The Washington times., 1920-01-11

OeiilOu ABdlnbt munger, dShiuSt
money that will not buy anything.
and especially against an outlook
In which there is no HOPE, moth
ing upon which to base courage
for the future.
IL there be another revolution
you can find the explanation In
two lines Of Goethe:
"Muth VerlOren, allies verlorcn
Besser Du Waerest Me Geboren."
t"Courage lost. everything lost
Better thou vert never born."l
It is customary In this column
on Sunday to put something about
. book.
You are not advised to bother
with writers OF the romantic
school. They are amusing, not
worth while.
But get at the library a volume
containing "The Disciple at Sais,"
by Norvalis, whose real name Is
Hardenberg. There you may read
the story from which Maeterlinck
might have borrowed his Blue
Bird" idea.
Norvalis, like true romanticist,
tells the love affairs OF 'Hyacinth
and Little Rosenblutchen."
At first they are happy, and the
lizard sitting on a warm stone
gives you a sufficient sample of
the romantic style in this song:
~Rosenblutcken, the little pet,
, Once upon time went blind,
So when Hyacinth she met,
She embraced him. Being
blind
She just thought he was her
mother.
When she found It was another
Did she mindi No, mot 4 Bit
Only kissed him ms before.
Was she frightenedi Not awiit
Merely kissed him mere and
more"
By and by Hyaoisth, dissatisfied
after talking to an Old man with
long beard who puts IDEAS In his
mind, goes seeking the beautiful
Isis. He travels far. going pre-
sumably in a circle, until at last:
"He stood before the Celestial
Virgin. He raised the diapho 1Ous
glistening veil, and ROsenblutchen
sank into his ARMS"
Happiness was right at home, all
the time.
He finds that what he really
needed he had left behind In the
person of Rosenblutchen. The
story is a good sample Of roman
ticism.
It contains a hint for many hus-
bands that go wandering over
mountains, through valleys, and
cabarets. leaving at home the thing
that they really need.
AS suggested, don't bother with
writer's that lived on the Parnassus
of Romance. II you must read
something of their day, try F1chte,
the thinker, who influenced the
movement Of romanticism, but had
little sympathy with 1t.
Better still, read the best things
written by Heine, who was alive
with Norvalis, Fichte, and the rest,
and worth five hundred thousand Of
all Of them put together.
Next Sunday. IL spared, in this
place, this writer will deal with
Heine. and his work. Those that
sell books please take notice.
To return from the beginning OF
the last century to the beginning
of this one you note that the nation
that wrote free speech into Its con-
stitution has decided to deport too
free speakers. Two thousand more
will go, and thanks to more free
speaking, thus stimulated. there
will be many other thousands.
II Is an interesting experiment
in democratic government, bsauti-
fully simple and happy discovery
IL il works we'll.
II anybody says that government
is not perfect. deport him. After a
while all the wicked malcontents
will be gone. and well be all good
little Americans together.
This may be one Of the simple
remedies that work well, and II
may be one OF the simple kind that
in the end work badly.
England, from which our Gov
. ernment usually seems ready to
learn, treats radicalism otherwise.
There they say to the Red" gentle
man. SAY anything you please,
talk yourself to death II you
choose, only, don't DO anything"
And In England the violent radi-
calls. appreciating the right to talk,
are otherwise inactive. They 60
to the Continent when they think
the time has come to shoot or
bomb a royalty, which does not
worry England.
This writer has heard very
RED" gentleman In Hyde Park,
standing on his little box. de-
nouncing the British government
from top TO bottom. Among other
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