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A PROPAGANDA DAY FOR GERMAN BOOKS.

SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1929.

OUR BERLIN LETTER. provision of housing accommoda- of sport, a kindergarten, libraries, tlon, are the main points of the and a sanatorium will provide for building programme of the ad- the moral and physical welfare of the inhabitants of the settlement. mínistration of the Gorman A world city en miniature is to capital and of a number of clover act as an antidote to Berlin's projects drain up by Berlin housing problem and provide more

humane living conditions for thou sands who are forced at present to inhabit ill-lit and Ill-ventilated tenements.

architects.

Berlin, Apr. 4. It may seem odd that a special, Book Day should have been in- The post-war economie, distress stituted in the country of "poets in Germany forcibly restricted and thinkers" but a glance at the building in general to that of the statistics of the number of books most necessary buildings such as published annually in the German-

A Gift from Marquis Okumin, Marquis Okuma, the son of the former Japanese Premier and speaking countries reveals the schoole, hospitals and the like; fact that the imposing total of but the growth of the population, publisher of one of the greatest over 35,000 new books ir 1913 sank the expansion of commerce and dally papers in Japan, has sent an 10 27,000 in 1928.

trade, and the increase of traffic extraordinarily valuable sword to German President. This

The post-war lowered standard at certain main points render a the of living in Germany, and Austria widening of streets and public weapon which dates from, the of the old precludes the enjoyment of a large squares necessary. The Alexan-13th century. and is one of the number of the benefits of culture der Place will be completely re-family treasures

of Okuma, isa and elvilization and books are arranged in accordance with city-Samurai family unfortunately included. The planning ideas, on the baals of symbol of the national cultural the spirit of Japan and thus a "Sword valuable cultural purposes of pro- a completion instituted by paganda for good books were municipality, and a start was re- of Peace. Field Marquis von furthered by a public meeting in cently, made on the widening of lindenburg, whose prestige is due the German Reichstag building, at the Leipzsiger Strasse, one of the not only to his famous general. which numerous prominent per- main arteries of communication ship in the Great War but also to his present political activities sonalities in official life in Ger-in the business quarter.

which he carries out with a high many were present, aided by the This widening between tho sense of duty, accepted the gift skilful methods of the booksellers Spittelmark and the Donhoff as a token of the friendly feelings Place, both historically connected of the Japanese people and of

ia dressing their shops.

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It is proposed to repeat this with Old Berlin, means sacrificing their high esteem for German action every year-not only in the yet another of the few existing culture. Gratitude and respect, not German capital but throughout architectural memorials of the only towards parents but above Germany on the 22nd March, the time of Frederick the Great. The all towards teachers, are casential erected features of the Japanese charac anniversary of Goethe's death. Spittelmark Colonnades

de-ter. In

earlier days Goycral Numerous good ideas for pro- during his reign must be paganda were in evidence in the molished, but it is proposed to re- Meckel who assisted in building up general treatment of Book Day, erect them in one of the city the Japanese Army on the Prus- sinn-German model, was the ob- among others a display of standard parks. works, a survey of the sales of The frontage line of the ject of Japan's grateful esteem' German books abroad and a neighbouring houses on the south and now, the son of the Japanese collection of publícatious in side of the Leipziger Strusse will statesman who was the leader of foreign languages.

be set back so that the width of the Government of his country at war places the Cheap editions were to be seen the roadway will be increased by the outbreak of alongside of books demonstrating 11 metres. The construction of "Sword of Peace" in the hands of old the supreme head of the German the capabilities of the German art tall buildings on the site of of high class bookbinding: houses in planned here, as well as Reich, a symbolic gesture which response Goethe's works-single volumes, round the Alexander Place, In or- meets with deeply felt biographies and complete editions der to utilize to the fullest ad- not only in Germany and Japan -were displayed in many shop vantage the ground area in the but also in all countries where a windows, while others were filled city which is constantly becoming lively sense exists of the cultural

tles existing between all nations. with the successful books of the more eramped. last twenty-five years.

Self Contained Town.

Book Day proved that, in spite The outer districts of Berlin of a certain post-war mental ex-have already assumed quite a dif- As a tribute to Marshal Foch, hauation, the German people 15ferent aspect owing to the eree- the French liner Ile de France stop- determined to preserve its cultural tion of a whole series of settle-ped on a recent outward voyage possessions; the fact that material ment blocks but this has by no from Plymouth for one minute, sensational happenings still occur means meant the solution of the and flowers were cast into the aca was illustrated by the straggle for housing problem. A vast project by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller the manuscript of Goethe's" Cor: for the creation of a new

self- (Junior).. respondence with a Child," which contained town with 24,000 in was among the effects of the late habitants has consequently caused "We may reasonably expect that

Bettina von Arnim, and was recent-i

a great sensation and apparently within a

few weeks the rate of ly sold by auction in Berlin. The received such serious considera-mortality will again be normal," large sum of almost 60,000 marks tion that its early realisation may states the British Medical Journal, was paid for this important be counted

upon. This great referring to the influenza epidemic. settlement, with 5000 dwellings and some homes for unmarried people, is to be erected on an area to the south of Berlin in the midst of a charming landscape and with)

memorini of German literature, Widening the Leipziger Strasse,

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