?' ICfv I v L- Iv h f; it U v to ft tot u m I EVENING PUBLIC .LEDaER-PHUJADELPHTA", FRIDAY FEBRTTABT 21, 1913 GERMAN WRITERS LEAD ITS MASSES Shared Blame for War With "Junkers " Says Visiting French Savant REFORM FAR AHEAD REAL POET FROM ILLINOIS IS HERE IN OUR VER Y MIDST Profcsor Fcrnand Balden- apcrgcr Likens Governmental Change to That of Firm It is wrong- to place the blame for the war wholly upon the German Junkers. But for the co-operation of the Ger man Intellectual!.': tho Junker never could have put Germany Into the war. The Intellectual! are even more to blame Just aa the Intelligent man who uses his bralna. hli wit. Mb cunning to ac complish a dimcult crime Is more cul pable than the stupid one who merely urrmted the crime. That Is the opinion of Dr. Fernand ii.MTiiurr. nrofessor of compare. tlvo literature of tho University of Paris, who is a Philadelphia guest to day and was Interviewed at the Union League, where he Is stopping. Dr. Baldensperger spent two years as a captain In tho French Army Intelll fence Department before he came to this country two years ago, and his experience in examining German prison ers and the literature they carried gave him ample opportunity to study the ac tivities of the German "intellectuals. Yet long before the war began, he earn, ho visited Germany and there saw clear ly how German writers were leading the masses. Reform WIU Take Generations "They were so effectively led," said Dr. Baldensperger. "that it will require nna nratlon at least and probably several to make them worthy of the other nations' trust and worthy of any intimate association or reiationsnip wiin other nations. "Tho chango of the German nation's form of government Is like the chang ing of a Arm's name after the firm It self has committed some act or pursued a policy which has alienated the laun and respect of its patrons. Tho firm may reform, but not In a day. Changes in tho thought, tho philosophy and moral attitude of a nation cannot be changed merely by changing the form of govern ment. "We may have a commission to s.ee to It that Germany complies with and carries out the terms of tho military armistice ; a commission to make BUre that Germany delivers the submarines o the Allies as she promised to do bo but we need and need Just as much, If not more, a commission to learn whether or not there has been the beginning 01 n. rlmnen in the German attitude toward the rest of the world, a change In the German mind and moral nature. We need a commission to learn whether Germany Is still preaching to Itself and to Us people that Germans are the kings of the earth ; that the Americans are a nation of dollar-chasers ; that the Eng lish are a nation of degenerate drunk ards, that the French are a nation of degenerate pleasure-Beekers." KvlU, at German Bepvblle Doctor Baldensperger went even farther than to declare tho German na tion must undergo a change of heart, as well as one of governmental form, before It can be really accepted. He declared that a German republic, II Its people remain selfish, greedy, brutal, un moral and immoral, has greater po tenttlallty for eUl than a German mon archy whose ruling clique Is selfish, greedy, brutal, unmoral and Immoral. "The intellectual leaders of Germany have made the doctrine of brutality, greed and world empire the doctrine of the people. The Junkers could not do that. They did not know how. They did not have brains enough. They sim ply conceived the idea and I do net know that they concelved.lt. The Intel lectuals havo been so thoroughly asso ciated with It from the very beginning that it Is Just as likely that the origi nal Idea was conceived by the intel lectuals and that the Junkers themselves are the result of the Intellectuals' ac tivity. Evil and wrong as was the whole policy of greed and selfishness and world dominion, It was a broad conception. That cannot be denied. The devil Is broad In his conceptions and ambitions. The Junkers themselves are too small and narrownilnded, too lack ing, in vision, to develop such schemes as world dominion." Change of Thought Preceded War Dr. Baldensperger said he studied In Heidelberg In lgfjl and when he returned to Germany In 1907 to examine some archives at Weimar he saw clearly the trend of thought that resulted In the war. His story