New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-29
A GERMAN MEMORIAL.
THE NATIONAL MONUMENT UNVEILED.

THE NATIONAL MONUMENT UNVEILED
THE CEREMONIES WITNESSED BY cRowDs-REcEf'
TIoN TO THs EMPEROR
Great crowds gathered at Niederwald, Ger
many, yesterday, to witness the unveiling OF
the National Monument which has been erected
as a memorial of the German victory of 1870
VI. The Emperor William was present and
EXPRESSED much satisfaction with the arrange
mepts. he was enthusiastically cheered by
the people as he passed through Weisbaden to
attend banquet at the royal castle. A couh-
ter demonstration was held in Paris at the
statue of StrasbOurg.
POPULAR CELEBRATION AT NIEDERWALD.
CASTLES AND VILLAGES nLUMINATED-THE EM-
PERoR AT TWO BANQUETs.
RrpEsuEIM Sept 2S.-The Germania Monument
was unveiled tosday at Nlederwad. In the pres
ence of grea, crowd of persons. who came from
ALI parts of the Emuire Besides the German
Princes, the Princesses. the Mayors OF Hamburg,
Bremen and Lubbock. and nearly every prominent
person connected with the military and civil gov
ernment were present. Each division OF the Ger
man army was represented About $4,000 members
of the Kreger Veren. 10000 members of various
singug g-societies and 5000 Turner's were in at
tendance. All the German SOvereigns and Princes
fnDieQ DeiOre lne tuo
proceeded in accordance with the programme. The
villages and castles along the Rhine were illumi-
mated last evening, and bonfres and blue lights
were burned on all the heights. The total cost of
the statue was over 200. 900 marks The lnscrlp-
ton upon it says: g. In memory of the unanimous
and victorious rising of the German People, and
the re-establishment of the German Empire-lS7O-
1872
Emperor William repeatedly expressed bis
thanks to the committee having charge of the fes-
tiya for their excellent arrangements upon the
occasion. Upon his return to this city be met Win
q hearty reception from the people, and at a pan
quet drank TO the prosperity OF the town.
SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.
The following is the text of the Emperor
Williams speech at the Niederwald unveiling
When Providence desires signify its will with re-
gard mighty events upon the earth 1t selects the me
countries and instruments to accomplish its purpose
The years 1870 and 1871 were time when
such purpose indicated. Our threatened
Germany in love for the Fatherand as one man
and princes at the mead stood In arms as the III
strument The Almighty conducted these after san
luinary conflicts from victory to victory and United
Germany takes its place the history OF the world
Millions Of hearts have raised their prayers to God and
given Him humble thanks, praising Him for esteem
ing us worthy OF accomplishing hls to VII Uet
give constant expression to this feeling
fore us was In the words spoken at the laying
of foundation stone, words which my late 1atheI
after liberation OF 1913 1919, bequeahed
an iron 10 pOsterity. dedicate this monument:
ITO the fallen memOral; to the living. an acknowl-
edgment; to coming generations, a source OF emuia-
ton. May GOd v0uchsafe It,"
On concluding hs address the Emperor unveiled
the monument. He tneD shook hands with each OF
the princes present.
WIEsBADEN, Sept. 2S.-The Emperor and suite
arrived here late this afternoon. lie passed
through the streets, which We're lined with great
cTcwds of people no greeted MIN with continual
cheering The Emperor went to the royal castle.
where a banquet in honor Of the occasion was given
in the evening.
COUNTER DEMONSTRATION IN PARIS.
PARIS, Sept. 2S.-As counter demonstration to
the unveiling of the statue of Germana on the
Rhine by tie Germans a crowd of Parisians assem-
bled this afternoon around the statue of Stras-
bourgn in the Place de la COncorde. and INDUCED
in patro TIC cries The demonstration passed OF
without any disorder.