New-York tribune., 1876-01-22
Tort INJord, Dakota rcr.. Jan. s, 1876.
AMERICANS ~ GERNANY.
THE MEETING AT BERLIN.


sIANDYRRRs OF 1hE UNIFIED STATES RHDJXED-
SUCCESS OF THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by
DR. THoMPsON-LETTKR FROM DIR. DoRNER-
GOOD RESULTS ,STICIPAIED
IFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TEIEUNE.l
BERLIN, Dec. 30.-Iho meeting of indignant
Americans has been held, aud the ISLANDERS OF some
Berlin journals have bocn bitinsy Tebdked. SachseS
AT saloon could not hold all who wished to be
present The call being addressed not only to the
Anne. leans in Berlin, but also TO all Germans who
wished publicly to protest against the misconduct OF
the papers in question, tbs audience was com
posed Of nearly as many OF the one a.
tie other Prof. Henry w. Haynes. formerly OF the
University of Vermont, and now engaged IN arch'e-
ologica studies in Europe, presided and performed
the duty with dignity and success Some persons
who had not been consulte in the arrangements for
tie meeting were troublesome. but The iirnness of
the chairman, supported b. the e,cat haioTiiy OF
the audience. kept the meeting IN orlcr throughout
DR.. j. r. Thompson. who the principal speaker
read an address, or protest, which he had prepared
1T tho request Of "a committee, and By their author
ity submitted to the meeting. lie gave. hy way oi
introduction, "A briof account OF the spontaneous
character of the meeting, AID read few letters
from Germans who were unable TO b. pre-ent. There
was one from the venerable DR.. Doucr, Professor
of Theology in tho University. This gentleman
was in America two years ago, at the
meeting of tho Evangelical Alliance. and
d li,orcd an address on Ills return which THE
TRIBUNE Published. Seeing America with open
eyes aud without prejudice he became one of her
best friends The doctors manly and noble letter
was vociforously appandod by the meeting. Dr.
Thompson also read cxtracts from private communi-
cations, one beng from n leading member Of tie
German Reichslag whose name would he In nIiiar to
the readers of The TsBUNE, and anoth,r from
Gentleman who bears i namo hOnOred 80 once IA Ger
nan theology and IN German diplomacy. Both
writer's spoke strongly of odr critics, ami h'ih w,ra
abe from personal knowledge to expose tAc iei0-
llucC Ol tL,ir statements.
The protest presented by tho committee was
very moderate and diguided paper II Wa, quite
devoid Of anything ike retort and rec.mi iation.
The two offending journals were not even mentioned
by name alth0ugh iTansatons of the niniablc aIti-
cles were read, for, Dr. Thompson justly re-
marked the Americans 60 Id not lower their dignity
BY yquauclng with two newspapers. The attacks oi
these ,hects were indeed the occasion but not the
OBJECT of the meeting. Nor tho meeting in any
sense an ind ynation meeting. From such demon
etI4tion the grcaerpHt Of tho American colony
have shruui, with gouuiRe disgust Tho disna-
ton which WAS certainly fell by those present indi-
yiduay was not displayed either Ia the address or
tho proceedings, aad rather sentiment Of reserve,
Of moderation, prevailed throughout.
One remark made by t,Io Empress and cited by
Dr. ThO,npsOn In his explanatory remarks made
sensation in the hall. and was loudly applaudod.
Whom ia tho presence OF Her 4laosty somebody, in
itaing the National /cihRg. attempted 10 charge
ThOmassen upon America, 8U noby replied; "Such
Il crime concerns humanity, but not natiOnatio,."
In the address too was incorporated long passage
from the admirable speech made by Carl Schurz at
~. az, IL.
last Summer. In the German portion-for il was
delivered ban in German and half in Englsh-the
OK Senator addressed hilnsef more particularly 10
that spirit Of detraction of America common in
Germany, to that mOnsirOus Pharisaism which II
of the worst elements in German character. Mr..
Schurz pleaded like pAilanthrOplst and a states
for the cultivation of good relations not only
between the Governments Of Germany and the
United States, but moro especially between tho poo
pie of both nations As the German press published
at the timo only garbled and incomplete versions
of the speech, there was pertineney and proprcty
in bringing it by this before the country To
cause the ISLANDERS Of German newspapers 10 be re-
futed by German. and German who by long ex-
porience knows whereof he speaks, was on the part
Of Dr. Thompson, proceeding as cloan as it was
effective
All the journals OF Berlin, as well as all tho Lon
local reporters all conteadcd for the manuscript and
announced that their respective sheets would publish
il entire. Thus it appears certain that it will obtain
at least publicity There is good reason TO believe that
tho eject upon thinking aud candid Germans will
be sautary The tone Of the address adopted by the
meeting is 50 far above that OF the articles which
unfortunately provoked 1t that Germans must credit
Americans with moderation and sef-rcstraint under
sense of injury. 1t is proposed to publish tho adj
dress together with report oi the proceedings
convenient pamphlet for distribution. If the plan
10 adopted the facts therein cannot fail 10 correct
many errors and to silence elanders which are now
curront in the German press In this particular case
the injustice has been confined 10 a few sheets. IL
was annoying TO hear Thomassen generally called
" the American for il has not been proved tnat lie
was an American at all, and tho evidence Is rather
Ia the contrary But Only fow journals saw iii To
miSreprcsent American society upon the snpposiuon
One daily here. the yokaseitn9, has published sew
eral articles In refutsti0a Of those vi lite cotem-
pOrafios.