of his visit to Weimar contained an incident and a sequel that Illustrated effectively what he was try ing to show. "The keeper of the archives," he bald, "was n old-fashioned German gentle man. 1 spent a, week there and he showed me consideration always. The first day he said apologetically and un happily, 'I should like to ask you to be my guest at home while you are here, but I cannot. My wife Is dead and I have no home; and my sons I cannot understand them, but 'I can't Entertain you In their homes.' "He went on to say that the sons seemed to take constantly a view of life so different from his own that there was no harmony between them. They were devoted to the notions of savagery, brutality, the exploitation of the weak for tho benefit of the strong. I tried to console him, saying that it was not un common for such breaks In thought to occur between generations. But he'iald it was more than that. The change was apparent, he said, all through Germany and he feared for Its results. "A few weeks later, when I was back In France, I learned that that man had committed suicide. Dr. Baldensperger has been appointed by the French Government to Bpend three more years lecturing In this country, bringing America to a greater understanding of French philosophy and letters. Thls-mornlng he visited the German town Friends School, and then had luncheon with Stanley R. f arnall, prin cipal iOf the school. Mr. Yarnoll took him to Haverford College, where he was entertained by President Comfort nd the faculty. Tonight the French Department of Temple University will give a dinner for the vltltor, which will be followed by a p)ay given In the ballroom of the Bellevue-Strrjford by Im Cercle Fran caJse of Temple University. Dr. Bald ensperger will give an address after the play. Vachcl Lindsay Appears to Be Three of America's Five Best Versifiers Spiritual Descendant of Trouba dours Pays Toll With Song at City's Gates There are so many poets nowadays that every flrst-clajs newspaper has to assign a, special reporter to the task of Interviewing them. The qualifications necessary for such a reporter are exacting. Ite must be a person of Infinite tact, patience and lis tening capacity. He must havo an ear for rhythm, and bo able to make enthu siastic gestures In time with the meter while the poet Is uttering. It Is well If he has a, face that he ran light up with simulated enthusiasm, for this puts poets at ease. He need not know any thing about English literature, for most poets nowadays are too busy reciting their own poems to read the classics, u Is well also If he carry a little money In his pocket, for poets particularly like to be Interviewed about lunch time, and are generally called to the phone about the time the waiter comes around with the check. However, that ha nothing to do with the present story. Vachel .Lindsay la In town, the roar ing poet of Illinois. In the opinion of the reporter he Is three of the Ave best best poets In America today, but re porters are not asked to have opinions. Found In Broad Ptreet Station Mr. Lindsay was found fitting cheer fully under the panoramic map In Broad Street Station, waiting for something to happen,. He Is a man of mlddle-slie, with plenty osVblAnde hair and plenty of blonde Ideas: clean-shaved, with twilight-colored eyes and a quaint way of throwing his head back like a lion at bay. He wears a'grecn felt hat and makes careful notes of his engagements. He ccmes from Spring-new, in., onco the home of Abraham Lincoln and now th homn of Senator Sherman. Forty- sex en weeks a year ho abides peacefully In Springfield, writing, reading and filing the letters of admirers. About the time the snow begins to melt on the cham paigns of Illinois and the publishers mall semiannual royalty checks, how ever, the call of the platform becomes Irresistible. Mr. Lindsay puts a Dor of throat lozenges In his pocket and sets forth. He Is one of the few poets who are not afraid of the audience. BlsM -!S?V. ., - x . 