The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-05-31
The Appeal
or Music

Dear Miss Grey: Referring 10 the
Sergcants sarcastic. tho no doubt
welImcant letter, I wish TO say that
!, too. have Travelled extensively.
During my travels have made
the acquaintance Of many people
humble. ignorant. educated. moral
immoral, rich. poor. white. yellow
and black: honest. sweet-spirited
souls. thieves and cutthroats. All
these and more have come in con
tact with. Seeking such experience
is why / Travelled.
! know young couple whose
sweetest music comes from the birds
OF the meadows and forests, the rip
piinR brook. the buzz of bees. the
gentle stir OF the breeze. every
breath OF nature. last. but not least,
the good old songs handed down %
them by cleanminded forefathers.
know young couple who derive
their greatest pleasure from the old.
fashioned "hoe-down." danced 10 the
time OF sally Gooden." played on an
organ and fiddle. You could not
make them believe that Turkey in
the Straw" was not the finest piece
OF music ever written.
know some who love the blare
and rattle Of the Jazz" music-they
contend II In music-with all it's Sian
gy. vulgar attractions. Some who
love waltz music. and who think they
mus, dance TO develop their graceful.
ness and their social welfare.
have seen pegroes become intoxi.
Gated from the noise OF a banjo and
"A pair OF bones. ] have seen ser
peants who were thrilled and In.
spired. who did great deeds OF valor
because Of the emotional influence
Of n bugle call.
have met "A few. very few. who
appreciated nothing In the way Of at.
tempted music. The emotions OF hui
manity are touched by real music
only 10 the depth that good environ
ment has cultivated. You. who have
been inspired with loftier ideals thru
the influence OF sweet strains OF mu-
sic. will know what J mean b. real
music"
The sweetest music In the world TO
me In the voice OF nature. From the
gentle whisperings OF the evergreen
boughs 10 the roar OF the cataract. /
receive greater inspiration. listen 20
sweeter harmony than that given by
the greatest orchestra.
Man IL no more perfect In music
than he IL in anything else. Nature
Ii perfect The more perfectly man
harmonizes with natures laws the
nearer perfection he lives. mentally.
physically. morally.
Personally. think the sergeant IL
narrow In his views. TO a certain ex.
tent.
We are all trying in various ways
TO progress. Very few people retro
grade Intentionally The "jazzers'
are doing the best they know how.
We cannot Improve them by
Knocking" them.
Human beings must be enter.
tanned. Class distinction. TO a large
degree. kept the common people
from absorbing much classical music
until the recent development OF the
photograph. Classic musical enter.
tainmcnts were too high priced and
altogether too formal for common
folk.
II one win study ancient history.
one will see. by comparing previous
conditions with those Of the present,
that the world il not growing worse.
as the sergeant stated.
think one OF the main reasons
why the wheels OF progress turn 80
slowly Is because most Of us try 20
remedy the other fellows defects be
fore we do our own.
Whenever I find fault with anoth.
err man. or class OF men. ! take n
stroll To the bosom of nature. out
where there are no discords TO dis
tract my line Of thought. and after I
have analysed my pessImistic mood.
ten times out Of nine find | am the
discord-that am not broad enough.
consistent enough to allow the other
fellow proper concessions.