South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-26
Other Editors Than Ours
MUCK RAKING.
(EPaud RaDidS Herald

Dr. Karl Muck friend and favorite of imperial
Wilhelm. still swings baton over the Boston
Symphony orchestra, literally sprinkled with alien
enemies; and the name of artstill enjoys free play
upon the great American cash register Time and
again outraged patriots-who properly think this is
time for complete embargo Upon Things Ieutonlc--
have sought to stop Muck and his gang. Lead by an
earnest little who takes her patriotism straight
DIRECTORS renewed their attack last week in New YORK
Brooklyn Muck his alien hddlers
still doing business at the Old stand when the
curtain went up and when it went back down again.
II was grim cOncession-n the contemplation of which
there is considerable console tion-that Muck opened
each program with The star Spangled Banner We
hope it not mere camoufage-to avoid lettering
bricks and lurking vegetables But at least it got Muck
by And Muck all the little AIuckers
more continuingly saved 10 art
Out here in the unCouth west perhaps fail OF
sufficient artistic temperament to pass the
of Muck & Co with the exalted mental superiority
which a problem in music should command. But,
somehow. we suspect the file NIichi-
ganders sympathze with the little New York
who believes Amercanism cannot be too severe in its
exclusive requirements during these days the acid
test. Muck can probably do us no harm, waving his
little BLACK stick the obedent heads of his alien
States thus EAR has been our indulgence, tolera-
ton. e hesitate get mad. The is $1,000 miles
away" Every suspected sinner gets the benefit of
possible doubt Sooner or later we shall pay for
our easy-going lsssituGe good nature. long
we made excuses instead CT arrests, shall! plav
the fire that burns There spies everywhere--
and there's question about the full truth of this
declaration. There covert German sympathizerS
dehng the institutions of liberty which they
help destroy We constantly give them rope-more
lrope-more rope-nstead of using the ourselves
We wink at near-sedition. our wOman-k kind have
not yet ravished children have yet been
crucfed We are watng-waiting-fOr what, God
only knows Under such circumstances seems
ridiculous TO magnify the Of poor Dr. Muck who
is innocent Of any wrong and whose alien musicians
are. anybody knows. enemies in name
alone. He has nothingexcept TO win the kasers
musical favor alien musicians have done nothing
except TO hav chosen Germany a birth place.
There are 10 600 people VIM demand attention ahead
OF them They are TIE last instead of the first TO be
attacked And yet say that the New York
who led latest campaign against them heartily
observation-disclosures the sooner commence upon
program of sledength Americanism all down the line
the shall fOOling with Cther gentry
deserving OF deportation firing squads A
forum the Boston symphony would be excellent
thing.
AS for "art''-there is music in the tramp OF
the marching feet OF company Of "Sammes."
bent on saving the worlds soul. than caden
periods the fuckers produce. As for artists
there plenty whom apostrophize without a
dsinfectant. Paderewsk is a crusader for humanity
as well music. Schuma an Heink gives in
we'll as songs. MonteuX Muratore. Tribaud. LOrtat-
have answered their country's call-Eone fight
the ideals music always has inspired There is
stIl Eugene Ysaye and Toscanni our own John Philip
Sousa marches with his band. Art" will die with
DR. Muck II he temporarily suspend his itinerary.
There are others-many others But. il is a New
York paper ap'ly said:
.-acrace be made unQuest.onngly in artistic
matters as any others and NJ sacrifice
But I'm making IT, let avoid unnecessary hypocrisr.
Let us depose and intern Karl Muck and leare
a horde Of lesser symp athizers with enemy
tvoeferously and poisonOusly at large