Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-24
WHITE PRAISES GERMANS.
Says Their Action During American
War With Spain Was Eminently


Proper.
Berlin. Feb. 22.-"It has been my
duty for five years to read, with con-
siderable conscientiousnesss, a number
of the foremost American newspapers
representing the dominant thought in
various parts of the union, and | can
most truthfully say that / have failed
to find the slightest trace of 'deutschen
hetze German baitins). i did not
discover anything like hatred or per-
scouting spirit toward the German
Amercinas on the continent. Even i.
there were no other reasons, the Amer
leans are too busy and too good-na-
tured for an amusement of that KIND.
Andrew ID. White, the American am
bassador here, last night made the
above statement before an assemb-
lage of 800 Americans who celebrated
Washington's birthday at the Kaiser
hof by a musical entertainment, fol-
lowed by a supper and dance.
Ambassador White presided at the
meeting and in the course of his adj
dress said:
"Sundry writer's on this side of the
Atlantic have been especially eloquent
lin denouncing the general hatred of
Germany and the Germans which they
insist obtains in the United States.
Much has been said of 'deutschen
hetze, and this has been placed in
such a lurid light that one would al
most believe that on the appearance
of one of our Cierman-American fell
| low citizens upon the streets of an
! American city the citizens of American
| birth were ready to cry havoc and let
| loose on him the dogs of war.
ION the other side. 1t has been in
sisted by more or less we'll meaning
people in the United States that dark
cloud between the two countries really
exists, and that in the times of which
| ancient history makes mention anc
especially during our Spanish war
the German government was some
what hostile to the United States OF
in some manner, which nobody seem:
to be able to give with precision, thu
German government did something
which it ought not to have done ant
left undone something which it ough
to have done. To this answer ha
been made, If j may be allowed here t
refer to it, by myself, as one com
petent to express opinion on the sub
ject, with the declaration that the con
duct of the German government to
ward us during the Spanish war wa
excellent.
THE German government observed
strict neutrality and showed no un
friendly spirit. From first to last 1
never made any suggestions or pro
posals that embarrassed us In tn
slightest degree. In fact, the conduc
of the German government was a
that we could desire it to be.
Tonight, even at this very momen
other exhibitions of the good feelin
between the German and America
governments are taking place. Thank
, to wireless telegraphy, messages c
hearty good will are flashing to an
: from the Kronprinz Wilhelm, whic
: bears the honored representative
, the empire to our shores. These mes
5 sages go to all parts Of our country
: they also come from all parts of GU
2 country, for the mission of our royt
: guest is clearly seen to be one of peac
and kindness.
t 1T Is sometimes said by the gain
savers that missions and demonstra
f tons like the one now beginning
: America accomplish iiothiASb AoA -
reason that they settle no really i'm
portant questions. An assertion lik
, this betrays a very narrow view
: public affairs on the part of any pei
son making it. 1t is doubtless trt
!, that such demonstrations do not d
. rectly settle pending questions b'
tween nations, but it Is none the lie!
. true that such demonstrations, heart
= and kindly and arousing better fee
:. ing in both nations, are powerful
;, creating an atmosphere In which II
;, pending questions are more easily Sc
tied.
I'VE have every reason. then. tn
evening to rejoice at this restored sic
of good will AS to the clouds
myth and legend hanging over the n
Ilations of the two countries, we hay
every reason to hope they have passe
AWAY. Certainly this eve of Wasf
ington's birthday may well be cell
q ,,rotaJ iovfully'