SUNDAY. MAY 13, 19233

THE MICHIGAN DAILY

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Htaines is a capable writer. He knows and cheap hash houses. The Sabs'
how and when to employ hio moottel- of te Snburnt West", according to'
teciive weapons-bunmour anut shE. the dicta of thee respectables, are
piity. Theophile ia a chaacter new mere splotches of printer's ink, ines'
to American fiction anti promises well out of jazz dancehitst anl the lingo
to make "Sky-Line Inn" a widely- of con ten, coupled with base at-
read book. Adanm and Aunt Julia ad tacks at the gets civmns
Daphne ae pesons equally likeable- the most heoic ideeds, and the nolest
sucely, as a writer in the New York emotions. They tell me these things
Times suggests, characters who sub-incspreetaltosvyfit
stantiate thte statement Ilac "one can:in cspewrsectaerthtneavrfin
not help observing that the maerias'o oi odad setta 'r
qt an excelent stage comedy are here.", Sandburg is not a poet.
r "Sky-Line tn" whie it is a distinct' But I too have lived in small town,
departure from the previous writings and am uspicious. I lcetlhemOi li-
bf Dir. Hamnes, is probably his best et- isht their objections, trying the while
fort. May we have more like it from to look solemn and attentive. 'Then
him! my turn cones. What, Ircsely, are
you sriving at? Are you tryiig lo
CARL SANDBURG get across an idea, or are you simply
(tontinued frcus Page ive) imakitg a racket becaise this man has
chatter of glorious patriotism ation- knocked sonic of your pet divinities
ers and fools, and te gives no saving Ythpalrwt-oDyure-
al honor, or najesty of the law, Ble y believe that the tenderloin is not
hands us ourselves just as le iInis s; poetic. Are you sure that the Loop
i we don't like it we isiay g o th.' is not a fit subject for art, or are you
devil witts our troibls; we iiay iist afraid to admit that the Loop, with
go to Cart Sandburg. ;its dirt, its murders, and its graft ac-
hutjus asthee ae save o~iertually exists? Do you object is Sand-
than those who wok is department bugsfe esn every-cay su-
stores aiid steel foiudries, so0 there ects, or do you merely cringe f rom.
are killing other thaii those iii Eur- tlie blowv le ains at your chuma-sare
ope. Saindburg is just as merciless-house gods?
to the one who heads a big corpea-' Fr fart Sndurg is an isol-tsnas-
tion as he is to the se who l'.ad cvr. Ilegsferlii'inr feeble, ioge-
a big empire. 'hel'atter le fights scovereitddities 'uit hammers them
y swith a club, making wounds lht aeint itepee.Ierset ete
shapeless, pulpy, aoil bleeuing. Tb"irsntolteupierc, lnereatecngs.neite
former he attacs swith a rapier, and pesntogt..u lits i
the wound is ideep, clean-ut, and pictures our modiert life in all its
mnarkbty only a ths streaki it ccel. dirt, its rookedness its savaiery,nit
Take 'Anina trst" as an exi' si:ii its hopressoness. snu he holds baiti
Cross ter hnds over lhr breat nihrfrpt o o et1 a
here--so. ai cqtarrel with the wortlt aidlhe figts
Straighten Ier legs a little itmire- Ita- tll, refusing t tae thi'eiut
no msatter linw hard he is ptuntdet.
And cal for a sagan to toe niyad lenay be clownel ttr a wchili, but
lako her home.alwavasle rctimes hak, easy ts fight
Her mother awill crcsmeunit1sosonic new crookedniess,ideed csoe
silt her sisterstnt) brotiers. newcunfotunittate sr shwtelivword
Bit all of the others gtsdosrn and soise new, resecialie wvhie-iashed
they are sate andtilss was tise' loresr:
only ong of the faciory girls wilt They lait haidsisnilltu
wasn't lutcy is making te itittits Aiti the fol illers hail a laugh
awhesIte fire broke. Andthle nektie arty swas ai g, it?
r- I is the asil ofGodaduitthe lac Coi.
ctfire escapes. Tey laithans osn huts snid le ws a
There are plenty of people still swho goner.
are always ositbleirtip-es ito at tatk They hammeiredthlmsto iees at
