New-York tribune., 1919-10-23

through the mans window Does the
Corporation Counsel desire this TO be
iand OF law and order, or land of
rule by the mob?"
Mr' Nlcholson reiterated the Mayors
argument that as war still existed be-
tween this country and Germany the
German opera could be nothing more
thhn propaganda and would tend TO
create disorder.
=. The disorder outside the theatre
Monday night was not created bv
rough necks,' AS insinuated by Mr..
oteuer,' said Mr.. Nicholson. 'it was
d protest by men and women who have
suHered IN this war The Mayor is
s'aholng on his rights to take such
measures as he deems fitting to pre-
serve order"
Hospitals Still Filled
1T is unseemly to stir up strife at
ts .n.s time when our hospitals are filled
WIZ WIN Nounded," said Mr.. Littleton
The duty of preserving order falls on
the Mayor. He has a right to stop the
OPERA '''r JIG
.1.. MI. ofeuer interrupted to say:
Justice BLUR last night, in the pres
ence or the Corporation Counsel and
the representatives of the Police De-
partment, said that this disorder would
not pe tolerated again. This plaintiff
IS entlsied to this injunction, and I
Woulo call out the entire militia of
lne state to protect them in their
rights, II necessary Justice Blur
said. 'NA
property rights must be preserved
from rioters, whether those rioters be
ladles and gentlemen or whether they
pe loafers. They are rioters whan
they violate the law, as they did Mon
day night.
90 The war is all over except on the
part OF those who want to continue it,
nope our country will never be in
state OF war worse than the indus
trlal war IN which it finds itself at
the present time. We asked this in
junction that we might exercise our
American ri ghts as American citizens
IN an American city, under our inst
tutions, and backed up by the Declara-
ton OF Independence. The Police De-
partment will protect all of us in our
rights. All they want is an order of
this court. The police are absolutely
loyal and will protect life as we'll as
property. Nobody will be injured if
the stay is allowed until you decide
on the merits of the case"
me status quo again was asked by
SAID: ~ have no authority to inter
1ere with Justice Bijur's order. Let
the responsibility rest upon him.
Legion Still In Fight
The American Legion yeste rday re-
celved this message from its state
headquarters at Albany:
congratulations on success of your
tight against opening of German opera.
n oil
to keep it closed as present temper
OF public in general and service men
in particular is actively hostile to per
1ormanees and disorder likely to result
IN case of reopening. One of the stated
objects of the American Legion is to
preserve law and order, and | wish you
continued success in eliminating this
source of irritation. This is particu-
larly important in case reports are
true that enemy aliens are connected
with the production"
The chronology of German operas
struggle to rehablitate itself in New
York on pre-war basis follows:
On Monday the Mayor at 6:3O p. m.
ordered the police not to permit the
performance until after the ratification
OF peace. An hour later he ordered
the police to permit the performance,
which proceeded as planned
On Tuesday the Mayor, fortified with
an opinion from the Corporation Coun-
sci, ordered the police to stop the
opera. No opera was given.
Yesterday the Star Opera Company
obtained an injunction restraining the
Mayor and Police Commissioner En-
right from interfering. The opera re-
sumed, and rioting followed
John Drew in Protest
John Drew, the actor, in letter to
The Tribune last NIGHT. protested
against opera in German. He said:
81 beg to offer the same objection |
did in print last March against the
performance of opera in the German
language. The conditions are prac-
tically as they were then. Peace has
not been ratified and the German is to
us persona non grata. May | ask, as
an American, why it is Germans should
be allowed permission to produce
operas sung in their own language,
privilege forbidden last season, or why
our splendid servants OF the
public as they are--shoud be called
upon to disperse and club veterans of
our army. navy and marine in order
that company of alien artists, some
of whom have gloried in the disaster
of the Lusitania. may pursue their
calling without interruption
"l know that in this protest voice
the feeling of all my fellow Americans
in my profession."