New-York tribune., 1919-04-26
Mrs. Jay, in Protest, Requests
Hylan to Take a Definite
Public Stand ON Question
of Teuton Music Here
feies Called Propaganda
Entertainments Planned to
Inculcate German Spirit
in Young, She Declares

Mrs. William Jay, head of the anti
German Music League. last night
called on Mayor HSlan to take def
mite public stand on the question of
the production OF German music in
New York City.
In a letter, which was posted last
night, Mrs. JAY protests against a CON
cert 20 he held undcr the auspices OF the
RayeTlscher Nolksfest Verein in York
Vile Casino, Manhattan, tomorrow
afternoon, and n German aong fest,
which ia scheduled to take place in
Prospect Hall, Brooklyn, Tuesday next.
She asked the Mayor:
Are you In favor or against this
form Of propaganda ?"
Mrs. Jays letter WAS predicated ON
The publication in yesterdays news.
papers Of statements by +. Albcrs. of
eeis Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn, presi-
dent Of the Boss Bakcra' Singing So.
elcty, of that borough. which is plan
ming the Tuesday night song fest
Abers reiterated these statements
yesterday, declaring that some time
ago he wrote Mayor Hylan asking
whether in view of the agitation
against German opera in New York.
TO a concert being held in the German
language i'm Brooklyn.
The Mayor replied that there was
nothing TO prevent us giving any kind
OF entertainment at ALL" Albers said
last night lie declined to give out
the text Of the alleged letter from the
Mayor, saying: "The Mayor can give
it out If he wants to-"
Mrs. jay S letter stated that the
Mayor is Establishing q dangerous
precedent in recognizing the moral
right TO hold such glorifcation Of the
enemy kultur which has proved a part
Of the evil system propaganda.v
Mrs. Jay then called attention to the
concert planned for the Yorkville
Casino tomorrow at which Otto
Goriiz Herman We'll, Carl Braun
AID Johannes Sembach, formerly Of the
metropolitan Opera Company. are to
sing
Gorifz Braun. sembach md We'll
nov nte members of the "Mudrigal
Quaf'et." In September. 1917. he
Metropolitan Opera Company refused
to renew their contracts because Of
thslr nationality. Braun is an Aus
tfaf, while the other three ate err
inhn8. Mrs Jay stated
lhha" entertainment are phf II II
se'leH 30 luculehte the Gortnnnie
tfit ia Tho souls of y~unR persons
ef Gefmhn distraction and also to p,o-
lgF ihe Getmauism OF nhtiVea of lho
Fffhoflaud. Even Wnre there re po-
lhical meaning ia these eyer rociurine
stempts 20 essit German singing and
lsiman music, there would nt loaat
he an impartinence and an arrogance
calculated 70 hrousn "A true American.
The attitude Of the soldiers and
10 lofs now in the city IS unmisthkable
3 Ad ] believe that Germans who per
=ist IN attending these unpopular con
etts do 80 a. great personal risk.
"As chief executive of New York
CITY The anti-Germen Music Leaeue
iee that you should take definite
puh'ie stand on Che question"
Grover WhAlrH, secretary to Mayor
Hylan. said last night that ho knew
nothing of the alleged Albesa letter.
MtYor Hylah was hot available,
WAalen added, declaring that he would
put he nlAtter up TO the Mayor to-day.
Chris. RebhaH, president Of the
Vefeln, which IS planning Tomorrow =
concert, who received letter from
Louls Is. Schlnm, of Brooklyn, con
demning the bad taste" of sending
out invitations to the song festival,
printed in the German language, said
that 1t was not "a German Gtfa.r, but
songs OF all nation will be sung
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