The New Age, February 18 1915

This post will be brief because I'm making good progress on my dissertation. Hopefully I'll be able to return to this one sometime, because there's a lot of good stuff.

Histoire D'Enfant by Augustus John, pg 429:

This issue contains two unwitting prophecies. Sorry if this is overly mystical, but again, I'm going to rush this one for the sake of my diss.

Ezra Pound is the subject of one prophecy: in a satire of Vorticism by one John Triboulet, this pre-vision of his incarceration in Pisa. The context is that Obadiah has become a "euphemiste," and is a fool compared to his interlocutor. But look, page 434, bottom right, Pisa! Or Pisa, interpreted by Obadiah, who is a fool, after all.

The second prophecy: the Lusitania is the subject of a false flag controversy. When worried about encountering Germans, the Lusitania flew an American flag, which was a legal move--but it made the Germans state that in the future they will target ships that they suspect are British, even when under neutral flags. The Lusitania creeps closer to its doom (420-21).

Max Jacob contributes aphorisms as "Extracts from Unpublished Volumes."

de Maeztu contributes an essay on "Marx and Wealth and Power."

Beatrice Hastings' "Impressions" continue her discussion of sculpture, reacting against Pound. Of particular interest is her critique of Pound's prose style.

There's a hilarious and comprehensive response to Austin Harrison's scurrilous anti-Semetic rant from last week's correspondence pages.

Correspondence in general is really good, but Austin Hertslet's letter about Pound, Lewis, and representation in painting might be useful for my work.

"Notes of the Week" is on British speculation against British interests--English capital is cornering the grain market in America, according to the editor, which is putting strain on the lower classes. Pretty nasty, if true.

All for now--apologies for the rush.