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tOrney general Of the United States
Copyright, 1879

tOrney general OF the United Statcs)
Copyright, 1879
Article No. A.
Or. Karl Muck. former director Of
the Boston Symphony orchestra.
dearly loved the "Timelight" lie
liked 20 be in the public eve and per
sisted in holding this important po-
sition in the American music world
even when public sentiment was
running strong against him He
disdained all well meant advice and
insisted upon following his own in
ciinations.
Several friends OF his suggested 20
him that for a time at least he with
draw from the public gaze during
the duration OF the war They sug-
Gested that he leave Boston and the
United States and go TO Mexico,
there 10 remain until peace was de-
clared, when perhaps ne might come
back here and once more resume
charge or the orchestra Others
did not advise leaving the country
but suggested that he reIinquish
leading the orchestra at public con
certs. Their idea was that Or. Muck
should rehearse the orchestra. but
that when the concerts were rem
dered an understudy should WELD
the baton. But 10 all such sugges-
lions he turned a deaf ear.
In spite OF the fact that he knew
public sentiment was strongly
against him, that his movements
were watched and his liberty was
1eOpardized. he refused 20 make
himself inconspicU Gus. That he
well knew this is evident from the
contents % a letter written only a
few days before his arrest.
His Views OF Americans.
The letter also expressed his can
did views OF America and Amer
leans. It IS as follows:
Boston, Mass. March 70, 1918,
Back Bay station.
my Darling
"Since yesterday 7 really did not
find a moments inward rest; I feel
that owing 10 some mysterious i'm
pulse you have put Il in your head
that I must do something for YOU
in order 10 prove my love to YOU
and that this something is exactly
something that I am not allowed 10
do If I wish to consider you and
your family.
You say today. and you even be
1ieve il, OF course. that you do not
care at all. nor does your brother.
81 you folks have trouble in case 7
come 10 his house. But il Is you
particularly who would suffer ter
ribly II anything should happen. 7
have spoken today with --- and
with -- in detail about this
case, because a similar case happen
ed recently here (not with mel. This
new patriotic society, National De-
fen q league). has made It its spe-
cial business 20 make a blacklist Of
Gil Americans who associate with
Germans, and to discredit them pub
licly as traitors. They go so far,
that a short while ago a business
man haG all his bank connections
cancelled. and he almost went into
bankruptcy: only because he re-
ceived in his house twice n harmless
old German professor. And then I,
Not at all harmless. but emissary
and spy, etc. etc. pursued every
40 anu oe'PN-e-N4 e'iie 10y SoNe~N''
You still do not understand that the
fanatics here IN this country wish
20 make existence impossible to
Germans by trying to prosecute with
never heard or terrorism those few
remaining Americans whose thoughts
axe honorable. No means. no lies.
NO Islander is too bad for them.
a German-that is simply a Hun.
But an American who means TO be
friendly with a German; He IS n
traitor 70 his country. a cad-the
worst criminal in the land. Didn't
you see what happened 20 -?
Did not these terrorists break even
this stubborn head? BY business
boycott. slande- lies And then YOU