New-York tribune., 1900-11-30
AMERICANS IN BERLIN CELEBRATE
AMBASSADOR WHITE TALKS OF THE GOOD
RELATIONS OF THIS COUNTRY
WITH GERMANY

Berlin Nov. 29-Nearly four hundred per-
sons attended the Thanksgiving Day banquet
OF the American colony in Berlin at the Kaiser
hof this evening. The company included Pro-
fessor Bisbee, of Dartmouth College. and
Professor Macmillan, of Princeton University.
and the following United States Consuls
Charles Barnes Of Cologne: Dr. II. Pitcairn. Of
Hamburg; J. c. Monaghan. Of Chemnitz, and
Frank w. Mahin, Of Reichenberg. Austria.
The hall was decorated with American and
German flags. A dispatch sent to Presi-
dent Mckinley congratulating him upon the
prosperity OF the country during the last twelve
months and during the banquet patriotic songs
were sung.
United States Ambassador White, who made
the principal speech. referred to the significance
OF the day. and gave number OF reasons why
all Americans should be thankful. He men
toned the unprecedented prosperity of the
country, and it's immense progress of late in
science literature and art dwelling particu
larly upon the increase Of facilities for stu
dents He said statistics showed that during
the last twelve months $600O0000 had been
donated for the promotion Of instruction in
the United States adding that American stu
dents should he thoroughly posted In the gen
eral principles of law and political economy, as
they would have very interesting problems
awaiting them for solution. Passing to con-
slider the relations between the United States
and Germany, which the Ambassador described
as excellent he remarked
While the United States Government is obedi-
ent to American tradition and has avoided all
entangling alliances, 1t has Co-operated with
foreign Powers, and is to-day cooperating ear
nestly and fully in the greatest effort ever made
for the advancement and protection or clVllza-
ton in the Far East From first to last, dur
ing the whole series of operations in China,
the most kindly feelings have prevailed between
the United States and Germany, and they stiil
prevail. In all the discussions which have taken
place between the two Powers regarding the
best method of restoring that peace which shall
be the beginning of a great era for China and
the world. each OF these two Powers has shown
itself not only anxious to do what is really the
best thing to be done but also perfectly friendly
and conciliatory. The unfriendly tone of many
German newspapers toward the United states is
due to misunderstanding of the policy ana pur-
poses Of America.
In any event the Americans are indebted 10
Germany for an opportunity to profit by the
splendid facilities for the study Of science and
in this country. While Great Britain IS
known and honored as our mother country, Ger
r1any, from intellectual point of view, Is be-
coming more and more our second mother coun-
try; and these Intellectual influences constitute
a vast force in the development of American
civilization
Mr. White concluded his address by proposing
cheers for President Mckinley and Emperor
William, which were heartily given, the orches-
ira playing Hail, Columbia!" and Watch on
the Rhine"
DR.. Harnack rector of the University OF Ber-
lin. was then introduced by Mr.. White, who pald
a fine tribute to his talents and said that MS
IDEAS were exercising a wide influence upon
American religious thought In the course OF
his remarks DR.. Harnack, after referring 70 the
international character of the University or ber
lin. owing to the presence among its students OF
hundreds Of foreigners, young men ana youHs
women, dwelt upon the number OF ties olnolIs
the two countries together. He reminded ms
hearers that blood thicker than water, ana
that the infusion of German blood had helped 10
shape the destiny of the United States. AFTER
dwelling strongly upon the fact that what was
good and new in the French Revolution orlgl-
mated among the founders OF democracy IN
America. he expressed a hope that the same
spirit would continue TO prevail
dance followed the banquet All day the
Stars and Stripes 1oated over the United states
Embassy the Consulate and other buildings
under American peryision.