Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-02
VARIOTs DELEGATIONS RECEIVED.
Address from Studenfs-RcpIy
Thereto by the Prince.

Thereto by the Prince.
FRIEDRICHSRUHE.A April 1.-Pror to
a reception Of students by the ex-Chan-
cellor Prince Bismarck gave audience
to a delegation Of university professors.
headed by Rector Pfeder. He also re-
ceived delegation Of officers from the
Zedlitz Cuirassiers. of which the Prince
| IS colonel. a number OF representatives
OF the Senate at Hamburg and several
other Populations. The Prince briefly
| thanked each deputation for their con-
! CALCULATIONS.
The students. after twenty-five min
| utes' march from the station, reached
| the park at 1880 T.. NJ. They were head
| ed by Chief-Forester Lange and Profess
| sOrs Pfleguers and OtZen. The students
| took places In front OF the verandah.
The band Of the Fourth Guards played
| while the students were taking their po-
| sitions, and at 115 o'clock Prince Bis
| marck appeared on the veranda and was
| greeted with deafening cheers and the
| clashing of swords lie looked hale and
| hearty. He wore the undress uniform or
| the Cuirassers, with helmet, and stood
| upon skin rugs to keep the cold from his
| feet After the cheering had subsidized
| the students address to the Prince was
| read as fOllows
Upon this happy day. when all Ger
many is resounding with jubilee, II is
the sacred duty Of Germany's students
to present their homage 10 your High
ness With thankful hearts these stu
dents celebrate the anniversary of a man
who raised the Fatherland from long dis
union to the glorious height OF a united
and powerful empire. What was achieved
on the battlefield under the victorious
| banners OF our fathers has fallen to the
| present generation an unearned harvest.
| but the German youth hope to bravely
sustain and advance the work 10 which
| your Highness devoted a lifetime re-
plete with great results. To this we
| heartily pledge ourselves. May God be-
stow upon your Highness happiness and
| abundant blessings"
THE PRINCES SPEECH.
| Prince Bismarck replied: II have Just
| received from the rectors a recognition
| Of what has been done in the past. but
| of very much higher value is your WEI
| come. II Is a promise OF the future, and
| is OF greater worth for a man Of my age
| because the national feeling you evince
| is an evidence of the continuance OF my
work. II IS very satisfying to me to
| find n prospect that the German charac,
ter will remain steadfast to old princi-
Piles.
I'm politics 1t Is much easier 10 know
| what TO avoid than what TO do. Guild
ance as a policy in politics can be COM
| pared to the navigation OF a ship in un-
known seas. The principal aim Is to
reach a safe harbor. If IL IL reached
We ought to be thankful. One is never
| perfectly independent in guiding politics,
| but Is always more or less dependent
upon the decision OF others. Therefore.
II we have succeeded partly. we ought
TO thank God. and not complain because
We have not achieved what we hoped to.
Man proposes, but God disposss. Let us
foster and guard what we have secured,
and be thankful therefor.
I'VE mean 10 keep fast hold upon the
| German empire as IT Is. Germany was
powerful under the Carlovingans Losing
her position, 1t took nearly six hundred
| year to regain II. Political developments
| proceed as slowly as geologic formations.
so. the work Of leaders ought not to be
judged hastily The world will have to
! get sight Of the middle OF the next GEN.