New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-27
And letting thy set lips,
Freed from wra1h's pale eclipse,
The rosy edges of their smile lay bare.
What were our lives without thee?
What all our lives 20 save theeF

festival King and Emperor, ana powerful as
those high titles imply, he is hopored among us.
like the President. because he stands for, and
to the full extent he stands for the great
pie whom he rules, and specially for the best that
IS in them Admired and trusted at home. every
year he has been on tho throne more than the year
before. his people have come to repOSe moro and
more confidence in his purpose and in his saSacity,
he is vague. Misunderstood character. hold
ing himself aloof from the human thTong, and
yelled in the inaccessible mysteries Of place and
power. on the contrary, all know him as highly
trained widely read much travelled full Of tastes
and ideas and activities; huntsmau. yachtSman, all
round sportsman, musician. artist writer. orator;
and best of all. still with the glory and the potency
OF youth. He knows what he thinks. and he says
it-pain. lie knows what he wants, and he
goes for it--straight. II these are the marks
of Emperor they are at any rate not so dill
ferent from some Presidential traits We know as
to keep the most downright 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 literature and science have been
fostered, and religion have been protected,
and Germany at home and abroad. or land and by
sea. grows steadily greater. year by year
Her progress is regarded with unfriendly or
jealous eyes from this side the Atlantic. We
long since learned TO consider the prosperity and
happiness Of others not as hindering but as help
Ing Not even the strides of German trade
and the swift growth of the German navy disturb
t'''NN
and mere with us. and help us keen the doors OF
the Orient open the trade of the world
We have passed the period OF national his
tory when different forms of government could
hinder the sympathy and regard OF kindred peoples
who possess largely the same personal rights ana
liberties. maintain friendly and uplifting rivalry
in literature philosophy, the arts and sciences,
cherish similar ideals of human progress, and hold
n common faith i'm God. the loving Father Of all.
The racial instinct, in these days of physical. in
felIe nd longer
national boundaries II is not shut of by the sea or
extingushed by change OF allegiance And lei US
never forget that the which bears forward the
banner OF Germany to-day is kindred the in
origin with that of the English and Dutch who
first peopled these shores Yet more-in the very
city where met, We are surrounded by $4,000
native Germans, and II YOU add others whose direct
parentage on both sides was German. you more
than double that great number. Practically one-htth
of this whole metropolis of almost three and half
millions are either actually Germantown OF had
Ciernan-born fathers and mothers. Nor does New
York In this particular stand alone. When your
royal guest passes through Cincinnati he will find
in that town Of 49, 900 one-thrd. to be pre-
else 10000. of similar German origin; and in Chi
cago one-fth. TO be more precise again. $4,000.
IN a total population OF lI0oo0o. When he enters
St Louis he will find nearly one-third Of the popu-
lation German and in Milwaukee nearly One-half:
II is not for us to say more, In his presence OF
the country he visits. But whatever the impress
sion Il may make now. the fact should be remen
youth.-from which. please God, it is TO develop
into a prime that must excite the pride OF the
splendid and kindred races from which II spraug.
Speaking some years ago 10 the Chamber of COM
merce, had occasion to observe that II God and
nature had ever marked three nations for perpetual
peace and friendship with each other. those three
were Germany. Great Britain and the United States
The favor with which tho merchants Of New-1Orll
then received that sentiment embodens me to
peat II on this significant occasion and in this royal
preS he
peace has existed throughout history. As 10 the
third-since learning that there
longer secrets in diplomacy take the liberty TO
mention that. at a critical period. His Imperial
Majesty the German Emperor sent a message TO
one OF your countrys repreSentativ abroad on an
important matter Of current business beginning
with these memorable words, There has been I'M
broken friendship between the United States and
Germany. since the days Of Frederick the Great,
and sincerely trust II may endure forever" Cen
tIernen. in drinking His Majesty's health, l pledge
the cordial and earnest concurrence OF this city OF
my colleagues Of the American press here repre-
scented, and I think may venture add this
whole country in that noble aspiration.
MR.. RIDDER'S HEARTY WELCOME.
Herman Ridder. Of the New Yorker Stats
zeitung." postmaster. followed Mr. Reid Mr.
Ridder. representing he did the newspaper
which the prime mover OF the successful
dinner to the Prince. was received I'm the hearth
est manner. When he said that his royal high
ness had violated one of the most venerable
traditions Of the United States-the Monroe
Doctrine-by seizipg no one spot OF ground
but by capturing all he brought every
man TO his feet and the cheering was prolonged
Mr.. Riders speech. which was appIauded was
as follows:
When a few weeks ago We received the news that
your royal hishness coming to visit this
country. conceived the idea that YOU, sir aud
4 Df faiIN
states should be brought together on an occa-
sion like this II seemed 10 particularly fitting
that We, makers OF newspapers should assume TO
do honor to German prince. for II not one OF
your conference.-the immortal Gutenbers-who
discovered the art of printing?
An invitation was cabed 10 Berlin and gracious
ly accepted our royal guest has come to US So
heartily has he been welcomed by the American
people that although I should be the very last
man at this table 10 introduce political sub
Ject upon this occasion. | cannot forbear saying
frankly To your royal hghuess that you have
violated one OF the most venerable traditions OF
our country-the Monroe Doctrine-in a most sur
prising way. You representing the German En-
peror. have not seized upon any one spot of
ground: you have captured all and made us all
your own
II has seemed to us emnently proper that men Of
American birth and of German descent like Mr.
Uhl and myself should have been the means of
thus bringing together your royal highness and
the leaders of the most potent factor in American
4He' O'HeI Speakers more able than | will
doubt have much 10 say of the bonds that unite
Germany and AmsSea. but want to draw atten-
ion at this time to the friendship that has existed
between your land and our republic. even from the
time OF birth a nation
IT will he recalled that Frederick the Great was
a friend of Washington and that from his stan
there came TO us in the hoIr Of stress one whose
name Will ever be held in grateful remembrance by
the people of this country. He IT was. Baron Won
Steuben, who drilled the recruits and farmer
lads Of the Continental army. made soldiers Of