The Washington times., 1919-12-17
NEsPITE his recent deniAls in

nESPrTE his recent deniAls In
Berlin that he desires to re-
turn to America, where money
came easy for him as conductor OF
the Boston Syymphony Orchestra. II
IL dednitely known in Washinxton
music circles today that DIR. Karl
Muck 10 anxious to return TO Ameri-
can shores
He wants to lure into his posees-
sion more American dollars for
playing before the ssudiences~ he
characterized as swine In numer-
Gus letters taken by the Depart
ment of Justice In raids on DIT.
Mucks apartment. as well as the
home of society girl in Boxton
with whom DR.. Muck had an tn
tense love affair.
Meanwhile the House Immixra-
tion Committee, of which Congress
man Albert s. johnson of washing-
ton is chairman, is just as deter
mined that DR.. Muck shall not re-
turn, nor any of his ilk.
The committee has framed an i'm
migration bill that will forever put
up the bars against men and women
who. while on American soil,
plotted against the American Gov
ernment
Or. Muck in Berlin said: "Amer.
lea has Sousa. and Sousa lie good
enough for their purpose" He in
timated that he did not care to re-
turn here He then set about franz
ing an aiibi that he really never
Was spy for the Kaiser at all.
and that stupid Secret Service Of
hcials" mistook a Bach ''St. Nat
thew's Passion" score for Spy code
which he used to send messages TO
the imperial German government
Department OF Justice officials
laughed at this latest statement of
the Herr Music Doctor" Safely
reposing in the vaults Of the De-
partment are several different series
Of letters, any one of which Were
definite enough proof Of his
Defarious activities to justify his
fourteen month"; internmeut at
Fort Oglethorpe and his subsequent
deportation
DR.. Muck IL now ffty-nine years
old. He il in robust health and
believes that he has many more
years before him. American people,
he thinks. will soon get over what
he probably would term patriotic
sentimentality" and II is then that
he plans to return, 1t II known here.
Muck has powerful friends in
America These men and women
who put "art" above Amerfcanism.
and successfully kept Muck out of
an internment camp for months. arc
expected to go to the fore for him
again when they think the time
ripe for a successful effort
That DR.. Muck while in America
women and have them later act a.
spies there can be no doubt De-
partment of Justice officials say.
Ample proof of this MAS furnished
in letters seixed In the lapartmept of
an eighteen-year-olds Boston heir
ess and society girl In 1918. This
girl who was completely in DR..
Muck's power. and whom he ex-
pressed 4 purpose to marry after
he had obtained . divorce from Mra.
Muck, never served the purpose he
had expected her to serve, for she
was disillusioned concerning the
motives Of her hero In the light Of
evidence presented to her.
This girl. who IL known IN wash
ington society circlea, and whose
name cannot be given because OF
her loyalty to her country. 10 known
IN tDc puDiiC1Nton Oi tne AuCk l9t-
ters a. Miss Adele Marvin
Auck's relation to the German I'm
perial goyernment il sAown In the
following letter to Miss Marvin:
Ny Darling Adele:
'"T fail to find words to sx-
press my Joy over your decis-
ion to renew our friendship,
which you 80 cruelty broke off
in moment of dependency :
feel happy to learn that you no
longer feel worried.
"You, say, and you are right
In saying 80, Adele darling, that
my martial entAnglements make
IL hard for you to continue our
hitherto pleasant Relationship.
But can't you see. darling Adele,
how much harder tits for me 20
renounce the love that grew be-
tween US so sublimeiy?
"4ust we, for the sake of
foolish sentiment that is i'm
posed on us by others, forswear
the love that 10 dfvine and in.
pressible by common language7