New-York tribune., 1921-10-30
Bv n. (. krehbiel


TIC announcement, famboyantly
made, that johanna Gadski was to give
.concert with the help Of the Philhar-
monte Society in Carnegie Hall at
shich only music composed by Richard
Wagner would be performed brought q
storm of protests into the editorial
rooms Of the New York newspapers
luring the last fortnight. SO far as
The Tribune is concerned the letters,
With single exception. we're not pub
ished for reasons which we purpose
setting forth after reviewing their con-
tents, prsfacing the discussion with The
explanation that no letter has re-
ceived consideration of any kind which
vas anonymous or whose writer could
not be identified. To the credit of all
our correspondents it must be said that
.hey stood out fairly in the open.
The letter 70 which The Tribune
gave publicity was an official utter
ancc from the American Defense Soci-
ETY.. It expressed sympathy with the
concern felt by ''thc American Legion
and various other patriotic societies
over the fact that such concert was
to be given and deprecated its counte-
nancing. Thus far the society acted
strictly within its privileges, but it did
not conhne itself strictly to fact when
1t said: "We wish to recall the fact
that Nine. Gadski gave an entertain
ment in 1915 on the night of the sink
Ing Of the Lustania at which she
toasted those who had committed that
act To this We shall return presently
One, man, who was professional
SINGER before and q soldier during the
var and who disavowed prejudice
against German music, directed atten-
ilOn to the Gadski pictures and her
exclusively German program and
added: "Of course, we all recall her
husband, Captain Tauscher, who was q
German spy and perpetrated acts Of
freacher5- 1t is also remembered that
Gadski, herself, in an entertainment at
her home, drank to and toasted those
VINO sark the Lusitania. At that same
saalr, Otto Goritz, German barytone,
composed and sang ! song while stand
'hs on Nine. Gadski's dining table,
'oasting those who committed the hor~
flole act OF sinking the Lusitania." The
depth Of the resentment OF this writer
vas indicated by protest against the
alsing machine company which pur-
feys her records.
A third, again a man, wrote:
That her husband, Captain Tau
'eheF, applies by letter for citizenship
n these United States is or would
D 'unny if it did not make lis pause
ane think that perhaps we are poor
iOois and easy marks as individuals $
~'o as a nation. This, added to the
Hsuntlng of Nine. Gadski's Teutonic
'sstures on huge posters in all public
PAGES and her Offering, contrary to hsy
PREVIOUS habit, an entire program in
1eFman, suggests that we, the people
W these United States, are Germany 3
'aiy conquest in the war.
Vsn 1t not be shown dccisivelv to
'''ne. Gadski that she is persona non
sisla 10 u.s. That we do not condemn
ese'nan music because it is made in
''rinany, out that we refuse TO recog-
'Ne q German singer who in her house,
20 ps'a for by American dollars, toasted
rAOse who planned the sinking of the
as''ania, and who permitted in this
sane house the planning of acts of
'"'ence against this country?' Here
~ hhd recognition of distinction
'a.ea might be made between music
AID its singer.
another ex-soldier, after releasing a
VITA Of incidents in manner ap-
Il, says:
me people of the United States
I've been shocked into an awakening
the last seven years to the true
re-a'ns .ws and significance OF Prussian
.as. S''ur. No product of this sKultur,
= sa % Nine. Cadski is, can have any
IN The development Of ths