(The Crimson invites all men in the University to submit signed communications of timely interest. It assumes no responsibility, however, for sentiments expressed under this head and reserves the right to exclude any whose publication would be palpably inappropriate.)

The CRIMSON acknowledges the receipt of communications in defense of the Kreisler concert signed by the following men:

J. M. Arnstine '22, J. S. Barss '22, W. O. Berndes 2 G.B., W. R. Brewster '22, W. E. Harris '20, G. P. Hiller '21, R. H. Snow '20, E. K. Warren '20, W. Whitworth '20.

Due to lack of space, it will be impossible to print any of these communications, but they all express the same opinion as the one published below.

To the Editors of the CRIMSON:

I have just read in the CRIMSON a letter from Mr. Fleek, another in the series of attacks that springs up wherever Fritz Kreisler appears in a concert. The whole indictment against Kreisler seems to be that he was, by chance, born in Austria, and that he performed his duty to his native country, as it appeared to him, by serving in her army during the first year of the war. I have never had the slightest sympathy with the German-Austrian cause. I was strongly pro-Ally from the beginning of the war in 1914, and enlisted to serve against Germany and Austria as soon as the United States declared war. Nevertheless, I can appreciate the feeling that moved Kreisler: "My country, may she ever be right; but right or wrong, my country!"

Wounded during the first year of the war, he came to this country, where he has behaved in an exemplary manner ever-since. Even before we entered the war he was responsible for no propaganda of any sort. His case bears no resemblance to that of Dr. Muck and others who assumed an attitude unfriendly to the United States. Most of his concerts have been for the benefit of families of musicians of all nationalities impoverished by the war.

I do not want to appear to take a conciliatory attitude toward Germany. No one could be more emphatically opposed to the spirit: "Now it's all over, let's shake hands and forget it." But I do think it is illiberal to the extreme to raise ery against Fritz Kreisler, in view of his record before and during our participation in the war. With all respect to Mr. Fleek's opinion, I hope that his protest against the proposed concert of Feb. 27 will prove unsuccessful.  J. B. RICHARDS '20