'aattnaW I." 5as - ' JL tttMW W tyA A allllbw 'iaBBH' i$iflm bbbHiJibbH lBBBBBl Si"aaTBBBBBB Tfew 'JrLsLsLsH ! WooWe9m IbbHbbbbH BlnrvtiMtoWWffrtwvirtfirtf.aVi artfc. dirt""---'' " " ' - "- And So They Were Married By HAZEL DEYO BATCIIELOR Covvrioht. lilt, lv Puollo Ltdocr Co. RUTH In tho meantime was divided heLncen conflicting emotions. She had seen Scott oft and had even kissed ui !... nn with h.r usual abandon nun. uui ..ww ...... - i I She had smiled and careful avoktal saying anything definite ""'" if. for tho evening, cno '"-",, lh,n way to tho door with Scott and then stopped before he had noticed "' movemnt. Her good-by h? "" c rh8 let sly. nonchalantly called In from tne kitchen, and she had "".. managed an Insolent llttlo tune, which she g ay.y hummed when he came In to kiss ner 8"Butyi wish I had .one to tho Ihealw." she confessed to herself l' ml,C ?hd door closed behind Scott. And.uL,"h, com'; thought, of hat the " " hae been. One of the ; old I e ,ening, perhaps, when she ou M . t, . W flirtatious ana iucj - -: . been In the dark between acts. It r.aa oeen VongdsnCethey,,a.,enJoyedtoOneinOf rkndrem.nberhenshoandPcott had gone anywhere together nd "" enJoyVd It. It seemed lately J"0 there was always a cloud of some Kina t... .t,.m For a long time thero VACHEL LINDSAY typical singing olce of America today. People abroad are hearing about him. Home of his poems are now being trans lated Into French, and next autumn he Is to make a recital tour In England. He will not be forty until next Ko ember. and should hae forty more jeara or riotous music ahead of him. Join Patriotic Chorus In Store Mr. Lindsay was fresh from n nlcht In the sleeper from Washington. The Descendant or the Troubadours Vachel Lindsay Is the 'spiritual de scendant of the wandering minstrel of tho Middle Ages. Years ago he used to tramp the country on foot, begging food and lodging at farmhouses and reciting poetry, his own and the claralc pieces of Kngllsh literature. In return for bed and nourishment. His first col lection of poems was a llttlo printed pamphlet called "Rhymes to Be Traded In Exchange for Bread." It is saia that he has accomplished ae many free meals as any poet since Homer. Let it bo also said that no poet was ever given a hand-out more willingly. For he Is irresistible. Ho will play games on the floor with the children, give a hand In the dlshwaehlng. roar with laughter nnd has at nis tongues end a thousand poems nnd Bongs of sur passing charm and terror, in him vpeaics romethlng of humanity's secret re pressed Instinct for beauty. He does not smoke and Is one of the few poets whose careers will not be shriveled by prohibition. He needs no alcohol to Intoxicate him. His wine Is beauty and color and ttie amailng mirth and pity of life. BelUTes In Communal Poetry Mr. Ltndsav la unique among poets In that he does not care merely to recite to audiences. He likes them to recite with him. Even the shyest, bluest-stockinged assembly has lost something ot Its reserve and stolidity beneath tho spell of this .delightful, odd enthusiast. He likes people to study his poems uerore hand, and recite them with him. He Is a firm believer In communal poetry: In crowds getting together and chanting In unison. He has raised up troops or Be lievers who recite his verses In his own amazing manner, shrill with middle western twang, nasal and harsh In ut terance as old Olher Cromwell. His queer pirouetting gestures first arouse Something of alarm in the breast ot the audience, then poeslbly a little muffled laughter.' But wait I When they see the marvelous beauty, the lslon, the triumphant humanity and laughter of the man, they are enthralled. The reporter has no .patience with those who are always ready to embrace the feet of foreign poets, and who are too slow-witted to realize that In Mr. ' Lindsay America has a poet who Is as , great as Rabtndranath Togo re, Alfred Koyes and ErnBt Lissauer rolled Into one. Mr. Lindsay la the one outstanding In this Jovial Increment of i "?