The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-09
nual dinner at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

tonight.
The Prince entered the small BAN
quet room of the hotel about $50
O'Clock, accompanied by the members
OF his suite in their uniforms. He
was received by President Gustav H.
Schwab of the society and a sub-com-
mittee consisting of Hubert ellis, Will
liam Klenke, Adolph Rathbath, Ralph
Trautman, E. M. Binghard, Julius A.
May r. Won der Emee and Edward
Penneche. He remained in the room
some time conversing with the forty
nVe members of the general committee
on reception, and entering into an ami
mated conversation with Carl Schurz.
The large banquet hall was beauti-
fully draped, over the guest table be-
ing two immense German and Amer
lean flags, around the German impe-
rial eagle, which was studded with
electric lights. All around the hall
were the names Of each state of the
Union. The table of honor was bur-
dened with American Beauty roses
and smilaX. The other tables were
literally provided with flowers, La
France roses being most conspicuous.
There were $50 guests in the banquet
hall when Prince Henry was escorted
in by Mr.. Schwab and the reception
committee. All arose and loudly APP
plauded the Prince.
There were approximately 1000
guests at the dinner. President
Schwab proposed a toast to the health
of the President of the United States.
which was drunk standing. He then
proposed the health of the German
Emperor, which called forth three
lusty "Hochs.''
Mr.. Schwab. then delivered brief
speech, after which he turned and
presented Prince Henry with a beau
tiful album on behalf of the German
society. He then proposed the health
of the Prince and called for a hearty
Long may he live" which was re-
sponded to with great warmth.
The Prince was then presented to the
diners. He wore the dress uniform of a
German admiral and spoke in German.
His address was very brief. He said
the reception he received tonight was
a new and additional proof of t he
friendliness and enthusiasm with which
he had been received and regarded in
every part of the United States he had
visited. He expressed his deep appre-
citation of the demonstration of friend
Illness and kind feeling. He declared
that he thought the German society
would do much towards extending and
improving the kindly sentiment.
Schurz Talks of Old Fables.
Carl Schurz was the next speaker,
and his address was loudly applauded.
He said, in part:
What has become of the goading
and nagging attempts to stir up i'll feel
ing here and there, assembling to the
German government designs to intrude
as a land grabber into the American
sphere, and attributing to us here a
ruffianly itching to measure in combat
no of 10 l.
tries--as if such combat were only a
foot ball game between college stu
dents? Likewise the well worn legend
of threatening anti American coali-
tion of the continental Powers OF Eu-
rope at the beginning of our Spanish
war--a coalition said to have been un-
der the leadship, or at least participa-
ted in by Germany, from which danger
some mysterious Providence had to
save us-has recently died a somewhat
inglorious death.
I'm fact, a serious breach of the
peace between the old friends, Ger
many and the United States, would be
thinkable only if, in spite of the utter
absence of any serious reason, one or
the other of the two Powers insisted
upon a war merely for wars sake.
And Is so nonstrous, so barbarous an
atrocity ever to be imagined?
NO a piedCA oA 'iaS PO''CO
these old friends would be not only a
folly, but a crime, and my confidence
in the intelligence, as well as the NOR
al spirit of the two nations, permits
me to say with the fullest assurance
such a crime is an impossibility."
Mr.. Schurz was followed by Presi-
dent Nicholas M. Butler of Columbia
University; Frederick w. Hollis and
Rudolph Kepplef.
At the close of dinner Prince Henry
retired to his apartments in the hotel.