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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 11, 1938.

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HITLER ON MODERN ART Cubistic Plasters, Dadaistic Noise-Makers, Dabblers

Art To Follow SUDETEN PARTY POLAND'S Path Of The Nazi DEMANDS TO

Revolution

Munich, To-day.

BE REJECTED

The

Prague, To-day. probability that the

formulated by Konrad Henlein in

COMMITMENTS

TO FRANCE

Warsaw, To-day.

an article which is generally

that Poland has been committed to to

Opening the second German Art Exhibition here

yesterday Herr Hitler, the German Chancellor, Czecho-Slovakia Government wil believed to be inspired by the Po- lauded the progress art has made in Germany decline to admit eight demands lish Foreign Office, in the illus- under National Socialist guidance and declar- his Carlsbad programme, the ful-trated "Cracow Courier points out ed that cultural progress must keep pace with filment of which would be equiva- render military assistance

lent to granting complete auto the economic and social advancement.

nomy to the Sudeten German France only in the event of a direct Denouncing in a vehement language the exhibi-area is stressed in the Sunday attack on French territory.

tion of German art recently held in London, he article, which is attracting all French Press which asserted that edition of "Ceske Slovo," in an After referring to charges in the declared that works of true German art must the more attention in political during the recent Czechoslovakian be introduced to the world because having circles since the paper is the or crisis "when the peace of Europe achieved such an initial success in other fields, of the Czech National So-hung merely by a thread of silk,"

cialist Party

Poland-not only refused to take the National Socialist State must also further It will be recalled that this part in a joint military action with its cultural aims and thus bring about defeat party, of which President Benes France, Poland's ally, but intensi- was formerly leader, is one of the fied its press campaign against "to the international Jewish culture pander-most important groups forming Prague-the paper stresses that ers."

the coalition: The paper de-the Franco-Polish pact, of 1921, blem of the nationalities is only pledges Poland to intervention on clares that as solution of the pro-does not contain any clause which went on to state, "we have seen would be difficult to answer and

possible on the condition that the behalf other countries' attempt-natural-moreover is 'not source of worry,

of Czechoslovakia, ly without giving us any credit as The important thing, he pointed unity and independence and the France takes military measures for originators to apply the National out, is that the conditions under Slovak Republic are maintained:

democratic system of the Czecho- the protection of that country. Socialist economic principles which which geniuses, may develop re- No. concessions can be made ron The Fr ten years ago were characterised as main inviolate and to insure this this point because it is impossible Pact, regarded as criminal or at least as be given a sound, respectable foun-expense of the Czechoslovak State pledges the signatories to mutual ridiculous.

tion, from which geniuses may arise. or of democracy. Who can guarantee that the Ger- Coming to one of his favourite man example in the field of art will themes, namely, denouncing the difficult to see how these opposing

The paper goes on to say that it is provoked attack, not also inspire other nations to re-degenerate period preceding Na-views could ¦ be; reconciled, with

NEW CRISIS view their conceptions of art and as tional Socialism, Hitler declared each other. Political circles be- a result therefore lower their es- that the sign of every period of lieve it is not unlikely

"France is apparently convinced timate of creations of that period deterioration is the rejection of Czechoslovak Government may

thats in the near future, a new when all laws of beauty and res- true geniuses and ridiculing of the publish the Statute of Nationalities Czechoslovakian crisis is bound to pectability were abolished and hypo- respectable average of art. The drawn up by it and approved by crisy and

madness dominated? genius, he stated, must be judged the coalition regardless of wheth Turning to the question of creative according to the achievements of any agreement has been reached art in the Reich, the Fuehrer de- his contemporary world and in this with the Sudeten German

"During recent months," Hitler time, he declared that this question

stupid and even five years ago were the creative art of the nation mua to enter into a compromise at the Hin Co Polish

that the

_an_article_in"a" "Narodny Listy

if

Guarantee

was signed at Locarno, the paper adds, merely

assistance in the event of an un-

arise, which will be fare more dan-

gerous than the recent crisis.

For this reason,Erance is an- xious to reinforce the defenders of

clared that when he inspected the connection he defended the 19th This opinion is strengthened the status quo by securing definite exhibits intended for the first Ger-century. against art critics of the man art exhibition one year ago he early 20th century who were prone which states that if no agreement apparently fails to realise that the assurances from Poland. France- doubted for a moment the wisdom to belittle or ridicule its accom-with the national minorities is pos-giving of such assurances, would of opening the hall because numer plishments.

sible, the Government can appeal imply that Poland abandonsTM. Its ous works had been inspired by

either to Parliament where it has a constructive foreign policy, or ad- conceptions of art best represented|

solid majority or directly to the justs its foreign policy to the re- in the exhibition of degenerate art

nation.-Trans-Ocean.

quirements of French foreign po- which was open at the same time.

licy, thereby assuming the role of a link in the chain of an anti-Ger- man front-Trans-Ocean.

PATH OF GERMAN LIFE

19TH CENTURY

The century which produced so many musicians and famous poets, philosophers, outstanding archi tects and noteworthy sculptors and "I finally decided" stated Hitler, painters stands far above the 'to draw a hard and fast line and to trashy period of dadaistic moise- give German art the only possible makers, the cubistic plasters of line of development, to compel it Paris, the moulders and futuristic

•

REPUBLICAN

to adhere to the path of German dabblers. He found it necessary WAR COMMUNIQUE

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-life determined by the National So- to. reject the so-called artist juries cialist revolution. A period of high-because they were all too prone to est achievement in every field of let personal interests prejudice

vancement of the nation intellec-they were among the exhibitors.

Barcelona, To-day.

A war bulletin issued by the

repulsed with heavy or the Insurgents.

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