El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-24
CHRISTMAS CAROLINGI
HAS LITTLE IN COMMON WITH JAZZ

ZZ has spread Ike plague and infected the taste Of
people until it is no longer normal but actually diseased
The native music Of few peoples bush savages Is 50
devoid Of any Of The principles Of real music as is the Amer
lean Jazz which is the boH wesv the 17-year locust the
black rust The cooling moth, the rootfot Of the American
muse crop.
az has impaired the brain substance Of the American
people, has caused LESSONS and cell destruction Undue
TO- and indulgence in Jazz has breken down t
temple OF the mind many, and il to be feared that
there hope for its victims they reach me po
where M can endure il without paint is the anesthesa
az has not hsstated to attack the dead It has stolen
melodic themes and motives from operatc symphonic and
sacred music Of all times and has tortured them ana
muated them with al the brutality Of the degenerate
criminal Such hoIfc cscophonies hear, based on
themes once esteemed beyond the reach Of groundngs to
defe and immune from abuse By even the most reckless
fees Of desency.
nothing IS safe from tie foul touch Of jazz and its
dehasaz influence he's dued peoples sensbties with Its
brain aIazug poison Until epileptlc symptoms are mis-
taken for art.
One Of e murders committed by jazz is that Of which
6ees Peer Ggnt suite is the victim. The proof Of crime
vent oF7r The sea IN American phonograph records, ana
reached Norway where Greg sainted. No German out
rage Belgium stirred British and American minds as
this American outrage against Greg stirred the people OF
ne people Of Norway prepared monster petition With
Thousands Of names formal and Indignant yet digniied
protest dst such sacrege, and forwarding It to the
United States government, asking It please to prohibit the
pu5lisF ana cIuat1g Of the Jazz records containing
the Greg motives even to the solemn measures Of "Aases
And tie HorvsEans VII be as puzzled over the power
ssslsE Of fHs wilson adnistzaton to stop this outrage
tie ess puzzled the way the state Of Cali
forlia rlzs Il 6vsr the national government.
there Is yet chance that the plague may be
trhsi its rasEes There 3 SIN eonsdeIa6le body Of
tie that IS net too far gone to reclaim One is
clegs1E Edg how IN zoe cities last DECEMBER Christ
c3 Wsrg sing IN the streets BY children and adults
oEFsa Eld traintd foE the purpose; how in Detroit
lichs r euple 1916 only $50 csr0lers sang in the
stress bat j. 1sI 1000 joined in the charming esle
bEstaa Ela 81 1913 The number had incTeased TO 10000
stlE a11 BAGS meH and women, who turned Detrolts
- -rar . --4=Tn- 3 rrru
lis G-ts1sE cs-ol singing BY small Organized groups
usTInF a the streets IN the residence sections the
poorer districts, and the business center, Is be-
q BE- "a aanHiI sFent IN cities large and small, IN
aTe t he MIA. Generally i1aproFise6 eosfumes are
ed re- e1ls Of cheap material to give the
h5f6T s y . more picturesque and It's influence l.
ers l7 dazsd thaa TIE community Christmas tree
bit se te0 IDEAS nay be combined Il desired.
3 fm1nE interest N good music and at tie same
tine 1g zsztnisnt appropriate TO the season. this
ll q asient custom Is a worldwide contribution