120. To Our Readers

With the intention of continuing the "Magazin" in the spirit indicated by the outgoing editor in the above words of farewell, we are taking over the management of the magazine. We wish to offer the readers of the "Magazin" a picture of contemporary intellectual life in the broadest sense of the word. All significant phenomena in the fields of literature, art, science and social life will find their illumination in this journal. Contributions from poets and writers will reflect the artistic life of the present day.

Without favoring one-sided currents, we would like to serve the progressive development. We will always keep our columns open to new directions and aspirations. Dilettantism will never find a place in "Magazin"; but we will always endeavor to show full understanding for individual expressions if they are based on solid foundations.

We intend to run the magazine in the spirit of the living present, but no less in the spirit of genuine art and science. We would like to provide an organ for honest artistic creation and free, unreserved judgment.

We believe that the ground for our endeavors has been prepared in the best possible way by the excellent work of the previous editor and his staff. It is our fervent wish that the excellent relationship he has with his staff and readers will also be passed on to us. The "Magazin" was already a valuable magazine for us, as we were only friends and attentive readers. We now approach our task with all the more enthusiasm and good will, and with the best hopes for the future. The fact that the outgoing editor will continue to be a dear guest is a source of great pleasure to us and will also be welcomed with particular gratitude by our readers.

Our publisher, Mr. Erzil Felber, has been close to the one editor (Steiner) for years, both in business and as a friend. His excellent publishing work to date is particularly suitable for arousing the best expectations for the future of the paper.

Rudolf Steiner
Otto Erich Hartleben