The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-03

plause As the lire followed by Mr.
Gieseler is Of general interest, a. Morn
ing News secured q synopsis OF his adj
dress translated into English
1T is not so much the anniversary OF a
great military triumph, we are celeDrat-
ms to-day" Mr.. GieseIer said, but rather
the day on which the Indication OF Ger
many was finally and nrmly cemented.
through the blood shed 10y her sons in
standing shoulder TO shoulder and giving
battle 10 q common foe
This great event was not brought about
by the vision OF the leaders alone; some
OF its causes extend into a remote past.
In old tir1es tribal allegiance was the
predominant form Of patriotism amongst
the Germans. They were prominently
Franks, Sauhians. SaX0ns Thuringians
and SO forth. and hence their disunity and
political weakness. Sometimes, however,
under the leadership OF great men We see
temporary unity achieved, be il against
a foreign foe, be it for common works of
peace. Thus under Arminius, thus under
some of the great Saxon emperOrs and
thus under the great Saubian emperOrs.
The memory Of these brilliant epochs of
its history was treasured IN the peoples
heart; il became interviewer with the
tradition and folklore. and from IL grad
ually sprang the longing for unity.
After the terrible Thirty Years war,
which almost made desert of Germany,
the only common tie remaining TO the
people was its language; and during the
next century this alone kept awake the
feeling of kinship. Then came the glorious
deeds Of Frederic the Great. the brilliant
rise Of our language and literature I'M
der the leadership of Leasing, Schiller
and Goethe. and finally the great war of
1913. 1914, and lSlJ.
The hope for unity, which at that time
was universal. was once more doomed 20
disappointment. sim. the people held on
10 their dream and looked upon the pa
triouc poets. such as Arndt. INLAND,
Rueckert as prophets of the future. I'm
der the impulse Of the steadily growing
national idea the movement Of 1913 was at
tempted. Although it failed, Il very soon
became clear that ultimate success was a
question of time and Of leadership only.
And the leader, bold and great. finally
did appear. He was mistrusted at first
because his ways were not understood, his
final intentions not known; but soon he
became the acknowledged national hero
and on the day we celebrate to-day he saw
his great work finally crowned with sue
cess. Many thousands of dead from all
parts Of Germany, over which shone the
evening sun of the LIST of September, 1870,
on the field Of Sedan, were as many mute
witnesses of a fraternal unison that no
power on earth could part, and with the
dawn of the next day there rose the glo-
rious morning sun of the new German en-
pire. And, now, twenty-five years after
this eVeT-to- aforementioned day a great
wave Of enthusiasm sweeps through Ger
many, silencing party strife and dissen-
sion. And we who have found a new home
far from the land OF our fathers, are like
wise carried away by the feelings that fill
all German hearts to-day; we join in this
rejoicing and in their gratitude to all those
who were helpers on the great work.
Honor to the memory Of the great, vic
torious emperor and his helpers and adj
visers, honor to the memory of all the
countless thousands who gave their life for
their country and honor TO the greatest of
them all, to Prince Bismarck, whom a
kindly fate has yet spared and may spare
for long time TO come"
At the close of the address the band
played the German national anthem "The
Watch on the Rhine" This caused a
general feeling Of enthusiasm and when
some one began the words Of the hymn
II was generally Joined in by the Germans
present. While the anthem was being
played and sung large evergreen wreath
was twined around the base of the monu-
ment by the members of the Kriegerbund
composed of men who have served in the
German army. Wreaths We're also placed
upon the monument by the young lady
sponsors. This portion of the exercises
closed with the firing of a cannon. The
cannon was Off to one side, and very few
Of the crowd were aware of its presence,
hence the effect was somewhat startling
The crowd returned to the park where
the Gesangverein Frohsinn sang "Deutch-
land" and other songs in German, and the
band played instrumental music At night
the display of living pictures represent
ing events of the war, which was given
Sunday night, was repeated. There was
large crowd present at night, though not
as large as would have been the case
had II not been for the rain.
To-day will be a general picnic day at
the park with games of all kinds for the
amusement OF the ladies and children
and dancing in the pavilion.