The age-herald., 1902-02-24
Captain vOn Mueller Explains the Much Discussed
 Dewey Incident
|'SAH HE WAS WRONG AND
 AP0LOGIzED ID AMERICAN
Gives Interesting History of Prince Who is at Heart a Sailor. Takes Pride in Hand
 ling Squadron.
Ew YORK. February 2s.-Prior

z EW YORK, February 2S.-Prior N to his dsparture departure from Germany 4nn. Prince Henry would not be interviewed. Captain Won Mueller. aide de camp to the German Emperor. who is authorized to speak not only for Prince Henry but in a measure to voice the Emperor's own views, said today to an Associated Press princes visit:
 When the President, upon the inquiry of the German Emperor, whether Miss Roosevelt would perform the ceremony of christening his American-built yacht, had given his consent in a most graceful manner. his majesty resolved to show his regard for the President by having him self represented by a prince of his house on the occasion of the launching In con- templating the courtesy the Emperor re- membered the pleasant relations between Prince Henry and Admiral Dewey ana Rear Admiral Evans, and also recalled that his brother on his return from China
 
 United States. Moreover. the Emperor was influenced by the fact that Prince Henry. whenever he was abroad. had all ways won the admiration and esteem of those with whom he was brought in con- tact, and had always succeeded in brinA- ing token of kindness based on mutual esteem in the international relations. r-1,t that actuated the Emperor as the choice of his brother as the representative on this pleasant occasion.
 Explains the Dewey incident.
 When Captain Von Mueller's attention was called to reports regarding the fric- tion which it was alleged had arisen be- tween Prince Henry and Admiral Dewey at a dinner by the former in Hong Kong, he laughingly replied:
 "Oh, well, good many versions of the incident, and all of them wrong, have been printed. I happened to be at that time the personal aide-de-camp to the prince The truth of the matter Is this, and speak authoritatively:
 "In the harbor of Hong Kong the prince had rendered dinner to the commanders of the vessels of the various nations In port. The prince in the order Of his toasts, drank his first one, next to that of the German emperor, to Great Britain and the second to Russia. while the United States was the last. The reason Great Britain was named in the first place was because the dinner happened in a harbor of British territory, the act ing governor of which was one of the guests. A week or so afterwards the prince was informed by the Germa an counsel, Herr on Loeper. that the rep resentatives of the United States, namely Admiral Dewey, was pained because the prince had not put the United States at the head of his toasts. as the international usages demands that the toasts shall be given in the order of seniority in com mission of the officers present. Dewey was, in fact, In that respect the senior among the guests The prince visited the flagship Olympia and frankly told Dewey that he had convinced himself that he was wrong and that Dewey was right and Dewey's reply was this: Well, sir. I thank you for your apology. I may say that I liked you before this, but after what you have told me just now I think like you better. and this is saying a great deal
 Prince True Sailor.
 Prince Henry" continued Captain Won Mueller, "is a sailor with all his heart and soul. He takes pride in maneuvering his ship and his squadron. Everything belonging to engineering has his especial interest.
 Of Prince Henry as a sailor and sea commander Captain Von Mueller said
 The prince entered the naval service in 1877 like any other cadet His first long trip was one around the world. made from 1878 to 1880 on board of the frigate Prince AdeIbert His trip in the capacity of a watch officer on board the Corvette Olga in the years of 1882 to 1884 brought him to the West Indies and South America In the summer of 1887. when he was 25 years of age, he acted for the first time as a commander, as he was made the chief of torpedo division, with which he eventu- ally sailed to England on the occasion of the jubilee of Queen Victoria Later he was placed in command consecutively of the royal yacht Hohenzollern, the cruiser Irene, so christened after his wife, the coast-armored ship Beowulff and the bat tleships Sachesen and Woerths.
 Promoted to Rear Admiral.
 when cOnndnueT O1 Ine ldSt-ndmeu ship in the fall of 1885, he was promoted to the rank of rear admiral, being at that time only 33 years of age. His comrades look upon his rapid promotion without envy, because they knew him worthy of 1t. In 1896 for the first time he hoisted his flag as cf ief of the second division of the home squadron. and fin 1897 his imperial brother ordered him to lead reinforce ments to the cruising squadron in Chi nese waters. After his return from China the prince was entitled to a longer furlough, but through the unexpected death of a senior admiral, he was obliged as early as the fall of 1900 to take an active command as chief of the first squadron. This is the heart of the German navy and the war high school. a second admiral serving un- der the chief. As chief of this squadron Prince Henry. after the last full maneu- vers was promoted to the rank of a full