- "", T That"a creed " The huge organ took heart. ' of R" of " C,!V ..".,," , uctor in the eallerv felt the' "You mean that n man cant be t reporter seized Mt arm nnd they sped down the Broad Street Station staircase together. Through a slither of wet snow they sped Into a at department store, where the organ was playing and a crowd was singing patriotic hjinns. This waB a piece of luck. Mr. Lindsay's eyes beaconed : his blond head reared, he Joined lustily In the chanting. The reporter did likewise, trjlng hard to keep up with the great volume of vi bration that fined from the liainn- noet's lungs. Either the poet or the reporter was a bit oft key, for their tones scraped a little against each other, hut no mat ter. A young woman with a sueet treble plpo nearby knew at onco that something had happened when the poet began to boost the melody So did many others. Gently the flags ot the Allies wav erea sound. Th conductor In the gallery felt the assistance, and smiled without knowing why. Down Chestnut street hastened poet and reporter, en route to tne pnotog rapher. "What engagements have you In Philadelphia?" said the reporter. "Not many," said Mr. Lindsay. "Sev eral Quaker schools next week. Fenn Charter, FrlendB" Select, Westtown, Darlington Seminary. On Monday I hurry back to New York to recite at Columbia University. A little later I go to Bryn Mawr College. I am here this week-end for a rest. This morning I am going up to the Academy of tho Fine Arts with n friend." The photograph studio was safely reached. Mr. Lindsay carefully combed his hyaclnthlne locks with a pocket comb, and the ordeal was short. Then he hastened away to keep his engage ment at the Academy. Those who saw him leaping on board a Market street car probably guaged him as a traveling salesman. He Is Just that a traveling salesman of beauty. SOCRATES. had been Scott's manner , o . - women anil r.is """' ; ; ; nrneA not to talk matters put. but to procefa ". .-'.. ,. thnneht best. Now she in tna v, """"-,- , w because was prevented irum ... --- h she felt nho must ply,M Nick Carson In order to """'" "riT That was no way to be hPP and. after all. what did It all amount to 7 Iluth awlshcu me "i ""'V,,, ,w the little white dlshpan all about the white sink. She piled the shining dishes away In the closet and '"', door with a vicious " :""'';, wiped the kitchen table to Immaculate whiteness and then viewed her sur rounding discontentedly Suddenly that same feeling came o or her tha she had felt that day in that big hotel room. She felt sordidly commonplace She wished for ease, luxury. She wanted to drlvo around In a. limousine and wear costly furs. She thought suddenly of Jack Bond and wonacrea ouuj m. .,,,.... not having married him. Once It had seemed terribly. Impossibly awful, but she had thought Scott was different then. Apparently ho wasn't anything like she had thought him. Ho did not need her to make him happy, she alone wasn't necessary to him, but other women as well.' Gloomy thoughts, Indeed, for a young, married woman. Dangerous thoughts as well. She suddenly remembered something that Isabel Carter had told her. Some thing hard and cynical; something that she had never believed "Men are polygamous, my dear," Isa bel had drawled, "the best of them are. So I say get overytmng jou can out but only temporarily so. The Idea had not worried her much. It had seemed like a fantastlo Idea of Isabel's. Isabel was so worldly wise, anyway. Now It ciine back to taunt nuth. Was It really irue; Hadn't men any sense of loyalty! , Well, anyway, she didn't care now J it didn't worry her its much as It had. Of course, there was that dull little ache preent all the time, that vague feel ing that aho constantly smothered down, that things were all wrong when they nnght be so wonderful. It was the Knuwledee that no matter what else happened she could never find happl-U,a Door?) ncss unless she found It with Scott, that ne was the only thing In the world that really mattered. She wondered .what she would do that evening. If only there wag something to make tho time pass. After alt she would rather have Scott there with her, even with a barrier between them, than not at all. How funny life was! And so her thoughts went on and on, leap. Ing ahead of her, falling over them selves, delving Into the past for things that had been, peering ahead Into the ruturo for things that were to be. She eat before her dressing table, locking Into the glass without seeing herself. She absent-mindedly reached for her enameled powder case, lifted off tho lid and passed the big puff across her face. Sho ran her fingers through her hair and got up slowly. She walked out Into the living room and looked discontentedly about. It was cosy, but sho didn't want cosiness. Cosiness was for two people who loved each other so much that nothing else mattered For tho first time she saw clearly what she