Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-11
DAN HAVE so NAVAL STATION.

\ The object Of Prince Henry.s visit to
this country is still a matter Of specu-
latlon among those who believe that It's
ulterior motive must be- political
The san Francisco Can publishes a
statement from Berlin to the erect
that Germany desires a naval station
somewhere IN the western hemisphere
ana that the cordial demonstrations
that have just been held we're intended
to pave the way for the assent Of this
country to the acquisition
1t Ia hardly probable that such a
statement comes from an authori-
tatyo source at this time. but It is not
Impossible that some such hope Is en-
tertained II so. the sooner the German
government IL undecelyed In that mat
tnr the better. The United States Is
perfcc,y Eng to arrange the most
elaborate entertainment In honor of an
amIable visitor who comes as the rop-
resenlauye OF great country and a
great ruler The Americans are willing
to give bauQuets beatow diplomas and
make speeches, ana be as agreeable az
they can but they do not believe thlt
expressions Of friendship mean the rad
ical change Of a policy that is, and at.
ways was intended to be fair to all the
world The United States has no cns-
mics She does not need 70 buy by
special concessions the friendship Of
amy nation IN order to create a balance
Of power against possible cncroach-
ments The position Of the American
people Is wen expressed by senator
Burrows. who is quoted as follows
eve are very glad TO nave Prince
Henry como over and Visit us and we
have given him royal welcome, but
II he expects To snfak IN under the
Monroe tent We VIII soc him when he
attempts TO crawl under the canvas.
| have no Idea that Germany has any
Interior motives IN sending Prince
Henry over mere other than to cultivate
friendly relations and Improve h T.
commerce. II he hopes to secure on
permission 10 locate q cualing station
In South American waters as result
of the Princes visit, his trip 70 tn
United states VIII certainly prove a
failure
But II Is not necessary to look for
any ulteuor motive in the friendly
call AT the press banquet on the goth Of
February. Prince Henry made a formal
statement Az TO The object of his visit
lie said in part
"It viii interest you, know, 10 learn
something about the nature Of my mis-
sion 10 this country The facts are as
follows His majesty the emperor
has infinitely studied the recent anu
rapid development OF the United states.
and his majesty IL well aware OF ths
fact that yours Is o fast-noying nation.
His sending noe 90 This country may
therefore be looked upon ns an act OF
friendship and courtesy with the one
desire of promoting frlcndlier relations
between Germany and the United
States. Should sou De Wiling to grasp
the preferred hand, you VIII find such
one on the other side Of the Atlantic
ocean
That Is an official statement II Is
needless to look for hidden purposes,
To do 50 is to cnace, to some extent
the good impressions produced There
can be no hearty grasp of the prof
fered hand if suspicious are entertain
ed as to the motive. At present II IS
enough to mote that the royal visitor
spread about him an atmosphere OF
ecod viii, wherever he went This should
bring good results in the further re-
lations Of the two countries to one an
other IN all cases whore mutual inter-
csts can be advanced without the In
fringement Of the rights Of other ma
tons that also are the friends Of this
rapidly developing country