Word: austrians
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...miles, and studied closely the workings of the Soviet regime, during which time he met most of the members of the Soviet Cabinet, including Premier Lenine. Among other things he assisted in the smuggling of a million copies of President Wilson's "Fourteen Points" printed in German, into the Austrian and German lines...
...American Legion is not making itself popular by the stand several of its posts have taken against the appearance of Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian violinist. In constituting itself a dictator of artistic productions it allies itself against the very principles for which it fought. By its virtual prohibition of Mr. Kreisler's playing it takes an attitude that is Prussian in essence, and diametrically contrary to real Americanism. There is nothing un-American or unpatriotic in listening to great music. Art transcends international boundaries -- a thing is beautiful whether it is American, or German, or Czecho-Slovakian, in its origin...
...Kreisler has always scrupulously obeyed the laws of this nation. He left the Austrian army some time before we declared war on that empire. Large parts of his earnings have been devoted to the upkeep of a home for indigent artists and musicians, and until recently he sent money to several British and French officers--musicians and artists--who were held in Austria. It is not unlikely, as he himself points out, that while he is prevented from following his profession, and unable to continue the remittances, these officers will be hard put for a living...
Determining the fate of the surrendered German and Austrian fleets is one of the first practical questions to be decided by the Allies. To destroy them will be the same as admitting the impossibility of adjusting international affairs amicably. To distribute them according to the will of an international committee will give a proof to the world that a new friendly spirit exists between nations...
...knows exactly what to do with the German colonies. But that doesn't mean that they are to be laid waste so that no one will profit by them. They must be distributed or placed under international control. The same principle applies to the disposition of the German and Austrian warships. Destroying valuable property because of its potential ability to create ill feeling is nothing else than a cowardly action...