The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-12

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LEIPSIC. July 4.-Tne principal Fourth
Of July celebration by Americans IN Ger
many was the banquet given hers This
evening, attended by various United states
consuls and prominent Americans resS-
dent in Germany.
Andrew D. White. the American am
hassador. na3s an important statement
regarding German-American relations IN
his speech IN response 10 the toast 10 the
president Of the United States After q
glowing tribute 10 the presidents IN gen
erai and 20 President Mckinney in par5ic-
ular, who he said. had labored faith
fully. conseientiously and tenaciously for
peace. but who. when war became .nevita-
bic. accepted the situation as a statesman
patriot" ne said:
II am aware that there is widespread
among the American people. especially
Americans who in the last few years have
passed some time in Germany. a deep
feeling OF regret even resentment, at what
they believe the injustice OF German popu-
lar feeling toward our country. Il Is said
by them that throughout Germany there
IS A Widespread. unrea soniug dislike. fire.
quently amounting 70 hatred, OF America
and Americans: that for some time past
there has been a determined effort 10
misrepresent and cry down not only every
thing done within our borders. but every
of the fact that Germans in America are
welcomed and respected deliberate at
tempts have been made 70 induce the Ger
man people 20 believe that there is
throughout the United States 'Deuisch-
enhetze'-in short, that the accusations
against us are constantly made. which
would he ludicrous if 4 were not that they
are provoking for generations to come an
era OF bitter feeling between the two ma
tons.
Il shall not take your time in refuting
such views as these but will simply say
| do not believe that the great, sound, sub
stantial body of the German people dis
like America. AS one who has had official
and other duties in this empire 81 various
times extending over forty years. believe
the feelings of the great majority OF
thinking German people are friendly, and
that this majority has the Wit Or instinct
to discern the reasons for any injustice
that may be done our country by indi-
viduals.
Il recall the days of our struggle against
slavery, when the great body OF Germans
was with Us. heart and soul. l recall the
days of civil war for maintaining the Ma
tiorral Union, when Germany was uni
versally in our favor. l recall the fact
that in those days of darkness and doubt,
when 80 many other nations INDUCED in
malignant prophecies and turned scorn-
fully away from us, Germany came for
ward and showed her faith in us ny large
ly advancing means toward the prosecu-
ton Of our war In this hour, then. in the
Germany which SO many of our country
men were beginning TO regard with aver
sion. the Germany I myself have known
during so many years, l declare my full
faith that whatever prejudices may affect
any Of the German people for a time, we
may confidently count on the final SUI
premacy among them of right, reason and
justice.
And I say more: Whatever may be
the conduct OF any who from any cause
are prejudiced agaist U.S. 1 feel bound TO
acknowledge the conduct of those i'll au-
thority-those who represent Germany to
our country and who have been all that
we could desire from the first during the
war, The German government recognized
at the outset our full rights as helllger-
ents. 1t has observed a full and strict
neutrality, and this neutrality has been
neither cold nor grudging. There has been
no request made by our government which
has not been met promptly and freely.
There have been occasiohs when, had
there been a wish on the part of the rulers
of Germany to check our career. delays
and evasons might have taken place; but
there have been neither delays nor eva
sons, and I may say that whoever else
stand the real import of the present strug-
pie and the questions bound up therein,
the German government understands those
questions and does justice 10 the motives
Of our countrymen. They know that cur
government and people desired peace
long a. peace was possible. They know
our motive in ordering on the war was
not to grasp new territory.
Whoever may forget or be careless of
the ties uniting the two nations, the Ger
man government recognizes them. 1t bears
in mind the great interests of commerce
between the two countries. IL recognizes
the fact that whatever increases the pros
perity of the United States increases the
demand for articles OF German manufac-
ture. 1t bears in mind that honorable
peace and cordial relations have existed
between the two nations for more than
a century-relations which began when
Frederick the Great was the first contl-
nentaf monarch. II recognizes American
independence. II recognizes the ties of
family binding millions in the United
States TO the land OF their fathers, and
here, In this ancient and honored univer-
sity town, I may mention another tie
which the real leaders OF Germany cannot
fatl 10 recognize.
While we acknowledge in Great Brit
ain the mother country OF the great ma
jority of our people, and while there has
been during the present struggle. as never
before in our history. q drawing together
of Great Britain and the United States,
We may we'll recognize in Germany an
other mother country. one with which our
own land should always remain in warm
est alliance For. from tho universities
and high institutions for advanced learn
ing in Germany. far more than those of
any other land have come and are COM
ing the influences which have shaped and
are shaping advanced education in the
United States
II do not believe these various forces,
uniting Germany and the United States,
can be easily disspated. The assurances
given our country by the German govern
ment forbid us for moment - entertain
the thought that there VIII hc anything
on the part OF Germany but fair. loyal
and straightforward treatment for our
nation: and in shis German policy II fair
n - and justice toward our cou1try rec
ognize the best guarantee for thai legiti-