The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-26
MUSIC, MEcHANIsMs AND FREE AMERICA.

With the legal questions involved IN the icieng case where.
IT. tie Rao eatfc the ual musicians Union and others are
parties here concerned These arc matter. or in
cal determination and II the business 81 The court u deal with
them lui there phase o tie pending controversy which
properly subject ior open discussion. especially the
public as well as The private parties connected with the has
interests al stake Ia IT,
aY have existed between the o the llo and the mus
Clans since the facts relative 70 this point in dispute may
clans union IN demanding that 81 It's employed
10 operate the mechanical player used the theatre at
tempting nure the business 81 The house because o refusal
ilir management 10 acccdc to this demand.
In defense Of their position musicians declare that their
object IS Ia maintain the highest musical standards and
AT m"s 'w'r mechanism, are permitted to slpani musl-
eians They point Ia the admitted fact thar there dii-
ference between music and the usually pleasant
sometimes grazing noise made with mechanical device mt. they
further mechanism be- 10 produce sounds
WHICH are more like real music when II IS operated by skied
musician and hence having the interests OF musical in view
the insist that one o their number be employed operate the
machine.
Frankly we fear that the force OF the argument from this
purely artistic point of view will fail pcrcoac the public
The nonproiesonal will probably find difficult understand
why machine will grind out music OF refined quality
when the electric switch turned and the rolls changed by
musician than will when these simple details operation
handled by ayman The profoundly and ubtlety
OF the argument here employed past the average understanding
And speaking again from the artistic point OF view it likely
that there many who question authority the musicians
itself up as the censor oi things musical debating
what shall and what shall not be permitted TO be offered music
the realm who will that jazz Jazz not music
whether flows from mechanism from orchestra while
at the other extreme we find vast number Of lust ordinary folks
10 whom the concord OF sweet sounds whether
from automatic mechanism from instrument oper
atcd by human musician.
But conceng that the purpose OF the musicians union
maintain high standard OF and musical
OF the public is commcndabc may still seriously ques-
on whether body OF the pursuit such laud
able object is justified attempting prescribe the kind OF
music which engaged in serving the public shall offer
its patrons And still questionable is whether those whose
orders in this Of thing respected have right
TO niure the business Of which declines obey their
mandates At this point would appear that the interests OF
into conflict with higher law that Of personal liberty and
the right OF every pursue his trade business unmosed
long he keeps within the and doesn't interfere with
rights of his neghbors In other words ordinary man.
thoroughly saturated with the artistic spirit would appear that
the theatre wants operate his mechanical player him
self there valid why he should $50 week
other TO handle it for HIM would be
less expenditure OF for him do otherwise and the result
would be economic which be justified anv
grounds II only the right but also the duty of every
manage his personal affairs and his business economically
and the interests of the patrons Of business that
be managed In making the Rao theatre because
refuses incur needless the musicians take
that bc with generally entertained IDEAS Of
iuStice.