The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-03
CARL SCAURZ DINED
OCCASION WAS CELEBRATION OF
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE GER
MAN-AMERICAN STATESMAN
GROVER CLEVELAND ABSENT
Sends a Letter ReSrettinG His In
agility to Be Present and Prais-
Ing the Virtues of the Guest of
Honor Mr.. Schurz Makes Sig
nfficant Reference to Relations
Between America and Germany.

NEW YORK, March 2.-The seven
tieth anniversary of the birth of Carl
Schurz was celebrated today. Congrat-
ulatory letters and kilograms were re-
ceived in great numbers throughout the
day and close friends called to offer
their congratulations in person. A ca
blegram of greeting came from Prince
Herbert Bismarck. and from forty Of
the leading members of the German
reichstag, and similar dispatches were
received from various parts of Ger
many and from important cities the
United States over.
The general assembly of Missouri
sent congratulations. as did the cham
Der of commerce of the state of New
York, the committee on arrangements
for the Philadelphia Schurz memorial,
the Society of Political Economy of
Berlin. the survivors of the Twenty
sixth regiment, of Wisconsin; the
Standard club. of Chicago; the Techni-
cal High school. of Berlin. and the
military section of the German society.
of La Crosse Wis.
dinner complimentary to Mr.
Schurz was given tonight at Delmoni-
dinner was served in the large ball
room. at eight long tables, set at right
. angles to the speakers table. The wall
back of the speakers table was hung
with festoons of the American and Ger
man flags, and a blue banner with the
American eagle surmounting the words
THE United States of America" hung
directly back of Charles Francis
Adams, of Boston. the presiding officer.
The lids of the ice cream boxes showed
a raised bust of Mr. Schurz in cellu-
loid.
Among those at the main table on
either side of Mr. Adams were Mr.
Schurz, Levi P. Morton, James c. Car
ter, Seth Low, Edward NJ Shepard,
Charles S. Fairchild, Herbert Welch,
William: Luderg, William Slade and
Alexander Orr.
MIR. CLEVELAND'S LETTER.
Among those who sent lettegs or tele-
grams of regret were Grover Cleveland
and Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Cleveland
wrote:
Princeton, N. J.. Feb, IS, 1851 regret
exceedingly that l cannot promise myself the
pleasure of participating in the celebration
of Mr. Schurz's SEVENTEEN birthday l find
that an engagement, which l had hoped
might be postponed, will prevent my at
tendance.
My disappointment is measured by the ex-
treme qualification it would afford me to
contribute my testimony to the volume that
will be presented the occasion you have
arranged in grateful support of Mr. Schurzs S
usefulness and patriotic citizenship. His life
and career teach lessons that cannot be too
often and too impressively emphasized. They
Illustrate the grandeur Of disinterestedness
In public service and the nobility of fearless
advocacy of the things that are right and
just and safe
1t will be sad day for our country when in
the light of such example, our people re-
fuse to see the best craftsmanship in stead
fast adherence to conscience in storm as well
as in sunshine.
l believe that the most confident hope of
the permanency and continued benefcence OF
our free institutions rests upon the cultiya-
ton by those entrusted with public duty and
among the ranks of our countrymen of the
traits which have distinguished the man
whom you propose to honor
Grover Cleveland.
In his address Mr.. Schurz said:
ADDRESS BY sCHURZ.
L have doubtless sometimes committed
grave errors of observation or. of Judgment
but may affirm that in my long public activ-
lty have always sought to inform myself
about the things L had to deal with, and
that in my utterances on public interests l
have never said anything did not myself be-
lieve true. If this is the reason of your be-
ing here l am proud, very proud OF 1t. and
l may promise you that this shall be so to
the last, and in this respect, at least, you
will have fair chance of not becoming sorry
for the honor you are doing me tonight
AMERICA AND GERMANY
For nearly half a century 1 have felt my
self a thorough American. Under the Stars
and Stripes my children were born, am to
die, and they are to live. But my faithful
love for this republic does not forbid me to
look back upon the old fatherland with rev.
erential affection upon that great nation