The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-25
HISTORIC WEIMAR
DISLIKES UPROAR.
(By Frank j. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent

STAFF Correspondent
Weimar, February 26.- -(By mail)
Quiet, sleepy Weimar doesn't like
being capital Of Germany, and does
not want to be The seat of the con
stituent assembly which founded the
new German republic. WeImar was
more than willing to let some other
town have the honor.
When it was definitely decided the
assembly should be at Weimar the
inhabitants of the clean pretty lit
tie city bent every effort to make
guests feel comfortable, but they
viewed the meetings with apprehen-
sion. 1t brought too much excite
ment to Weimar.
Weimar is probably the most cul-
tured city of its size in the world.
1t exists because it was the home of
Goethe and Schiller, and the popu-
lation lives on the atmosphere of
classic Germans. 1t is the home OF
writer's and playwrights, and sup
ports one of the best groups of dra-
matte artists in its beautiful theater
Weimar wants to be let alone to
it's culture and plays and music, ac-
3ording to the inhabitants, who are
praying that the assembly will place
he permanent capitol of Germany
elsewhere.
During the war, when the rest of
Germany disintegrated, cultured Wei
mar kept most of its old habits. Shop
windows by dozens are filled with
classic books and pictures ON liter
lture of England and France quite
Us much as Germany.
Treaties on universal peace, and
against war Of any kind stayed in
heir places on book-shop shelves in
Weimar, while the rest of the world
slowed them temporarily in cellars.
Shakespeare picture is in art store
windows with Goethes and Schil-
er's and Shakesperian plays, as
veil as classics from many language
we're played continually in the Wei
mar theater
With their interests centered en-
tirely on things cultural rather than
political, and with their minds filled
with the best from the best from the
prospects of the future, folks in Wei
mar viewed with apprehension the
installation of dozens Of telephones
in the theater, the filling of the high
school with telegraph instruments
and typewriters for the press, and
the arrival of soldiers and policemen
to guard against political uprisings.
( The beautiful old Saxon castle
was taken over by the government,
and packed full of people, where it
had formerly been almost deserted
always. The snow blanket that COW
cred Weimar was continually stirred
up by the ten per cent increase in
population, said ten per cent being
active people, always busily hurry
ng around, and that too made Wei
uar seem unrestful and uneasy.
Fortunately, Weimar has always
been accustomed to visitors and has
many Of them, who come to render
homage to Goethe and Schiller and
get a glimpse of the classic German
which the world liked years ago be-
fore commercial imperialistic Prus.
sis nism overwhelmed the country.
There are more than fifty hotels
in Weimar, and these were quickly |
packed. The city government took
charge of the room and food situa-
tion and assigned everyone a place |
Il sleep and eat on his arrival from
the outer world.
This was another thing Weimar
iisliked. 1t was used to tourists who
we're mostly scholars and who came
o town knowing most of its secrets.
md who quietly went to hotels and
'reated no excitement, and were con-
ent and glad to roam around and II
lot bother anyone.
The excitement of it all is too
much for Weimar, most cultured of
CynS