The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-19
HENRYS RETURN.
Cordially Welcomed Home by
His Imperial Brother.

| amid all the pomp and circumstance
| with which the princes imperial broth
er has seen fit to mark the successful
ending of Prince Henry's American
/ mission.
| The same good fortune of freedom
/ from untoward incidents which char
| acterized the princes transatlantic
journey continued until the end, and
| the landing occurred during a period of
brilliant sunshine after an overcast
| day.
The neutrality-suspicious. steamer
| Deutschland from Cherbourg, having
on board the prince and his suite, was
| first sighted at half past in the after
noon. The German battleship Kaiser
| Wilhelm II steamed down the road
| stead to meet the Deutschland, and re-
| turned escorting the big liner. The
Deutschland tied up to the new stone
| quay and was the first ship to dock
| there.
Emperor William stood upon the
| quay, surrounded by high naval and
municipal authorities. AS representa-
| tive of the American embassy at Ber-
| lin, Commander William H. Behler,
| the naval attache to the embassy, stood
| at the emperOr'S side.
The quay was decorated with flags of
all the states of the empire, and the
| thousands of spectators who covered
| the roofs of the great warehouse and
the wide steps overlooking the scene,
cheered wildly as Prince Henry walked
down the gangway from the steamer.
Emperor William kissed his brother
upon both cheeks and shook hands
with the members of his suite, saying
a few cheerful sentences to each. In
the meantime the guns of the squadron
Saluted.
| Side by side, his majesty and Prince
Henry then passed down in front of the
marine guard, which stood at salute.
After this the marine guard passed in
review while the band of the imperial
yacht Hohenzollern played the national
anthem. The passengers the
Deutschland crowded to the steamers
rail and cheered heartily during the GER
emony. Some of the American passen-
gers waved little American flags, other
wise the stars and stripes We're not fly
ing.
After the inspection of the guard of
honor and the veterans and his party,
Prince Henry and his staff and Com
mander Behler boarded tender and
amid fresh SaluteS, music and cheering
proceeded to the battleShip Kaiser Will
helm II. Upon arriving there the crew
of that vessel manned their ship to re-
ceive the royal personages. The Kaiser
Wilhelm III weighed anchor at quarter
past seven and started toward Kiel,
through the canal.
A banquet was served on board the
warship.
Prince Henry says he was so tired
when he finally boarded the Deutsch-
land at New York that he slept almost
continuously for forty-eight hours, ex-
meals or to take short walks on the
bridge. He says he never worked so
hard in his life as when he was in the
United States; that he never changed
his uniform so many times a day or
faced a succession of situations requir-
ing such alertnesS and certain initia-
tive on his own part. There were sit
uations which could not be met with
merely formal behavior the mechani-
cal execution of a routine programme.
While converSing with members of
n fc sniff Prir ha q
many things in connection with his trip.
He has mentioned nothing more fire.
quently than that no single unpleasant
incident occurred in the United States.
Ideas, scenes and impressions were
crowded upon him too rapidly for
proper appreciation at the moment.
perhaps, but, as Prince Henry himself
said: I'VE have accumulated material
to think about for months to come"
When one of his party inquired what
had impressed him most, the prince
replied that the great, orderly and
cheerful crowds had been his most con-
tinuous impression and would probably
always be one of his most vivid i'm
pressions.
The prince said he saw crowds out
of doors and indoors-faces of men and
women, with here and there a powerful.
a beautiful, or a spiritual face. He said
his regret, if he dared to say he had
any, was that he could not know some
of those people better.
The reports that Prince Henry would
occupy a different position in Germany
in future and live at Berlin, instead of
continuing his active life, are I'M
founded. He will hoist his flag upon
his arrival at Kiel and will resume the
training of his squadron. The prince
will take a squadron to England next
June for the naval review upon the oc-
casion of the coronation of King Ed
ward.
AS the steamer drew near to Cuxhaven,
of the Associated Press in his cabin The
prince said:
you to America to say how deeply grateful
l am for the measureless kindness re-
fore 1 left. but 1 want to say again that
am grateful for the cordial and generous
dent Of the United states received i HT me.
Il met and talked with as many indi-
most of the people in crowds. and some
times only from the railroad car platform
take off my hat to them l wish to thank
all those thousands for the trouble they
The prince spoke with feeling.
81 . had no opportunity" he continued;
would like to have done
AS to the fatigue of the trip the prince
Il was often tired and had to be care
fgi what fs,it said both publicly and pr7
the Deutschland 1 would be ready to re-
other trip Ths one has o BEEN aTst so ou full on
pleasure and instruction. 1t is a good
face and form Your own impressions'
Concerning his speech at Philadelphia
Princes Henry said:
1T seemed proper I should make some
such utterance, for there are always some
Tndercurrents running that have to be
taken into account. What 1 said in my
Philadelphia speech was precisely the
truth. 1t has been thought that during
my talks with President Roosevelt and
his. ride with me alone l might have said
word two of political character. but
such not the case No political topic
was alluded either Side-,,
Prince Henry referred to President
Roosevelt'S attention and said he had not
received the presidents farewell telegram,
as he by that time at and only
saw the text of the message on his arrival
at Plymouth
The interest Emperor William takes in
Prince HenrN'S trim was. then mentioned. /