St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-19
AND GERMANS LAY THE FOUN-
DATION FOR A MAGNIFI-
CENT
MONUMENT TO WILLIAM |.
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE MEMORABLE BAT
TIE OF GRAVELOTTE.
STIRRING WORDS FROM KAISER.
He ExhOrts His Soldiers to UphoId
the Nation Made Great by
Their Predecessorss

BERLIN, Aug. 49, There has
been splendid weather today, which
is the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the battle of Gravelotte, which had
so decisive an influence upon the
Franco-Prussian war. The anniver-
sary was signalized here by the lay
ing of the foundation stone of the
national monument to the late EN-
peror William L. by his grandson.
Emperor William II, in the pres
ence of many of the German SOW
ereigns and other dignitaries.
The proceedings opened at this
morning. The colors and standards
OF the various regiments, crowned
with oak leaves, were brought upon
the ground, richly decorated i'm
perial standard being displayed in
the center of the group. All the
houses in the neighborhood were
tastefully decorated, the windows
and balconies showing streams of
bunting and the route being crowded
with gaily attired spectators.
AT 9 o'clock flourish of trumpets
announced the arrival of Emperor
William who was received by Chan
cellor Won Hohenlohe. The emperor
deposited under the foundation stone
! OF the monument to his grandfather
| memorial document in which he re-
ferred to the enthusia site uprising of
the German nations under his grand
! father, Emperor William the Great,
who had restored to the German
nations their ardently desired unity,
and had succeeded in securing for
| the newly arisen empire it's proper
| weight in the system of states. The
| emperor. read aloud from the docu-
ment to be deposited in the founda-
ton stone as follows:
! The self-sacrificing accord of the
German princes, the wise counsel and
energetic support Of Won Bismarck, the
CONSUMMATE STRATEGY
and genius of Won Moltke, the ur-
equaled courage and ability of the
commanders of the army, and before
all, of Crown Prince Frederick Will
lam, the devoted fidelity of Field Mar
shall Won Room and the discipline of
the people rendered success certain.
of peace, the emperor was untiring to
his last breath in active furtherance
of the welfare Of the working classes.
The statue of William the Great should
form testimony of the inextinguish-
able gratitude of the princes and the
people of Germany
AT this point Count Won Lerch-
feldt, the Bavarian envoy plenipoten-
han
trowel, requesting that his majesty
would lay the foundation of a memor-
ial which would remind Germany of
the great period of her history and
which the entire nation desired to
erect to the founder OF it's unity and
greatness. After the emperor had
spread the cement on the stone, Baron
Won Buel-Berenberg, president of the
reichstag, gave his majesty a, mallet,
at the same time declaring that the
memorial would be a bronze mohu-
ment of the ineXtinguishable gratitude
of the nation. Emperor William then
tapped the stone thrice with the mall
let, saying:
I'm MEMORY OF THE FALLEN;
in recognition of the living, and for.
the emulation of future generations"
The imperial and royal personages
present, beginning with the Crown
Prince Frederick William and the
Grand Duke of Baden, then tapped
the stone in succession, while salute
of 101 guns was fiered and the bands
played. Supt. Gen. Faber delivered
short address, and after the benedic-
ton, the band played Nun Dankel
! ALE Gott." Chancellor Won Hohlen-
lohe proposed three cheers for the en-
peror, which were given with the
greatest enthusiasm. The troops pre-
sented arms and the bands played
Hell, dir Kaiser"
The whole ceremony was most brill
liant, and all who witnessed it were
deeply impressed. The surrounding
streets were thronged with persons
who had gathered to witness the cere-
mony. Among those present were
Count Herbert Won Bismarck and DIR.
Won Schweninger. In the evening the
emperor attended a banquet at Pots
dam, given by the First Brigade of
Foot Guards to celebrate the anniver-
sary of the war of 1870. Replying to
a toast to his health, the emperor
said:
with a full heart I thank YOU for
expression to the feelings of all com
rades here assembled The ground
where we now are is hallowed by his
toric memory. From this spot my
grandfather of blessed memory
dispatched the battalions of the
first regiment of the guards on
their march into the field, after ad-
dressing them with inspiring words.
Here it was that he assembled the
first regiment of the guards in order
to express on the occasion of the tenth
anniversary of his coronation his
thanks and acknowledgment for their
services during the war. I will he
brief, for today
FACT SPEAKS FOR US.
The great successes which the army
under the leadership of Emperor Will
lam, and more especially the Prussian
guards, achieved, derived their origin
from the precepts instilled into us by
the blessed emperor. What was it
that constituted the great strength of
the army? 1t was implicit submission
to the will of its supreme commander
Therefore, we ought constantly to re-
member the three virtues which he
described as the main pillars of the
army: Courage, honor and Implicit
obedience. Let us, with unremittins
efforts, maintain and strengthen these
qualities. Then will the army remain
such as the great emperor created it.
1t will then form a basis for the
peace of Europe and justify the saving
of Won Moltke: we are not only
strong enough to maintain the peaees
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