New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
GERMAY-AMERICANs on THE RHINE.
SHOOTING CONTEST AT BINGEN-A SPEECH BY MR..
oTTENDORFER.


oTTENDORFER.
BISGrN- N-oy-THE- RHINE, July AT $50
O'Clock this morning the procession Of the Independent
New-York scleulzcn Bund started for Rochusourse to
begin the shooting contests. They were cordially
saluted on the wny on arriving Mt Rochusburge and
before beginning at the targets Captain Deh COM
andcr OF the Workers. ordered three salyos TO he
fred In honor Of the Emperor Of Germany the President
OF the United states and tie city OF Bingcn.
Al bnnouet given later Oswald Ottendorfer replied 10
tho toast: "The old Fatherland." 1t may seem
strange began BIZ. Ottendorier, =" That one OF the
American guests on German coil should be asked to
reply TO the toast the old fathernnd and the other
ctzens of the United states here assembled may appear
III nted 10 give IN apIreciable words, suitable express
on IN mi. sen,imeut Most OF us left many years ago.
our untye soil and some OF Us under circumstances
which are among the sajdest recoecons OF our youth
The speaker. then briefly dwe!t on the prosecutions
IN which those had subjected who had. perhaps I'M
praciicanly but inspired by patriotic Impulses. en-
deayored to assist bringing about the unity OF Ger
many failing IN which they had to emigrae. Notwith-
standing all this" continued Mr. Ottendur.er notwith
standing that In the Old country, and In circles which
shonM be and probably are, better informed our
adoped country being grudgDgly criticised; notwth-
standing that portion OF the prcss officially Inspired IL
seems IL showing inclination to create Jealousy
and hatred bet the several states from which the
participants OF this celebration are hains; notwith-
standnv all this contend. without fear OF contradc-
tion that nowhere the banks OF the Rhine
or the Eme the German atherand has more sincere or
more enthusiastic admirers than among tho American
ctlzeus OF German birth or German origin. What
ever declared the speaker We have achieved abroad
hos been essentially result Of the pecnlaritles OF
thr efman character the result OF honest nara Work
accomplished by German thoronghness ana GERMAN en-
The orator frankly acknowledged that the Germans In
Amrrca occasionally gathered the golden fruit without
ay NO due attention to the healthy growth NJ ne Tree
ELch brought forth such tempting fruit; That they
Killed the goose which LAID the golden eggs For these
errors hcy should however, not he Judged Too haispy
by their b hren homc for similar errors nave been
nade i'm the older States OF the European tontlhrnt
and Germany has qne recently been prevaied upon
Ia obtnin similar eNperm, nts. Tho deceptive ana
lusory success which. II IL claimed the young trans
atlantic republic has gained by Its bgh tan policy. IL
a. Mr. OieudOrier said earnestly To be hoped mat Ger.
many will be of the mre into which Will
d,,htlns.ly los drawn change In Its tam laws as
srecdily AZ the United states Will lie able To elect
change for the better In this respect ,
Iu1ylg I,amherger, member Of the German kcchstlg
who had been requested To reply tO the toast, Inc
rucd STATES" wrote from Maycncc expressing MS re-
ercr that owing to previous engagements, he Was I'M
ablc To attend ut would have been an honor ana
Measure to me-" he said In his letter. to gave express
sinn i'm my capacity member or tue kciclstlg from
me district of Bngrn, to the sentiments WHICH, III my
oniun every German should cherish not only ior
our cuuntryien who immigrated to the United states
but for the whole population and for the poty oi TIC
Union"