The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-12
Attend the Launching Next Month and
Personally Express His Majesty's
Feelings to the President.
LATTER's REPLY IN GERMAN
EVIDENCE THAT GERMANY Is SEEK
ING UNCLE SANS GOOD WILL.
Also Indications that Her Relations
with John Bull Are Becoming Less
Friendly Each Day.

BERLIN Jan. lL-EnpeTOr WI .
yacht HohenzoIlern will go to New York to
participate in the launching Of his Ma
jestys new yacht. Prince Henry of Prus-
sia also will be present at the ceremony as
the representative of Emperor William.
Emperor William has telegraphed as fol-
lows. in English, 10 President Roosevelt:
II am most gratifed by your kind permis-
sion for Miss ROOsevelts performing the
christening ceremony of my yacht Ii gives
me great pleasure To announce TO you that
L have ordered my yacht HohenZollern TO
cross over and be present at the ceremony.
My brother Admiral Prince Henry OF Prus-
STA. will appear as my representative ana
will be able to express to you once more my
sincere feelings and friendship for the
United States and their illqstrious head;
WILLIAM, L. X.
President Roosevelt replied as follows, in
German:
Your Majesty's intention to send over
your yacht HOhenzOllern 10 attend the
christening by my daughter of your new
yacht, Is the source OF great pleasure and
satisfaction to me. | can assure you
hearty welcome Tor your brother, Admiral
Prince Henry. to whom 1 shall personally
express my sincere feelings of esteem for
your Majesty, wei my best wishes for
the welfare Of the Germsa people;
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Hohenzollern was placed in dry dock
at Kiel to-day, to have her bottom scraped
and painted. She is under orders to be
will sail for New York Jan. %. accord
ing to present plans. arriving there about
Feb. 3. Prince Henry will sail early in
February on one of the North German
Lloyd steamers. He will be attended by
several officers Of high rank whose names
have not yet been announced. The date
of the launching of the Emperor's yacht,
II is understood. has been fixed for
Feb 2s.
The length of Prince Henrys stay in
the United States is undetermined. and
will depend in part upon the wishes of
President Roosevelt and the programme
for his entertainment. Prince Henry's visit
to America is regarded by the court as
another evidence of the Emperors desire
to win the good will Of the American peo-
pie and government for Germany. Dur
ing the past few weeks the Emperor has
shown Ambassador and Mrs White varl-
GUS marks OF his consideration and has
sent President Roosevelt personal letter
expressing his esteem. Later he requested
that the Presidents daughter might chris
ten his new yacht. He talked with Am
bassador White at the ambassadorial re-
ception on New Years day longer than
TO any OF the other guests. and now
sends his brother to attend the launch
ing.
The Associated Press is informed that
the Emperor. who has always liked every
thing American. deeply regretted the Ad-
rniral Won Diederich's incident at Manila,
and the intermittent bad feeling between
portions of both peoples. and is determined
II 1t lies in his power. to make Americans
feel the friendlines of Germany. His Maj
esty thought of sending Crown Prince
Frederick William to represent him at the
launching as a greater honor. but changed
his plan, thinking that Prince Henry, with
HIS better knowledge and more ample ex-
perIence of the world, would be likely TO
make a better impression. Prince Henry
learned the English language from his
mother and il comes 10 him so naturally
that sometimes he unconsciously drops
into IL in moments of abstraction He Is
not much Of a talker either privately or
publicly, but his manner is agreeable and
straightforward, and he is regarded as
knowing his profession extremely we'll for
a man OF his high rank
The Lokal Anzeiger will say tomorrow:
''The Emperor responded TO the friendI-
ness OF President Roosevelt in permitting
his daughter 10 ch-isten his Majesty's
yacht with a courtesy which gives to the
affair uncommon political significance. 1t
Is known that the Kaiser lays the greatest
stress on the maintenance OF good friendly
relations with the United States and let's
no occasion pass without showing this pub
hcly"
Referring TO the recent rumors that Ger
many intended an infringement OF the
Monroe doctrine. the paper continues:
Perhaps the Kaisers purpose. so dem
onstratively shown. to maintain the best
relations with the United States, will lay
those rumors forever Prince Henry's mis-
sion. perhaps is not limited to the imme-
diate object of the visit. and we hope IL will
have the desired effect in every direction.
and viii contribute TO the riveting OF the
bands binding the German and the Ameri-
can people"
The other principal morning papers.
while making "A feature Of the news. will
not publish editorials as the announce
ment Of the visit was received by them
at so late an hour
Whether by reason of President Roose-
velts especially cordial personal communi-
! cation 70 Emperor William. recently trans
! mitted unofficially. or because the United
States has shown more than passive good
will toward Germany in the Venezuelan
entanglement. the Foreign Office here
shows disposition TO forward any object
Iin which the United States is interested.
consequently. this is the moment for the
St. Louis exposition management TO tell
the German government what II desires
for the fair. Since last summer. when