Sandbusrg its grounids oftia at s lio e stoodtiptlt
can quiote verveassid opinio livii't they bit imhusnduthIt saleiut
yard In sdefenice f their grcussni. There of the grave, by Goi,
still are those whotsitainlss that fret' Asiniig gain: Whr iteslthIat blodi
verse is not tpoety, anlitht sliii I= outs'frait?
nt art, and tlistsC(hiciaocri i i f
iovie shows ivsue of their speitt IVOMjS A\11 ltPSwC
aversios. cliii witht themI fhavntete unoae lct
quarrel; they knovw so iuchmosois (
about lierature. aidsio iimuichslss.iO~I uiesrutpsr r tsli'
about Sanidbusrg luan I that I Soldiiil yiiexetion ftoush sinalessiyia
'ass ety'isis e natacin"g theem.itst teOni:t t. -
coure. Ihintagu'i~ tsh st's was for tisame, Maldmise lScumian.
coure, do't greewit thm: itiacis e have narsly alit's a sr ec-
often thinksits Sanidbiuirg that te,! isisindti i ile ii'routiviise is
are deasd ronste neck ipsuitdc-x- founint men. o tit Whiitint ite
cessivel?' proudl of their lierarevso,,oerooikedt'i ut alt insae itsomisii
bit that opinioini will nver ps ith .'i tofeiinls'.a ate
thr rthei' opinins ut ti of fities art, taefemiiine eeptive.Asindsl'
tthm reofitctnuethessissnersrofesfitii' isisi
Dii ter isaiotsersuf t ttsiireaches its iapex is the clergymni.
re.In Sansdbuirg withiswhichs I sin ciuar- da ui' education is still tnder te i-
an. t talsatb mlieri tl ng 'luesse of te chusrcis audtis largely
and theereore, msaterial evierc cn femiinine. Iisory, classcs, geogra-
be brought against it. Its capitl ilyusatueatsan iteaur it
generally come fromssmall towsosr; hmteaisadltrtr pt
from the musltitdinous svillage hat' a certain point apeal to the fesinineI
go o uakecur th reidece iviuassoini. Comparatively little attempllt is
of every hlarge city. They' do 551 go' instt.ctoDid hestiyus pndshoui'
aboiuc in roughs sections of the towsn; ii.Se cs iulynsss is cs
laborers and departiment store rierl, aenuiinslahtutiste n
are far below tsam in station. 'lhey Iroit greatly by exerience, while cle
woman student awho is musical inteuds
live tia aold that it orsered, where only to ""take lessons" all the rest of
evrt ingajs s it used to h" e, and e her life. Therefore, the condition of
where afternoonis"eatorta musical colleges is nt te only thing
and gossip just as Sunday s "meant to be blamed for woman's inconspic-'
for" a day of rest and dressing upl.' uous existence in the musical world;
T'hey are qute certains sout causes ut also might we blame the Creator.
and purposes; they knowc what is rightb Charles Catoun.
and what is wrong, what is goosh, nit__ _
what s bad, what Is proper ansI what TONE PAINTING
is improper, and what a poetry soi,
what is soc poetry.T'hey judge,'ans- Cott'iutnuedlfromiPags l'au usis
burg by tese ready-umade, century odgigeit tvnwl
standards, ndt they are not Iseit. tl e sel to examuine the toruk f le
They complain that he is conmon-g.. cipsrcftiafocmai
place and crude; that his peopl~e are s'ira~ts c itiii
- ,.s a.It have isitedvithat ters' is

not members of dlecent society.,mu stand.lii
his sutjects are not those of the miov- rauei'iuii's, frimsuui n itchIralhetic ltlia
tes they go to see. They scoff at niWs('11iiiil i ueccli "As I .c
"CiaoPesgsamr udeo 1etoe eoe ~z~ t tockyards, elevated trains, and bier with the spirit iii the tissues. these
guzzlers. They say that "Isrolsusi- nmsre modteraute tuuss all se'em iitart'
era" is not a book, taut a-ruishts-heapi forgotten the respective unatioth ts
Of every-day').appeioigs and homely tired thenm, and arei wivritinug utsir
towns and people; that "Smuokce andmuctst cosmoolaun int charuter, mi usic
Steeh" in a jargon of fact, horror, slani- that msighut have comse fromuanysit? ld.
tier, crookedneuiss, msurdcer, fasmily rosss (Contintued sitP'ge ltigti


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