The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-22
WHITE STANDS BY GERMANY.
Declares That Country's Attitude Tow
 nrd U. $. MRs Friendly.

Declares That Country's Attitude Tow
 ard U. S. Was Friendly.
 Berlin, Feb. 21.-Andrew D. White, the American ambassador here, presid- ing tonight at an assemblage of 300 Americans who celebrated Washing tons birthday at the Kaiserhof by a musical entertainment followed by supper and a dance, said in an address;
 "Sundry writers on this side of the Atlantic have been especially eloquent in denouncing the general hatred of : Germany and the Germans which they insist obtains in the United States. Much has been said of "Deutschen Hetze' German baiting), and this has been placed in such lurid light one would almost believe that on the ap- pearance of one of our German-Amerl- can fellow citizens upon the streets ot an American city the citizens of Amer ican birth were ready to cry havoc and let loose on him the dogs of war
 "It has been my duty for five years to read with considerable conscientious ness a number of the foremost Amerl- can newspapers, representing the dom inant thought in many parts of the United States, and I can most truthful ly say that l have failed to find the slightest trace of such "Deutschen Hetze" I did not discover anything like hatred or a prosecuting spirit to- ward the German American citizens on the continent Even if there were no other reasons the Americans are too busy and too good natured TOT an amusement of that kind.
 Ut has been insisted by more or less we'll meaning people in the Unlfed States that a dark cloud between the two countries really exists and that times of which ancient history speaks of especially during the Spanish war <. the German government was somehoW hostile to the United States or in some manner in which nobody seems able 10 give with precision the German govern ment did something which 1t ought not to have done and left undone some thing which it ought to have done. TO this answer has been made, if l may De allowed here to refer to 1t, by mysell as one competent to express oplnlon on the subject with the declaration that the conduct of the German government toward us during the Spanish war was excellent. The German government op- served strict neutrality and showed no unfriendly spirit. From first to last < it never made any suggestion or pfopo- sals that embarras ssed us in the sllght est degree. In fact, the conduct Of the German government was all that we [ could have desired it to be.
 Some self constituted guardians o1 the United States have insisted that II not the imperial government 1t was the honored and revered sovereign or the empire who spread this cloud over the relations of the two nations by promot- ing or if not by promoting, by Jolnlns league to intervene and stop the war
 "On this account various people nave really made themselves very unhappy Now. however, within fortnight, all this has been cleared away and 1t has been shown beyond a doubt that the reyered and beloved sovereign ot th's country refused to take part m any thing that could be construed as lnter- ference and refused in such manner as to show that he respected the mo- lives and appreciated the feelings oi the American government.
 srTo-night, even at this very moment other exhibitions of the good feeling < hetween the German and American governments are taking place. Thanks to wireless telegraphy, messages o1 hearty good will are flashing to anc from the KronprinZ Wilhelm Whlcf bears the honored representative of the emperor to our shores. These mes sages go to all parts of our country they also come from all parts ot oul country for the mission of our roya p,1est is clearly seen to be one of peace and kindness.
 "It is sometimes said by the gain savers. that missions and demonstra tiSfs like the one now beginning Il r1America accomplish nothing for tn reason that they settle no really i'm portant questions. An assertion llk this betrays a narrow view of publl affairs on the part of any person max ing it. It is doubtless true that sue demonstrations do not directly settl pending questions between nations pu 1t is none the less true that such dem onstrations, hearty and kindly an arousing a better feeling in both ma tions. are powerful in creating an at n1osphere in which the pending ques lions are more easily settled.
 "We have every reason then, th1 evening, to rejoice al the restored reig of good will. As to the clouds of myt and legend hanging over the relation of the two countries we have ever reason to hope that they have passe away. ertainly this eve of Washing tons birthday may well be celebrate joyfully.'