New-York tribune., 1895-08-26
A MERIC1N VETERANS or 10
A "FATHERLAND" RECEPTION IN SPITE
OF SMALL NUMBERS.
ALsAcEIoRRAINE IL GERMAN CONTROL. a
PEAcEMAKEE-C COUNT zGCHY TO ADDRESS

ALSACELORRAINE. IL GERMAN CONTROL.
PEAcEMAKEH-couNT zIcHY TO ADDRESS
THE CATHOLIC CONGRESS.
Berlin. Aug % -Ms,ca by the exagserations Of
the American newspapers. which represented that
about 900 German-Amercln veterans Of
the Franco Prussian War Of 1870 were coming here
to take part in the fetes commemorative Of that
conflict the German officials acting under the
orders OF the Kaiser prepared to give them re-
ccption which should be Of national character
The Emperor expected tha; about two regiments Of
these veterans would parade before him and would
have made a special occasion Of his reception OF
them Official information has since been received
however. which shows that the promised 1000 men
have dwindlcd down to about 2l0.
Although the oicia. and public reception of these
veterans will he of the most cordial character the
officials feel that their small number will not justify
a national demonstration IN their honor, and the
programme contemplated will in consequence be
VERY much modified. Nevertheless. al Germany
knows that the German American veterans repre-
sent an Immense OF the men who fought in
the war of 1870 that now in America. and Will
accord to each and all a splendid reception Ii is
proposed 10y the Berlin Guy authorities that the
Veterans shall fret parade before the United states
Embassy. mark OF recognition OF their trahsier
Of citizenship but final decision upon tnls question
has been reserved II me mean tme asS Deen
definitely arranged thai the veterans arriving at
Brcmc .haven shall be welcomed by me ioSaI hrls-
ger Vcrein. upon which occasion a festival march'
cspeca{ toh,1tr tlyc1 ~ as tbc men dsembsrk Cpon
the arrival Of Re veterans N Berlin, United States
Amla RuNNOn VIII deliver 70 tncHl Il SpetVH
i'm reply to an ADDRESS which VIII be presented TO
him b. the veterans. ,, 49,, l,
American veterans to yie him after their sisit to
prince bismarck. The veterans VIII log the guests
~ Tho Icius.c Central Nctcranen- Bund except when
nov are m Berlin. where both the Lepsc Bund
sni the American veterans VIII be the gGess OF the
Berlin Central Nctcranen-bund.
Since the celebration OF the various events Of the
war Of 1870 began nothing has so strengthened the
assurance of the German public that German COM
rnand OF the Reichslan1 Is a proper safeguard
against the recurrence OF war between Germany
and France the testimony given by the French
press in regard to the progress Of the change OF
feeling which has developed In Asace Able Guer-
ber who for years bitter opponent oil Ger
/ man absorption II the Rclchsand provinces says
We accept the accomplished facts with the re-
luctant conviction that II would do no good 10
nourish hopes of restoring the Reichsand 10 trahce
come what may France will be beaten ana possinly
extingushcd Germany Will assent to the
Abandonment Of inch Of the territory OF the
Rcchsiand.
The ce.ebration OF greeting the delegates to
the Catholic Congress which viii begin It's sessions
I'm Munich tomorrow, held In the Festival
Hall. city Brewery. In that city this evening. In
c'uled I'm the list OF speakers before the Congress
is Count Zichy. who Will speak upon the position
OF the Catholic Church In Hungary.
Ex-Chancc.lor Caprivi dned on Thursday with
Mrs William Walter Phelps widow OF the former