions from the Depart
ment of Justice in Washington, and
have obeyed those instructions with
care
About March Is, 1917, the Boston
Symphony Orchestra played in New
York the Faust Symphony, together
with a chorus Of 100 men taken from
Boston, and that concert was received
with great applause, and was salts
factory to the audience. 1t is the same
orchestra and the same conductor, and
all the world knew that the United
States would declare war in few
days, which it did.
when the tickets we're sold last
May and June for the concerts of the
present season, we had declared war
and the conditions were as they are
made, and people, in buying those
tickets, knew what they were to hear
and how the orchestra was composed.
| contracted to deliver certain con-
certs by a certain orchestra and
certain conductor, and, in honesty, can
do nothing else
GLOW about the people who bought
their tickets and wish to hear the
concerts? Arc .hey to be deprived by
Mrs. Jay and other protcstants?
Mrs. William Cummings Story, hon
oray president general OF the National
Society Of the Daughters of the Amcri-
can Revolution, begged last night that
every patriotic woman refuse to attend
the concert this evening and tomorrow
afternoon.
"Mrs. jays splendid denunciation of
the tolerance of enemy aliens will find
echo in every true American heart"
she declared.
~ would urge every woman who may
have the opportunity through holding
seats for symphonies led by DR.. Muck
10 express 0isapproval by refusing to
attend and in forcefu utterance to de-
clare her loyalty to be too deep to per-
nit her to accept any person who is in
sympathy with enemies across the sea
An enemy for whom we are sacrifc-
ing out hearts blood to conquer. l
believe that the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution will wish to record in
this way their loyalty to the principles
for which their ancestors died"