The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-08
CHANGE
THE
WORLD!
(Batting for Nike Cold
BY ASHLEY PETTIS

CNCE the appearance of the article published in Mike
~ Colds column in the Daily Worker, March 81 several
incidents have occurred which cast light the att
ude of various people with relation to the singing of the
international at q Stokowsh Youth Concert" in Pha
dphia Although this the
fact that controversy impes attention
briefly be reactions which should receive
consideration.
Sunday April l. at meeting in Philadelphia woman said to be
high school teacher having endeavored make
hero of Stokowsk matter of fact she furiousy
pma conductors the original
article mentioned that such allegations probably would be made
has the mpue motives to unexpected
deaons from conventional procedure in the acts of stokows
device frequently used by bourgeois critics and cracking
colmnsts, sweeping of of life
time glreof the "cIevery" turned
phrase Such CRITICS having actual experience in similar activity
are able to dispose OF the accomplishment OF lie time with the use
vittcms wisecrackng geneazaons when such
achievement based the most motives and developed with
unreenhns expenditure OF time and energy MARKHAM theology permits
upon
ton of salient pertinent facts assumed knowledge of
DERIVING motives or smart and Clever use OF revent phrases
IN destroy what built protracted
honest effort this particular instance, admitting
musician this Philadelphia high school teacher was able to dismiss
Leopold accomplishment phrase
has been before the connection and will undoubtedly
be used again, and with as little relevance.
cToKowsK was even accused of requesting that the Inena-
tona be sung in French in order to keep at minimum the
number of singers participating and thus keep down the enthusiasm
which its familiar
to the audience But comparing the original French with the
available English ansaons there doubt that he
requested the much intense and original because Of
aesthetic considerations that his signed statement lin
SESSION. is true that: 1--WE tried to find English translation that
close the POTTER all the anslatons
the the original
turn from the foregoing incident to the written
correspondent question
which to the Daily Worker which
attention This hand picture complete and enightenng that
would be superfuous:
months Leopold stokowsk of Phla-
dha Orchestra announced that the International would played
the the audience Youth
This announcement comment and
The American Legion r. religious organizations and other ultra
patriotic defenders of this goous land of liberty burst forth in print
condenng Mr. stokowk and even went so far as to call him
Communist.
nterprsng reporter prostuted press
interview Frank Helmann ask him stokow
ski still mister the debate
ragged reached the proportion of rather violent storm
in a teakettle' At last March 22nd rolled around.
THAT to the Philadelphia Orchestra Concert
youth
25 them quite number of Y c. Lers
other sympathizers When the time to the 1nerna
Sokowh few PREDATORY said that
star-Spangled
members
of this the
he that he could find translation of the
ampheae shouts
oneD all those who to do the members
the orchestra.
nTHE Immediately
L. members and symathers Their voices blended with
the orchestra and the whole thing left unogettabe
impression upon attended International
storm of applause
the Sar-Spanged
the International members of the Y L. did rise
they played this this coectP The stsrspangled Banner
played te less evoked little applause
by the members the orchestra the Inter
national with the audience
o sar-spangled
that the SarSpanged Banner originally English and
drinking dig seemed fster
deb sudeb and others Of the los variety
think that sokovs had sulied bemrcred
"At concert gathered
There
be quite friendly spirit interest the
youth Before the
leaflets together with the International the audience