The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-27

President, said in brief:
And now to the mighty chief of an
other land. whose friendly and gracious
act has promp.ed this festival! King
and Emperor and powerful as those
high titles imply. he is hOnOred among US,
like the President, because he stands for,
and to the full extent that he STANDS Tor
the great people whom he rules, and es-
pecially for the best that is in them.
Admired and trusted at home, every year
he has been on the throne more than the
year before, as his people have come to
repOse more and more confidence IN MS
purpose and in his sagacity, he is now no
vague Misunderstood character. All know
him as highly trained, widely read, much
Travelled, fun Of tastes and ideas and &C
%ttV1tles; huntsman, yachtsman, musician,
artist, writer, orator; and best of all. sun
with the glory and the potency of youth
he KNOWS what ne thinks, n ne says
it-plain. He knows what he wants, and
he goes for ft-straight. If these are the
marks OF an Emperor they are at any rate
not so different from some presidential
traits we know as to keep the most down.
right of Republicans from respecting and
heartily liking them. War lord he may be,
but he has kept the peace in Europe; while,
under his enlightened rule, labor has been
encouraged, art and literature have been
fostered,, morals and religion have been
protected, and Germany at home ana
abroad, on land and by sea, grows steadily
greater, year by year.
Her progress is regarded with no un-
friendly or jealous eyes from this side the
ANA0hAlN We ndNC lOAS SllCt lEdAl lCQ ~
consider the prosperity and happiness OF
others not as hindering but as helping our
own. Not even the strides Of German trade
and the growth of the German navy dis
turb US. Keep on expanding; and above all.
trade more and more with us, and help us
keep the doors of the Orient open to the
trade of the world
we have passed the raw period Of ma
tional history when different forms of
soyernment could hinder the sympathy
and regard of kindred peoples, who pos
CQCg largely the co ma pQrCnnal rights and
liberties, maintain a friendly and up
lifting rivalry in literature, philosophy, the
arts and sciences, cherish similar ideals
of human progress and hold a common
faith in God, the loving Father of all. The
racial instinct no longer stops at national
boundaries. 1t is not shut of by the sea or
eXtlngu1Shed by a change OF government.
And let us never forget hat the race which
bears forward the banner of Germany to-
day is kindred or the same in origin with
that or the EngllSh and the Dutch who nrSt
peopled these shores. Yet more-in the very
city where We are met, we are surrounded
by $4,000 native Germans, and IL you add
others whose direct parentage on both sides
was German, you more than double that
great number. Nearly one-fifth of this
whole metropolis Of almost three and a
half millions are either actually German
born or had German-born fathers and
mothers. Nor does New York in this partic-
ular stand alone. When your royal guest
passes through Cincinnati, he will find in
that town of 10000 one-third, or to be more
precise jO1 900, of similar German origin:
and in Chicago one-hfth. or TO be more
precise again, 6 $1,000. in a total population
of !, 100000"
HERMAN RIDDER's GREETING.
Herman Ridder followed Mr.. Reed, saying
in behalf of the Stats Zeitung:
''Other speakers more able than I will,
no doubt, have much to say of the bonds
that unite Germany and America, but l
want to draw attention at this time to the
friendship that has existed between your
land and our Republic, even from the time
of our birth as a nation. 1t will be re-
called that Frederick the Great was a
friend OF Washington, and that from his
staff there came to us in the hour Of
stress one whose name will ever be held
In grateful remembrance by the people OF
this country. He ii was, Baron Won Steu-
ben, who drilled the raw recruits and
farmer lads of the continental army, made
soldiers of them and made possible Wash
ington's great victory. He was beside
Washington in the closing days of that
great struggle at Yorktown, and shared
with the great commander the glory OF
the hour. Retiring from the army he cdme
TO this city of New York and enjoyed the
plauditS of those who owed him so much.
Thus early he was the first president of a
German-American society in New York.
ana from That day, sir, TO the present
time Germany has ever been the stead
fast friend of the United states. The
blood bond still survives! And it is but
natural, therefore, that we should well
come your Royal Highness tonight with
special affection. We greet you not alone
as a German prince, but also as one
bound to us by the ties of kinship. The
Saxon spirit mas played its part in Amer
lean national life as it has done with you
in giving renewed vigOr TO the great en-
pire from which you come. And that
strain in the American people, let US hope,
will bring our two great nations closer
together in the bonds of friendship in
the future. In this spirit, then, l ask
you. gentlemen, to rise, and, all standing,
TO dring to the health and long life of his
Royal Highness, Prince Henry of Prussia"
THE PRINCES RESPONSE.
Prince Henry was then introduced AS
he stood up the crowd burst into song,
'Hoch soil Err Leben, Ma Hoch!" After
that they sang For He's a Jolly Good Eel
low" Before beginning his set speech the
prince said: "This is the largest interview
L ever had He then said:
Mr.. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen-I am
fully aware of the fact that / am the
guest and in the presence of the representa-
tives of the press of the United States,
and i'm particular the guest of the New
York Stats Zeitung, both of which L wish
to thank for the kind invitation and re-
ception / have met with tonight.
Before entering into details L should
like all of you to understand that l con-
slider this meeting, though it may be looked
upon as official, as a private one, and that
it is my wish that none of you viii take
advantage Of What is said or spoken after
leaving this table.
Undoubtedly the press of our day is a
factor. if not a power, which may not be
neglected and which / should like to COM
pare with ever so many submarine mines
which blow up in many cases in the most
unexpected manner; but your own naval
history teaches US not to mind mines,
should they ever be in our way. The Ian
guage used on this memorable occasion
was stronger than i would venture to re-
produce here tonight. / need only men
ton the name of Farragut. Another COM
parisOn might be more TO your taste, gen
tlemen, and, in fact, more complimentary;
it is one which his Majesty the Emperor
used before l left. He said: You will
meet many members of the press, and L
wish you, therefore, to keep in mind that
the press men in the United States rank
almost with the generals in command
1t will interest you, l know, to learn some
thing about the nature OF my mission to
this country. The facts are as follows:
His Majesty the Emperor has infinitely
studied the recent and rapid development
of the United States, and his Majesty
is we'll aware of the fact that yours is
a ~fast-mOving Nation. His sending me
to this country may therefore be looked
upon as an act of friendship and courtesy,
relations between Germany and the United
States. Should you be willing 10 grasp
a proffered hand you will find such e one
on the other side of the Atlantic ocean"
A { the end of the speech the prince was
heartily apDlauded.
I'll SILVER-TONGUED EDITOR.
Mr.. Ridder at this point introduced
Charles Emory Smith, saying that Mr..
Smith had been a minister of state. a great
editor and is known as the silver-tongued
orator of the press of America Mr.. Smith
briefly reviewed what Germany had done