The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-14
A N0TABLE GATHERING.
Distinguished Guests and Interest
ing Speeches at Dinner TO Ambas-
sadOr White.

Berlin, November l1.-Members OF
the cabinet and Of the Rcichstag. scien-
lists, authors. journalists, financiers and
manufacturers, comprising as represent
tative an ~assemblage as Perrin has
seen in years, gave a dinner tonight at
the Kaiserhof. in honor If former Am
bassador Andrew d. White. Home Sec
rotary Posadowsky-Wehner presided.
Count Won Posadowsky-We elmer in
proposing the healths Of Emperor Will
liam and President Roosevelt, spoke of
the emperor's great admiration of the
magnificent development of the United
States, commended the Vigor With which
President Roosevelt mad conducted the
affairs of the nation after beng called
suddenly to their administration. and
praised Mr.. Whites unusually merito-
rious services to his country abroad.
Professor Harnack in his speech pro-
posing Mr.. Whites health said:
Representatives of every variety of
German public life are here, but We are
only a small portion Of those throughout
Germany who feel reverence for you.
We beg you to widen these walls to the
boundaries of the empire"
Continuing Professor Harnack eulo-
gized the spirit of Mr.. White S work on
the conflict of science and theology and
said the Prussian academy Of science
vas proud to number the author of this
book among it's members.
While Mr.. White spoke in reply. Pro-
fessor Mommsen left his seat and stood
at Mr.. Whites side. listening to every
word he said and nodding his hea in
approval. Professor Monmstn who is
considered the most eminent living Ger
men, presented an extraordinary figure
with his long white hair falling over an
old fashioned broad linen collar and his
bosom covered with decorations from
all countries. Mr.. White said that ur-
ing the life and death struggle of the
American union. Germany was the one
nation, which, throughout all classes of
society took the side Of the union, while
everywhere in Europe hostile feelings
were expressed and malignant prophe-
cies made. Therefore, said Mr..
White" when some CT my fellow citi-
Zens e~ndeavored to reproacl Germany
with anti-American feeling i'll the more
recent military struggle in which my
country was engaged with another pow
er. L reminded them that this more re-
cent eStrangement was Infinitely OUT
weighed by the fact that IN the struggle
for our very existence, n nation, Ger
many stood by US through evil and good
report.
Mr.. White, during the remainder of
his speech interpreted America to the
Germans n sought to give them
views of the United States which are
seldom expressed here. He said that
while the United States, on d superficial
view, appeared to be the most material
istic Of nations, the people Of America
were among those most powerfully by
way Of belief and ideals of sentiment.
In no country could the ection of these
two forces apparently so a~ntagonistic.
making on the one side for tho practical
and on the other for the ideal, be seen
more vigorously acting and reaZting
upon each other He traced the infu-
ence of deals in political struggles in
the United States. and Sai0 he knew
no other country where money was less
worshipped than IN America. Mr..
White alluded to the gifts made in
America during the last year to col
leges, libraries and universities which
he said amounted to seventy millions
of dollars.
Referring again to- the indebtedness
of the United States 70 Germany. Mr..
White said it was q curious fact that
while down to the middle OF the last
century the ideas controlling American
institutions of learning had been deriv-
ed almost entirely from Great Britain.
during the entire latter part of the CEN
fury the ideas and methods which per-
meated and ave substance TO Ameri-
can instruction in every field. whether
literature, science. theology, medicine,
or mechanical processes in the entire
range Of higher instruction. save in law
had come and are still coming from
Germany. 1T is a Significant fact that
in spite of the wonderful attractions of
English university life. hardly more
thar a handful of American students
are ever found at Oxfori or Cambridge,
while in German universities and special
schools, American students are found
nv the hundreds and even b. the thou-
sands. 1 need hardly point out the et-
feet OF this condition. said MIR. White.
Gin StrepptheDipp the relations bet waap