New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-27

to the din, playing For He's Jolly Good r..
low" It seemed a long time before Princ.
Henry was allowed to proceed, so loud ana
hearty was the cheering He bowed repeatAd1,.
in response to the greeting When h
began, rather hesitatingly. to read his speed
slowly. the enthusiasm Of the diners wax
changed into an immediate and attentive silence
Prince Henrys last sentence. Should You Ia
willing TO grasp profrered hand, you will nps
such one the other side of the Atlsnt;,
Ocean" was received with long and hearty
cheers.
DISPATCH SENT To THE EMPEROR
When :he Prince sat down and the ch..-,
and applause had ended. Melville e Stone r.as
The following cable dispatch. which he proposes
sending to Emperor William. asking if tbos,
present indorsed its spirit and contents:
To the German Emperor;
The editors of the daily newspapers 81 n,
United States, thousand in number a, =
banquet in honor of Your Ilustrious brothsr
send you cordial greetings and all good wishs,,
for q long and prosperous reign. We nail 1bs
presence of Prince Henry in this country "a a.
omen of even closer ties OF amity. and heartiI,-
reciprOcate all of the splendid and repesfsd
overtures of friendship you have been graciously
pleased to extend
A loud AYE" greeted Mr.. Stones suggestion
and the dispatch, spontaneously indorsed
was at sent to his majesty.
81. Clair Mckelway. Editor of The BROOKLYN
Daily Eagle" who was to speak on The Pres.
the Tie That Binds was because of illness
unable 10 be present.
MR.. SMITH THE NEXT SPEAKER.
Charles Emory Smith ex- Postmaster General
was next introduced. His references to thu
great debt which America owed to German
thought music. art and poetry were appreciated
as much by Prince Henry as by ali present Ha
said:
Twelve years ago IL was my fortune 10 sea tha
great Won Motke. still erect and commanding IN
his nineteth year. take the chair of the German
Reichstag and by the right of seniority. the Oldest
as we'll as the most famous there, call tha
assembling Parliament of the empire 70 order Co
ing out upon the street, the good fortune was
capped and crowned seeing the young Kaiser.
to whom vast responsibilities had fallen. moving
confidently and proudly amid the love and acclaim
Of his trusted and trustfuI people
Thus in a single hour the eye filled and the in
aginaton gIowed with the enkndling vision which
spanned the wonderful epic of triumphant ADVANCE
marked by the visible presence. on the one hand
Of the strong right arm Of the revered Kaiser who
had built up the empire. and. on the other. Of the
intrepid young Kaiser. still in the flush OF early
vigor self-reliant, courageous and masterfui. who
is carrying the empire forward 70 greater heights
Of grandeur and power, and who now graciously
sends his royal brother as the princely bearer Of
his goodwill and friendship to the heirs Of Saxon
blood across the sea
walked along the brilliant Inter den Linden.
There. az the end, is the Brandenburg gate.
with it's simple Dorc columns and its picturesque
Quadriga OF Victory. There in the centre is The
massive and imposing statue Of Frederick the
Great. There on the right is the palace from
whose windows the beloved Kaiser William the
First wont 10 look out on his faithful people
Just beyond Is the Grand Opera House home cr
music, and close by. the University. the Royal
library the SchlOsS the National Gallery and ths
Old and New Museums with their ample treasures
stately homes. all. OF literature, science and
And so. concentrated in this splendid and almost
unmatched group OF buildings. pictured in the
compass OF a single canvas. We have suggestion
OF what Germany Is doing for the humanties and
of what the world owes 20 Germany in all these
realms OF intellectual effort.
To attempt TO Indicate the measure Of this deb.
within the limits OF these few words would be
rash as Mime. de StaeIs Idea OF understanding