New-York tribune., 1901-04-25
THE EMPEROR AT BONN.
he MAKES A NOTABLE SpEFcu ro
THE STUDENTS.
MISTAKES AND GLORIEs OF THE GERMAN1c
PEoPLE-MATRIcULATI OF THE
CROWN PRINCE

Bonn, April A.-Emperor William and cro,-,
Prince Frederick William arrived here this morn
ing 10 attend the Crown Princes matricuIation ar
the university They drove to the schaumburg
fa4ace aiiiio the cheers OF the populace and the
ringing Of churchbes.
The matriculation ceremony took place at noon
Ihe auIa mann was filled with brilliant company
Of military officers. civil officers. university au-
thorities and clergymen. Emperor William and
the crown Frlnce stood at & table on which was
the roll Of the university and the princes card of
membership professor La Valette welcomed the
Emperor, and referred to the wears his majesty
spent at Bonn. and the brilliancy with which he
had fulfilled the bright hopes of which he had
given promise S a youth
The crown Prince entered his name on the reg
ister and the rector grasped his hand and greeted
him as me youngest member of the university. at
3 the same time expressing the wish that he like
his father, would unite serious studv with tne
buoyant spirits of youth
The rector concluded with calling for .Hochs''
for the Emperor. which were vigorously given
Al the grand commers given this evening in his
honoF emperor William spoke follows:
For you. my dear young comrades, it is need
less 10 Gwen upon the feelings that stir my heart
its students There unrolls before my minds eye
spIenald and glittering picture full of the sum
Of my stay here There was joy in life. JOY in
Ps elna Gq ana yopns and above @ all Joy In the
ing strength The wish that fills my heart at the
Students time may be granted my dear son as
once was nine And how could that well be other
toned the doings of buoyant youths It is as
Yet. may the Crown Prince find here memories of
his iqstrious great-grandfather. whose kindly eye
TONED; of his grandfather of the noble Prince Con-
queeniy woman who ever strove for peaceful and
friendly relations between her people and ours
so many other noble German friends who here
ponef e on he e0f Rhn and tere grow our 1hes
even the oId castles and the town SPEAK & OF T,e
Tnent. These must all influence the Crown Prince
and yourselves and when me goblet gagy inFts
fun Of that happy moment rejoice as neaLs ouoy Y
draw that JOY be pure as the golden sap of the
vine and deep and enduring as Father Rhne o,-
history rises before in tangible form You must
tn country from Aix-ia- -Chapeiie TO Mayence-that
fS. from Charlcmagne to Germanys time OF spen-
spiendor come TO naught? Because the old
pire was not founded upon strong natonal basis; SIS
permit the German nation 10 develop in the
spIendor had to fade and the existence Of the old
empire had to cease because II was hndered py lis
universalism from. crystallizing into nation and
it developed instead into number Of strong princi-
palities which furnished the groundwork for the
new structure of State These coming INTO mo con con-
hict with the Emperor and the empire, lnternaI @
wa5 aboye ~ e this phase OF development Of
the German people must be written the portenIoIus
-Propter invdiam-'
The princes envied the emperors their power as
they did Arninius in spite OF his victory Inc
nobility envied the towns which had be9ome rich
happy results and heavy misfortunes has our dear
beautiful Germany suffered-propter nyidiam? The
banks Of the Rhine can tell you something OF that
Then. turning TO 1.-The task that God gave Emperor
William to weld the nation together the Emperor
continued:
The empire now stands before you. May JOY and
grateful delight III you and may flrn ana many re-
The future awaits you and will need your strength
sided party tendencies. hut to foster the staohty
race by Gods grace has been permitted to bring
forth from Boniface and Walther Vondervogelweide
TO Goethe and Schiller. They have become ilgnt
and blessing to all mankind they worked "univer-
sal" and were nevertheless in themselves strictly
than ever. May you all strive to become such men
Bur how shall that be possible? Wh9 no SnaI Sa Rg5p p
has borne sins and washed them away. VINO
ed for s our o 4s and and a6Gr pan m @
moral earnestness. that your impulses may ever be
purer and your aims ever sublime Then you VIII be
against vanity and envy. Then you can sing and
auf dieser Welt (IVe Germans fear God, but
nothing else :he world. Then We shall endure in
close nv ewes in peace. If 1 see such generation
growing up and rallied around my son. then.
Germany above alb In this assurance cry Long
live the University of Bonn!"
The toast was drunk amid prolonged applause.
The kommers was attended by all the students Of
the university, by Prince Schaumourg the curator
and the rector Of the university and many other
prominent persons.
Herr Trendeburg, member OF the University
Rowing Club formally welcomed the Crown Prince
and drank his health. Responding, the Crown
Prince expressed his thanks. and said he could give
his word for 1t that the years spent at Bonn would
be happy ones. He concluded exclaiming 'Vivat,
crescat ct horeat die studentenschaft Bonns.
Thereupon the Emperor. amid loud and prolonged
he signal for the toast.