Turning to the question of creative art in the Reich, Hitler declared that geniuses of permanent fame at the present time, he declared that this question would be difficult to answer and wes moreover not a source of worry to the National Socialist, state, The important thing, Hitler pointed cut, was that the conditions, under which geniuses may develop, remain violate and to insure this, the erective art of the nation must be given the sound and respectable foundation from which geniuses may arise, Coming to one of his favourite themes, ie. the degenerate period preceding National: Socialism, Hitler declared that the sign of every period of deterioration was the rejection of true geniuses and the ridiculing of respectable average art. A genius, he stated, must be judged according to the achievements of his contem-of exhibit ed works make space for new one In concluding his address, the Fuehrer referred to the rare copy of Myron's Discobolos recently acquired by Germany from Italy. "May all who look upon this work perceive the degree of physical perfection once achieved by man and realize that we may speak of progress only when we have attained or even surpassed this standard, May all find in it a measuring rule for the tasks and achievements of our present day, May all strive towards beauty and perfection so that our nation and our art will pass the critical inspection of civilization in future millennia.""—Trans-Ocean. failure to induce Great Britain to put the Anglo-Italian agreement into effect without a preliminary settled ment of the Spanish question.
At the same time, serious fears are growing that the Spanish war might drag on despite the reinforcement of border control, and France, is being accused both of creating obstacles to a rapprochement between London and Rome and of endeavouring to make things lag in Spain.
Meanwhile, the British Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain's policy is officially approved ' here, despite the fact that London has not responded to Rome's desire for an immediate application of the agree~ ment.
At the same time, Italy apparently does not wish to meet Great Britain" half-way by withdrawing an important number of Italian legionaries from Spain at' present.
Most observers expressed the opinion that the contrast between the official attitude towards London and Paris has a tactical aim of attempting to divide the two western democracies, although some official commentators denied this.—Havas. when he inspected the exhibits intended for the first German Art Exhibition a year ago he doubted for a ament the wisdom of opening the hall because numerous works had been inspired by conceptions of art best represented in the exhibition of degenerate art which was open at the same time, "I finally decided—stated Hitler—to draw a hard and fast line and to give German art the only əssible line of development, to compel it to adhere to the path of Ger-an life determined by the National Socialist revolution. A period of highest achievement in every field of human progress and of intellectual and physical advance of the nation ould no longer be represented fistically by barbaric creations of the stone age, by the most primitive colour blind experimenting dabblers and particularly incompetent imposters. length and beauty are the characterizing elements of the present period, clarity and logic determine its direction. Anyone who w to qualify as an artist in this century must devote himself to the present day since we in the 20th century have no place for Neanderthal artists or at least not in National Socialist Germany. We are glad if some democratic states open their progressive gates to these back ward striving elements because we are not vindictive by nature. Lei them live and work—but not in Ger-world and in this connection he defended the 19th century against the art critics of the early 20th cen-who were prone to belittle or lo its accomplishments. "A century which produced so many musicians, famous poets, peer-philosophers, outstanding architects and noteworthy sculptors and painters, stands far above the trashy period of dadaistic neis cubistic plaster of pi moulders and futuristic dabblers.
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