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We haven't had a revolution!
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Just think of people's reaction!
To invite someone who...
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Hermann Eschke, sculptor,
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professor at the Berlin Academy of Art,
seen here in the foreground,
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has raised a petition amongst
the conservative members of the Verein,
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to force through
the immediate removal
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of Munch's "anarchistic smears."
:15:27
The conservative majority
is led by Anton von Werner,
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a painter of court and battle scenes
for the Kaiser.
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Von Werner, strongly attacked
by the liberals
:15:37
who refer to him as a
"boots and uniform" painter,
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urges the removal
of Munch's "Schmiererei".
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- This rubbish doesn't belong here.
- That's not what I think.
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In opposition to these conservatives,
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is a small caucus of liberal artists,
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amongst them Ludwig Knaus
who argue
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not so much for Munch's
freedom of expression,
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as against the social incorrectness
of the Berlin Academy
:16:16
for throwing out an invited guest.
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Amid reports
of anarchist activities in Paris
:16:27
and rising beer taxes in Bavaria,
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the German newspapers headline
the struggle taking place
:16:33
within the Verein.
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We must be united on objective grounds.
:16:45
That's nonsense! No!
:16:48
We'll withdraw from the Society
:16:51
if the exhibition is closed down.
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On the 11th November,
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a conservative bloc carry
the vote to close the exhibition,