New-York tribune., 1902-02-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT.
NOT COUNTER DEMONSTRATION
AGAINST ENGLAND. BUT A PERSONAL
MANIFESTATION OF THE EN-
PERoR'S GOOD WILL
Berlin. January 23.

Prince HenryS visit TO the United states -
attracting less attention in Berlin than in Wash
ington. II is the less the German Emper-
or's personal enterprise. and that is all that Is
required to commend it to his subjects. The
time has gone by when he is suspected of hav-
ing eccentricities and vagares Of Judgment. The
Emperor is credited with being at once
many sided monarch, who knows a good deal
about great many things. and also a close OBJ
server of foreign affairs. with practical talent
for forecasting the trend OF German interests.
If he has suddenly decided that Prince Henrys
presence in the United States will do something
to promote good feeling between nations. his
judgment is accepted without reserve in Ger
many sagacious and indisputably right. His
motives are not analysed and undue stress
is laid upon the fact that timely demonstra-
tiOn of German good feeling may do something
to offset British concessions to the United States
and Lord Salisburys good offices during the
Spanish war. The Americans have wealth. re-
sources with cumulative potentiality. a mar
ket of immeasurabe value, and commanding in
luence in the world. II the German Emperor
has considered it expedient to go out of his way
to have yacht built and christened in America,
to make handsome gift to Harvard University.
and to send his brother with representative
staff from the court army and navy. his sub
jects are we'll satisfied that the game is worth
ths>candle. They know that he is a wise
eign, who does not act from the caprice OF the
moment but from deliberate, closely calculated
judgments of the welfare Of the German Empire.
The German Emperor has done everything in
his power to dignity the special embassy OF
German-Amercan goodwill He has placed at
| its head Prince Henry, man Of affairs, beloved
by the nation and hOnored for his virtues and
tact. Possibly the Emperor remembers how
deep an impression was made years ago by the
visit of the Grand Duke Alexis to the United
States. and how useful il was for a long period
in conciliating American opinion and creating
a permanent sentiment in favor of Russia. Ger
| tainly he cannot have anything but feeling OF
confidence that Prince Henry, with his grace
of manner and his fluent of English will be
persona grata in America With the Prince is
sent General Won Plessen. chief of the Emper-
or's military headquarters. a good soldier and
an official Of genuine force of character. The
German fleet is represented by Vice-Admiral
Won Tirpitz. Prussian Minister of State and I'M
periaI Secretary of State for the Navy; Vice
Admiral Baron Won Seckendorf, Hof Marschal
and Captain Won Mueller. of the Emperor's
Naval Cabinet. With these military and naval
officers are Commander Won Grumme, naval aid
to the Emperor; Lieutenant Commander
! Schwind and Lieutenant Egidy. aids TO
Prince Henry All the arrangements for the in
| formal mission have been completed this week,
| and the American Ambassador has been
| suited in detail respecting the journey and the
|
| with painstaking care. and the Emperor's desire
| TO pay the American people a graceful c0mpn-
| ment with becoming dignity has been strongly
emphasized.
The ruling passion of the day in Berlin is
Anglophobia, and hence there may be an un-
reasoning feeling among the masses that this
informal mission is counter demonstration de-
signed to remind Americans that England is not
the only power in Europe from whom favors
ha ad T,as
done much 10 restrain and nothing to encour-
age the rancorous hostility to England now pre-
vailing. and it is hardly credible that his benev-
olent offices in promoting good feeling with
| America have an ulterior motive disingenuOus
as that Of suggesting that "Codlins the friend.
| not Short" The EmperOr's relations with the
English royal house most friendly and inti-
mate; and Prince Henry after his return from
the United States will be the special representa-
tive of the German court at the coronation
German resentment on account of the Boer war
is bitter. but it will inevitably subside after the
/ close of hostiIities Whatever may be the rights
and wrongs Of the South African contest Ger
many and Great Britain are natural allies and
likely to remain account Of the en-
emies they have made. Germany is surrounded
by nations against whom she must ever remain
on guard. Russia and France are her natural
enemies and the northern kingdoms. Denmark,
Sweden and Norway. distrust her Austria
Hungary has not only been treacherous in the
past but her destiny after the death of her aged
Emperor is fraught with uncertainty; and Italy
Is weak and impoverished. Russia and France
are also Englands natural enemies as we'll IS
Germanys and Austria Hungary and Italy are
untrustworthy allies in a cold and unfriendly
continent. Natural affinity for each other as well
the antipathies of rival nations must in the
end bring England and Germany together in
friendly relations when the balefuI memories OF
the Boer forgotten and the marvels Of
regeneration and progress witnessed in Egypt
are repeated in South Africa. The German
Emperor is taking a survey far afeId into the
remote ranges of future diplomacy, while the
Anglophobists among his subjects are dispOrting
themselves without thought OF the morrow OF
of the inevitable trend of events.
While the German Emperor unless all signs
fail has not been planning with elaboration
and subtlety counter stroke for the canal con-
cessiOns neither has he been making reparation
for any lack of sympathy for the United States
during the campaign with SPAIN nor commit
ting himself to any pledges respecting tariff
policy non-i interference with American prin-
ciples in the Western Hemisphere. The German
Foreign Of1ce has never admitted that it was
in the wrong in adopting precautionary meas
ures after the naval battle of Manila; and there
is no evidence that any affront to the United
States has been contemplated on the western
continent. There are valid German claims
against Venezuela. and these may be enforced
by a naval demonstration against La Guayra
or some adjacent island port but ample pre-
cautions have been taken to secure in advance
the acquiescence OF the Washington govern
ment. and to provide in emergency for a