The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-18
WILHELM'S FINE GIFT
UPHUE TO EXECUTE THE STATUE
OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.
One of the Foremost S~cuIptors in Ger
many, Whose Work Was Exhib-
tied mt the Paris. show.
COMMENT OF NEWSPAPERS
ON THE EMPEROR's PRESENT TO
THE UNITED STATES.
Socialists Inclined to Disparage the
Gift-Crown Prince May Wis
it Washington.
COMMENT OF NEWSPAPERS
ON THE EMPEROR's PRESENT TO
THE UNITED STATES.

BERLIN. May 1L-Emperor Williams
court marshal has ~telegraphed to the CORE
%spondent of the Associated Press here as
follows: The statue of Frederick the
Great will be executed by his Majesty's
command by Professor Uphues after a
bronze statue standing in the park grounds
at Potsdam."
Professor Uphues is one of the foremost
sculptors of Germany. He carved the
statue of Frederick the Great In marble in
the Sieges Alice series. The expectation is
that when the statue is unveiled at Wash
ington a member of the Hohenzollern fam
lily will be present, possibly the crown
prince. Frederick William. The idea is
even mentioned that Emperor William him.
self might be In attendance. Any authori-
tative support of this suggestion has not
been given. however, to the reportorial in
quiry at Potsdam. Many members Of EN-
peror Williams suite learned of his pur-
pose only when the cable on the subject
to President Roosevelt was published.
Professor Uphues exhibited a bronze
statue Of Frederick the Great at the Paris
exposition. thereby winning a medal. The
statue for Washington will be a reproduc-
ton of the one shown in Paris. Another
copy STANDS at the Tree port Oh EInu6H.
The Vorwaerts (SocialiSt) is the only
paper inclined to ~disparage Emperor Will
liam's gift. 1t says that If Congress &C
cepts il King Frederick's will be the only
statue of a monarch at the republican capt.
tai, and dig up from the Memoirs of Fred
erick the Great, covering 1114 TO lbs, his
threat to levy cattle duty on the Hessian
soldiers passing through the Prussian do
main, because the men were sold like
animals to the British. King Frederick's
explanation of his motives is that 1t was
only a bit of revenge fer the malicious &C
ton of the London court regarding DantZic.
However, 1 do not want to go too far, for
experience taught me that one has enough
enemies in the world without light-hearted-
ly creating new ones"
King Frederck's grievance was that the
British were baking his annexation OF
DantZic
The Vorwaerts adds: king Frederick
permitted troops to cross PruSsian territory
a few months later, when the Bavarian
war of succession made good relations with
England desirable, and gave permission
for friendly expressions. IN the presence
of such practical politics, of course, the
American commissioners who had been try
ing to get frederick to interfere for the
prevention of the ~scandalous traffic in men,
withdrew from Berlin with longer faces
than Dom Paul from the German empire"
The Tageblatt, commenting on President
R~ooseVelt's decision not to submit the ac-
ceptance of the statue to Congress, praises
the Presidents tact in not exposing En-
peror William to the attacks of the anti
German minority, ever ready for hostile
demonstrations"