Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-12

emit. The dinner was given in the same
hall that was used twenty -one years
ago upon the occasion of similar dim
ner to Mr.. White.
Professor Harnack eulogized the spir-
1t Of Mr. Whites work on the conflict
OF science and theology and said the
Prussian Academy OF Sciences was
proud to number the author of this
book among its members. Scholars are
seldom diplomats, and diplomats are
seldom scholars, but you" said Pro-
fessor Harnack. .'stand on the list with
Wilhelm Won Humboldt, Niebuhr, Ban
croft and Waddington. The United
States, like Germany. has its face
turned toward the light"
While Mr.. White spoke in reply to
Count Won Posadowsky- Wehner and
Professor Harnack Professor Momm-
sen left his seat and stood at Mr..
Whites side, listening to every word he
said and nodding his head in approval.
Professor Mommsen, who is considered
the most eminent living German, pre-
scented an extraordinary figure with
his long white hair falling over an
old fashioned broad linen collar and
his bosom covered with decorations
from all countries.
Mr.. White said: "As look over this
assemblage, representing SO much that
gives strength and honor not only to
this city, but to the empire; as recall
the personal assurances which have
been made to me and the greetings
which have come to me during the past
week not only from Germans at home,
but from Germans beyond the seas, I
can only thank you ALL both those pres
ent and those absent. from the depth Of
my heart and assure you that so long
as my life shall last the remembrance
of these days will remain among my
most precious possessions. Y
Continuing, Mr.. White said that dur
ing the life and death struggle of the
American Union Germany was the one
nation which, throughout all classes
Of society, took the side Of the Union,
while everywhere else in Europe hos
tile feelings were expressed and malig-
nant prophecies were made. Germany
understood the deep meanings of the
contest and gave its aid through SYM
pathy with the Union. Therefore"
said Mr.. White, when some of my
fellow citizens endeavored to reproach
Germany with anti-American feeling
in the more recent military struggle in
which my country was engaged with
another power / reminded them that
this more recent estrangement was in
finitely outweighed by the fact that in
the struggle for our very existence
one nation, Germany, stood by us
through evil and good report
Mr.. White during the remainder of
his speech interpreted America to the
Germans and sought to give them
views of the United States which are
seldom expressed here. He said that
while the United States on super
fetal view appeared to be the most
materialistic of nations the people of
America were among those most pow
erfully sWayed by beliefs and ideals
of sentiment. In no country could the
action Of these two forces, apparently
so antagonistic, making on the one
side for the practical and on the other
for the ideal, be seen more vigorously
acting and reacting upon each other.
He traced the influence of ideals in
political struggles in the United States,
and said he knew no other country
where money was less worshiped as
money. Mr.. White alluded to the
gifts made in America during the last
year to colleges, libraries and UNIVERSE
ties, which, he said, amounted to $70,-
100000.