South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-12
1.-THE Most Capable Nation In The WorLd'

The nation-the capable nation
the worlds more richly endowed with talents and
faculties than the Greeks Romans
So says the preface to a Universal Edition" of
of Beethoven's that recently in
Lepsic officially subsidized and recommended by the
imperial and royal department of public instruction Of
Austria Hungary.
This study of the sonata Op H." the preface de-
cares was written during the first year of the world
In the distress of this conflict Grim
inaly imposed upon the German people, Beethoven
with few other great names, appeared to truly
tuteary and consoling spirit-as the most precious
talisman of a nation whom the enemy powers, them
selves backward, have dared to insult by calling it
barbarian In this world Beethoven has part
in many battle. He has won victories. Harder bat
ties preparing for the German people and those
also Beethoven will help to win"
The preface does not remark that Beethoyen's
cestors from village in Belgium Louvain
No. The commentator overlooks that significant fact.
And it is a that must be taken into account in
any audit of modern Germany's claim to rich en-
dowment OF talents and faculties"
The modern German kultur that massacred the in
habtants of LouvaiD, burned famous library, and
destroyed its beautiful old buildngs-tha kultur still
pretends be the culture of Beethoven. 1t is typ
No MORE BEETHOVENs
Since Germany turned to kultur it has produced no
Beethovens. 1t has had musicians to rank with
those of other nations Il has had the
Russians Tschaikowsky and Moussorgsky and Rmsky
Korakof the French Massenet and Cesar Franc and
Debussy the Italian Mascagni and Puccini and Wolf
Ferrari has produced the great singers,
violnists and pianists century.
OF modern violinst Isaye is Belgian Kreisler is
Austrian, Elman and Zimbahst and Heifetz Rus
SLAMS and Spaldng is an American OF pianists Pad
erewski a Pole, Hoffman is Austrian Godowsky is
a Russian, Harold Bauer Is Engshman, Bloomfield
Zeisler is American and CarrenO a South Ameri-
can OF the singers Sembrich is a Pole Schu.nann-
Henk s a Bohemian, Gluck is a Rumanian, Galli-Cur-
eli. Caruso Scott Italians Mary Garden is
Scotch-American, and Homer and FaTrar Ameri-
cans DISTINGUISHED of present-day celsts
are Casas Spaniard and Gerardy, FTenchman.
The boosted musical. culture of modern Germany
trained neither the artists to interpret
composer Beethoven has become the 'tutelary and
consoling spirit" of nation that is capable only Of
destroying the home OF Beethoven's ancestors.
There is that has been added TO culture
xutur developed. The very idea a prac-
titioner that art is aughable one think Of
dora Duncan is American. Her rivals. PavlOwa.
LopOkova and Mordkin Nijnsky Russians.
Ruth ST. Denis is American and the fairy-lke &C.
nee S a
PAINTERS ARE MINUS QUANTITY.
period OF the worlds history has there been
with Rembrandt. Michelangeo. Da Vnc, Raphael.
tian. Rubens Van Dyke Veesquez. In the arts or
sculpture architecture. those glories
and Rome, German has excelled. The sculpture of
Berlin is the joke Of civilization Could anyone who
has the monstrOsties of modern German archi-
lecture think of going Berlin. as thousands go 10
Paris. his education? Could nation with
sense OF grace and beauty be capable such abomina
the sculpture OF the Sieges Alice? When
get Berlin the French officer said, well take
awful revenge Wen leave il exactly it is
10 Goethe who wrote of Berlin; To tell the
truth. lead a miserably isolated existence
We meet with little sympathy the common
herd around US .. Personal intercourse and viva
voce interchange OF thought is a matter Of
only imagine, however, city like Paris
where the ceverest heads Uf a great kingdom
grouped together an one spot where all that is Of