really1 needed In the room. Instead of those 'Inexpensive electrical fixtures she needed a couple of large lamps with elaborate drooping shades. She needed a ccruple of wonderful rugs instead ot the one large blue one that was good but so commonplace. She wanted silk dra peries Instead of her chintz and then after she had decided what the room needed she saw suddenly that the room Itself was cheap and bourgeois. She hated the ptaco becauso It didn't stand for anything. She wandered to the window and imAed down Into the street. A drug store from the other side of Broadway winked at her witn its green and red Illuminated bottles. Their own block was deserted and cold! no one was about. She wondered where Scott was. Of c'ourto he was having a good time some where, perhaps at the theatre, and she was hero with the whole evening on her hands. If only something would happen, any thing to wake her up, to stop her brood ing. Tho little French clock chimed eight In clear, cold strokes, and then quite suddenly and alarmingly the door bell rang. (In the next chapter Who Was at Adventures With a Purse OF ALL the semiprecious Old World stones I believe I love Jade the best. Tho dear cool green of a bit of Jade Jewelrv attracts and alwnis will attract me. That Is probably why I paused be fore somo Jade earrings one of the shops Is displaying. Ono pair consists of n smooth round plcco of what appears to do pais green jade in size siigntiy smaller than a ten-cent piece Around tha outer edge Is a faint design In n silver thread. Another, In size and shape very similar to tho pair Just described has a number of tiny pearls clustered In tho center against n striking black background. And tho contrast of th black nnd pearl against tha green Is most eftectlve. Earti ot these designs and several others are priced at fifty cents a pair, which Is remarkable value. "I wouldn't mind helping." grumbles your maiden aunt, or maybe the man of tho house, "If you had enough dry dish towels" That does seem to be one enough of. Obviously, the thing to do la to buy dish toweling whenever you can find reductions In It, and then keep an extrn supply mado up. I saw some nice quality toweling today witn rea or blue-lined edging for twenty-five cents. The original price had been considerably higher. Those of you who' are from New Eng land need but the mention of Vermont maple sugar to start our heart abeatlng faster. And even many of us who d sat hall from that part of the country li well Its delicious maple sugar. One f. , the shops Is selling real Vermont maM: sugar for fifty cents a pound. For tMrtM -,-In frostlngs for cake. In Ice cream et'. V candy, what could be more delicious I ; jl sina i nusprci inai as you aro uvuia; ura i sugar for flavoring you'll break off sjv J little corner and eat it yourself. Am 1 VJ f i i right? For the names of shops where ar ticles mentioned In "Adventures. With a Purae" can be purchased," address Editor of Woman's Page, KvENiNfi Punuc Ledukr, or phone the Woman's Department. Walnut 3000. c-M . n V, Safe Milk Tor liitntt 4 Iavalidi He Ceskisi A Nutritious Diet for All Ace. Quick Lunch; Home or Office OJHET.S v IMITATION Hr L l ,V t' :, ;'; i' .'. $ ; i if 'i J Iluth had asked. rue In to one woman?" credulously. Of course, he can t the way he s made." Iluth nau been muaiy startled men, poor dear ; It's CITY CLUB CELEBRATES Vaililnglon is Theme at Long-Table Lunclieon Washington's birthday nnnlversary wns celebrated today at the City Club, 313 South Broad street, when mem bers of the organization met at tho long table luncheon. The Bpeaker was the Uev. W. Her bert Burk. rector of the Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge. Mr. Burk Is an authority on the history of American Incident to the time General Washington spent nt Valley Forge, rphn lnniVtann un svna rtf tt eoslaa i similar events that have been held at ! the City Club on tne nirtnaay annlver sarles of great men of the nation. Pineapple Desserts 2c The bottle in each package of Pineapple Jiffy-Jell con tains all the rich essence from half a ripe pineapple. The dessert has a wealth of this exquisite flavor, and a package serves six people for I2J3 cents. You owe to yourself a trial of this new-type gel atine dainty. 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