The sun., 1900-10-17
OUR TIES WITH GERMANY.
oyDv,N DIPLOHATISI'S LETTER
yO GERuAN-iMERICiN

itsrrn spcck Won Strtnbrrg Sa'' tue Two va
lions Are Hound More tlo'cy man hN't
I'm SpIte of inu,gucs 10 WAX" Trouble Ne
,,,ocn Ibrp-A,cofd In Foreign Policy.
u.,.,,,.,.r,.y p.. 10 The German societie,
of,l..,,. el,ordt, celebrated the 2i7th ann
yer.ar, or the Gr-t landing In America ~ Their
,,,,tr,,,op Tho feature NJ the c LIBERATION
una the r,a4,rg VI the following letter from
Baron Srork von S'ernbofg. who was un'II
few. d1y. ag, Fir,t Secretary OF the Germany
TDbt.. DO Wellington. and who sails to-d1"
from Nov YORK for Calcutta, where he Is to he
Consul u-GcuorM fof German;
DEAR sir With sincere regret find my
.e'f co,prelled to advise YOU that. on account ~
order, which I have received from higher
au,hor.r.. must ciul ark for GERMANY on tho
10Th Of 'hi. month. Thif nccc'-itate~ my "i'h-
drawing my acceptance Of the invitation II
the German Central Nerc.n to be present at the
celebration Of the German Dn,. ! particularly
regret that cannot participate in this brilliant
festival. by reason of nol having been able TO
attend last year Then it va samoa which
"a led my Official dgtl". AVA, from hero
Great overt have occurred and have ia-sed
before our r,eg u'on a." stage Of the world
qlrc, that memorable evening in 1895 when |
had the ioy and the honor to be- iu our midst
for the last tn'".
Il sun vvdly recall TO my minds vision
Schev. Steuhen and other American heroes
In whose veins German blood now, and whose
powerful arm conquered the enemy who dared
to shake az the foundations of your new home
In picturesque groupings they stood before
our vision and Columbia and Gcrmania gave
the hand-cIasps Of friendship above their
heads crowned with laurel
"Iclnye. hear the noble words that N"rc ut
tered. IN which German truth, German strength
and Germ1n flltlivlIcS, were praised. ylr-
tues which have erected the now home Of tho
German uron such powerful foundation walls.
and which have assisted so greatly IN complct-
ing the structure
Hut II we look NJ these event, mentioned
above. vovil find that the ties which so closely
bound both # these world emI Ives have been
made, through la".u, rio-cr and more secure.
The : aui~u War las made the uitcd states
one II the most iON"rtW world empires, hut
II also chained il with now ties TO Germany
-'p'rc-dout Mckinley declared himself ready
to leave to Normany, ~ an evidence Of friend
the Iarujnc~. and the starry banner and the
black -W iItc-T"I CO.ur- Nuat a. uelghboTS IN
tn" Pacific ocean, symbols OF peace and prog
IGn torch of var glar"d forth the following
ear In samoa, End both sis'er nat ions w"re
bought &. the cory edge NJ wl-. pe-picauc
,.,..I, .ecd. arave-e roadv 10 harvest a bloody
rrurn. BU' IN" car and lust eve and sem" If
~ Trirr. whose duty II was 10 Investigate
prh me tho condition iu those unfortunate
i.llud.. uHi,hlv di-ocrn'd the true causes ut
to troubles. and soon b" and l. combined,
-..yN"edci IN IitrS tho veil which had been
,yo'.,u hv lvro'il-v, spite and i"aluuSy.
Instead of brin sing ON war between America
AT t,erml.,y samoa has brought closer to-
gctlar than ever to two nations Wherever
Won look uuup this world, everywhere the
Unitel Stlte- AMI Germany march at the head
not with the sword n hand but WITH TIE olive
branch Of uelce Has not the Paris ENpo-l-
ton given socndid te-t.wonv of this, But
also the dark powers that endeavorei 70 oh
-trlct the proCress of both countries with
les and ca0umn."S have been foilei in their
nef1rioIS designs \ rnln-American cable
now connects both lands, and few months
AGO tho arst greetings ulsSel between Pre-i-
dent Mckinley AMI Kaiser Wilhelm, carrying
words of mutua sincerity and friendship
And again, We Ar" i'ce IN face with ~ event
which has shaken the world in its deerest
foundations and We see the Powers side by side
again here We 1nd the United States and Ccr-
many hand in hand We're not Mr. Hay and
Count Won Bnow tho first far-s.eng statesmen
their policies 10 he world? And When we CON-
pare their words. do We not find that they are
almost IDENTICAL rs snd alSneTss 6 every t IusLl
going together of these two Powers in China
offer the best guarantee that the worlds peace
will remain secure, and that commerce will
In a few hours ] will take leave of WaShin ng-
ton and also of this. land. But wherever !
often be In the land in which have evp-fenced
80 much good and in which, especially among
people Of German descent. ! have found 50
many true friends
MY final wish Is that the Germans NAV con-
tinue TO flourish and n take new root and 70
give All ip their n.Ner townrd he growth %
This mighty Republic and the peace Of all
nations
This hrs been accomplished bv harmony.
i 4. "A 4 l.. H.
future who ore ! pray Won 70 tell oil veOIlc.
and friends of o lrRs German who have been
assembled tomorrow evening to celebrate
Gcrmauy's Day. 10 call out my words OF part
ing:
BE united. united. united.
Very respsctfuv
'STRRNBI re"