The Forrest City times., 1901-06-21
REGATTA ON LOWER fLB[. !.
Emperor William Attended and Spoke at the Closing Din-
 ner at Cuxhaven.
ON BOARD THE YACHT vIcToRIi-IUIsE.
He G1oried With His Comrades On the Water and Promised to Make the German Navy Adequate to the Maintenance of the German Pres tfge.

Cuxhaven, June 2C.-At the conclu- sion of the regatta. held Tuesday on the lower Elba, dinner was given on board the Hamburg-American yach. Victoria-Luise, at which Emperor William made a speech.
 His majesty, in reply to the bur- gomaster's toast, said: T express 10 all of you, comFs6es on the water, my delight that it has been granted me once more to participate with you in the races of the North German Re gatta club. His magnificence, in his brief, pithy speech, has just given us a picture of the progress made by our fatherland in the domain cf aquatic sport. My whole task in fr- cure will be to assure that the seeds now sown shall spring up in peace and security.
 Navy of the Future.
 Notwithstanding the fact that we, as yet, have not a navy such as we should have, we have won for our selves a place in the sunshine, and it will now be my task to take care this place remains in our undisputed possession, so that the suns rays may shed fruitful influence over our trade and intercourse abroad and industry and agriculture at home. and also on the yachting on our waters, for oIfrs future lies on the water. The moro Germans go on the water, whether in yacht races or on voyages across the ocean. or in the service of the Ger man naval flag. the better it is for us, for once the German has learned to keep an eye on the far horizon, the pettiness surrounding him in lis daily life disappears. If a man wants to get this broad and higher view. a Hanseatic tour is surely the most suitable fer him. We have drawn our conclusions from what Emperor Will jam the Great and the great man whose monument we have just un- yelled left us at their creation.
 The Emperor's Conclusions.
 Those conclusions consist in this that we start at the point at which the old Hansa has to leave off because 1t lacked the vivifying and protecting power of the empire. May it there fore now be the task of my house, in profound peace, to promote and pro- tect the trade and commerce for long years to come. 1 behold in the events of which China has been the scene. and of which the present return of the troops marks the close, guaran- tee that European peace is assured for long years to come, for the serv- Ice performed by the individual con- tingents have called forth an appre- eiation based on mutual esteem and comradeship, which can only con tribute to the maintenance of peace. l trust that profiting by this peace. our Hansa towns will flourish and that our new Hansa will mark out a path for winning and retaining new trade outlets. As the supreme head of the empire, 1 can only rejoice over every Hanseatic man who goes forth with far-seeing gaze, seeking new points where we can knock in nails on which to hang our armor"
 Emperor William concluded with a euiogy of the director-general of the amburg-Americaa line (Herr Albert Ballin), who had ''gone out as bold adventurer to make peaceful con quests whose fruits our grandchildren will reap