The sun., 1897-05-23
GERMANS DINE MR.. WHITE.
THE EhMBAssADoR TO aERMA.yr THE
GUEST OF THE LIEDERKRINS.
ne snys That the Now InstFuctions to Au-
bnsrndcrs Caution Thcm About speech-
making. ana Then Talks About Advnntn-
Eeous German Influences In This Country.


German American citizenship of New Yori
united In n banquet at Bodcrkranz Hall last
evening In honor OF Androw ID. White, the new
Ambassador TO Germany. Tho dinner was tho
result OF the work Of q committee consisting OF
Carl Schurz. DIR. A. jacob. Oswald ottcndor!cr
Gustav H. Schwab, f. W. Hollis. and Julius Hon
mann. The rcsplendcnt hall OF tho Liodorkranz
wns decorated with the colors OF tho two ma.
tions, and n number OF women wcro admitted TO
the gallery to overlook tho scene OF fcstivity
and hoar tho spccchmakng.
Seated with Carl Schurz, who acted as Chair
man of the dinner. and Mr. White ut tho speak
ers' table wero: Gustave Schwab. Isaac Selig.
man. H. Falcke. Richard Kataenmayer, Charles
A. Schicrcn, Julius Hoffman, Consul General
Fcigcl. Baron Won Thicmann. Frederick w.
Hollis. Graf Won Goetzcn, DIR. A. jacob, Rein
hard Sicdcnburg. F. Ritschl. and Jacob II. Schif.
Almost before tho diners had finished their
rcpast Mr.. schurz started tho flow Of soul and
good fellowship. In his preliminary remarks he
said that with reference to tho appointment of
the Minister to Germany. in this instance II was
q case OF tho Office seeking tho man and
finding the right man. This was q
cause for rejoicing. lie fclicltated himself
and the German-Americans upon tho fact that a
man like Mr.. White, educated In the German
universities, who had nidcd In trnnsplanting tho
spirit OF German education to this country, was
many. He would bc especially valuable at this
time, since ho was ablo to cope with the existing
differences between the countries which arose
out Of questions regarding the tariff
Mr.. Schurz. in some complimentary remarks,
introduced Mr.. White, who was received with
hearty Teutonic "Hochl hoch! hoch!" de-
liberate and sonorops. While the cheering was
going on the orchestra began the "Wacht
am Rhein. and the assemblage, having arisen,
united In IN singing It,
remarked that once he might have addressed
tho company in the language TO which so many
of years as n reason for making his address
now in English. The new instructions to United
rs to making speeches, he added facetiousiy,
were most strict. Ho hnd been surpris ID to see
the other day new chapter on the advantages
and desirabilty of reticencc in specch-naking
This possible reference to recent London
speeches and their effect at Washington evoked
agood deal of jolly laughter.
MR.. WHITES SPEECH.
After expressing his thanks to the company
for inviting him to meet them. Mr.. White said.
in Pn3st; IPnn .. A.. ,,s,o ., ,,,,. u.
knowledge Of Germany possessed by the average
American citizen, especially In the interior OF
American foy o; that period the newly arrived
Germans were puzzle and an anomaly. They
SsS drsn h9 9hS 5 ,sonTs
drank whiskey; they smoked ornamentcd. porcc-
lain pipes while others used plain clay: and they
spoke from their throats while other people
spoke through their noses. on sunday after
Moons after service they enjoyed, themselves
open. air and in the sunlight Of heaven H. evi. vt
IDENTITY unaffected by tho fact that the majority
Thought 1t duty, to nope solemnly within doors.
longing for Monday,
to the average American youth Of that period.
Iol halo OF romance S began to envelop these new
dents who had wandered to Germany; men like
Bancroft, Woo!sey. FELTON,. Motley, and Lowell;
1G Mhes
German scenes ideas, and customs were
wreathed in song.
began to look with longing toward the land of
these newcomers. And so 1t was that with a
Of 1855 / found myself on the benches Of the
University Of Berlin In the political world it
was at his best, and Berlin itself was brilliant
centre. thoayh small city indeed compared
ITO those OF US who W Were % then settled for a
time in Germany. German litc was a revelation.
The nation was divided into many small States.
each with its own frontiers. each with its own
perp!cNrg than the other; each Stale with
various local ins'it utions, which were 10 the
AmfTSrns on Eat there was
Gernsn belief in well-ordered free lom; tho
ftss,;hi,y tns,;y gr9w.nE fath , in political truth and
vironment out OF which ere long was TO be de-
Velopci German unity. More than one OF u9thcn
vowed that on his return homo he would labor
to s?nd out more young Americans into this
ssinluletinR and ennob!in:, atmosphere. and that
he would endcnvor 10 transmit Something OF the
liberty. the spirit, and the methods of the Ger
man universities TO our own beloved country.
10 the influence thus exercised by American
students from those universities .hcn and since Is
due more than 70 nnything else. the vast change
can advanced education.
' may also be allowed to refer to my next
Viss. IL occupied u few mon hs during our civil
war. 1t had been thOCCht best hy n number of
R,tr1,ci ci men, ,h, .nd anong them the late Thur
deavornR to influence foreign thought in behalf
OF our repnplic; then struggling Tor ts existence
ties, then being negotinte'i abroad. My own
dusy in this respect fell rs London and af
nothing could be more bitleriy unjust t5 toward i
controlling affairs in Great Britain. % The He fact
that the struggle was really one betw.e en- liberty
newspapers, from the London Times down. were
full Of every f9-m OF cruel taunt and naughty in
Groached US Tor ioicratins the slavery ia ssa Which G
their ancestors had introduced now cheered on
- In GerInsny it wss otherwise. Germans
isscy rsTosnizsd rn the real questions at
I'm so @an eep or
omsnO 6ondagG In this c enyir9nmens our tsn29rary
most banesn 81
fnc4ces. and from first to last Germany stood
hrlnly by us.
My next visit occurred just Mt the close OF
tho short and brilliant war which established
the North German Confederation. German
ideas or unity, liberty: and organization had pro-
duced their fruit. A nation had arisen, and
finally II fell to my lot to represent our country
at the scat OF that nation nttcr 1t had gone
through yet another war and had become great
empire. l shall eve: regard 1t Gs one OF tho
blessings OF my life that this official
stay of nino occurred during that heroic
period: II was the golden period OF the En-
peror William l.. under whose wise and thought-
ful policy the vast trlumphs OF the empire had
been gained; AMI of his son. afterward known as
tho Emperor Frederick. n man who combined in
himself MI the pergonal qualities which one
could imagine in n perfect ruler-pcrhaps tho
Marcus Aurelius.
The system OF technical schools developed
throughout Germany during tho past forty years
is one OF tho main causes OF that amazing
growth OF German industries which Is beginning
10 excite the admiration, and indeed, the envy
OF tho whole world, In this, too. she has sot us
nm Example. The German AGRICULTURAL schools
and experimental stations have largely served
az our models. wish TO acknowledge here as