Evening star., 1941-03-02
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star


March 2, 1891, contain evidence to
support the notion that
Symptoms OF coming events cast their
Trouble shadows before" hint
of conflicts which at last
would lead to one World War and then
another may be found in a cable from
London, reading: THE German En-
peror has, it is stated in a Berlin dis
patch, decided not to demand any ex-
planation from France as to the treat
ment of his mother. He will ignore the
insults of the Chavinists so far as Off
cial action is concerned, but continue
his change of policy in regard to Alsace-
Lorraine and French interests gener-
ally No effort will be spared to make
the Berlin art exhibition success. The
patriotism of Germany is appealed to,
and the overwhelming offers already
leave no doubt that the German art
lists will be much more fully represented
than they might have been had France
not taken such hostile stand. Sweden,
whose artists have of late been making
their way to the front rank, northern
art being quite fad just now in Paris,
will testify its good will to Germany
by some of its bests productions. Eng
land is pledged to make the best dis
play possible. and both Pope and King
in Ttoly rI,in do uhaf fn YN1aoca
the Kaiser. The Austria press ex-
presses warm sympathy with Germany
and undoubtedly reflects the sentiments
of the Vienna artists. The Berlin artists
openly charge that jealousy had as much
to do with the course of the French
as patriotism; that they were afraid of
the growing claims of Berlin to take
the lead of Paris as a center of art.
Both the artists and the imperial gov
ernment are therefore the more re-
solved to prove that the French jealousy
is not without cause.
"The Vienna correspondent of the
London Times says: The German gov
ernment has instructed Count Won
Munster, German Ambassador to France,
to refrain from any initiatory action
and merely to reply if questioned by
M. Ribot that Germany has no reproach
to make, but it is quite satisfied with
the manner in which the French gov
ernment has endeavored to maintain
the rights of hospitality"
From Paris a second cable brings
information to the effect that: The
Figaro today announces that Queen
Victoria was so pleased by the account
given her by the Empress Frederick of
the respect and courtesy which the lat
ter was shown during her visit to Paris
that the Queen has promised to return
the compliment and stop two days in
Paris when she passes through the
city soon en- route to the south of
France. At the conclusion of the ball
last night which followed the meeting
of M. Deroulede's friends at which the
latter presided, M Deroulede recited
military poem ending with the words:
'Sonnez la charge, Nous les vaincrons'
The charge was then sounded on mill
tary bugles amid a scene of the Wild
est enthusiasm. M. Laisant, during the
course of the evening, made violent
speech, concluding with crying: Down
with the allies of Germany Comment
ing upon the agitation resulting from
the visit of the Empress Frederick to
Paris the Journal des Debats reprimands
the violence of a section of the Paris
press for it's false patriotism which has
less effect in France than it would have
had 20 years ago. Too much significance,
the Journal says, is attached to such
manifestations abroad"
The Empress Frederick was daugh-
ter of Queen Victoria. Demonstrations
intended to disturb her, therefore, might
annoy England as well as Germany. On
the other hand, what excuse can there
be, at the bar of history, for "the artists
and the imperial government" which
were "the more resolved" to challenge
French pride needlessly and in the name
of cultural values limited to no single
nation, enjoyed by no single people?
The Star suggested an answer when
In an editorial paragraph published the
same day it declared: "It is almost trea-
son to drink beer In Paris now"