New-York tribune., 1902-03-09


OF philanthropy in land and toward the reaiiza
ton OF those plans to bring to bear the German
sverance and industry.
ling its end Your royal highness has left a last
ing impression among all the people with whom
sympathy and kindly greeting. We venture to ex-
Impression of your short presence among us Amer
leans, and 1 therefore request permission to pre-
City Of New-York with this album, which we hope
of the few days that you have spent in the United
States. The German Society Of the city Of New
NE a1d s RoPPg Eesn 20 s aef eDps o f qs
THE PRINCES GREETING.
When silence was secured Prince Henry arose.
and In clear voice that reached the uttermost
corners Of the vast ballroom, said:
Gentlemen and Mr.. schwab; A few days ago
allowed TO speak of my mission in this country
able link in the big chain Of fe5tzites which am
me- peo6 70 a IS e of e ehf eneg Wb
the people have. and have no doubt 1t is so then
majesty. my sovereign and Emperor, in regard 10
whieh he sent me as his representative has been
men, are well known. You know that the German
ports You inancialiy and knows very well that
your society, which to-day celebrates its l1Sth
the Old and the new World Win the sincere wish
for the & welfare Of your society I IeSpTess at the the
come which have received here
THE MAYOR INTRODUCED.
Mr.. schwab then introduced Mayor Low, de-
sclaring that all present were proud of the great
city of New-York, and of the who had
been placed at the head of the administration,
because they firmly believed that he would
realize ali they hoped for its future as a beau
tiful, well governed and orderly city. Mayor
Low got nearly as much applause as Prince
Henry. He said in substance:
heard but two tunes one is Yankee Doodle and
The ether is not danghter2 One On ii thing these
York and the other is not This reference to music
he was going TO the opera one evening, he said 10
his daughter You must interpret The libretto TO
terg When ] / was % lad heard ear a song called
that it was the tune to which Engiishmen sang
IS asa ss M th @ haze Te P9T 4 e e9rRsd ss thai thai
] shall dilate with the wrong emotion We all
Germany and America. Applause@ And 50 it is
that feel II appropriate 70 say 70 Prince Henry,
welcome back 10 the city Of New-York-" Gap
He has accomplished more in a fortnight Gaugh-
fSefl than any American has In lifetime, for ne
has become a citizen of more than a score Of
every one. and especially do / Congratulate the
honor itself in that way, and thus it is that feel
am appropriate when say TO his royal highness
It is not accident that his royal hghness
York, for everybody knows that this is the gate
of the American republic and that when stranger
public But New-York is also city whose outlet is
Europe to America and America iio 10 Europe Rpe
.plause) We all know that New-York reaches in
symPathies are as broad as humanity Itself but we
illustrate something finer vet and to do that it
be capable OF sacrifice for &. citizens in
indged snail we f Be justly pTond a0f of R
CARL scHURz's SPEECH
Carl Schurz. the next speaker, wss introduced
1o respond 10 the toast Of The Old Friendship
Between Germany and America" He
.greeted with less enthusiasm than the pre-
ceding speakers. and spoke as follows:
In a few months it will be fifty years since
slanded these shores and became American.
J may. therefore, by the way! afnrm that am
|gnuch older American than large majority of my
1S ades s0fs the tine q terrible cy war Which
soaked our land with frsternsi blood and put the
serious question. have, therefore. with my own
Immortal Lincoln, at the foot Of whose statue our
nFneey guest nas TsceHS a ~, lslG gown ms " wreath
seainst our NATIONAL government; when 9Th equal
she North fought against each other; when all the
seas hazed with our merchant ships set on fire by
9signs and lost battles: II seemed most doubtful
seading statesmen and the ruling social classes OF
some Countries predicted the permanent severance
cur government was compelled 20 turn 10 foreign
lanes sn oroer I 70 29Tro% srge parI OF me means
.stence; when, under the blows Of Ill fortune at
opinion IN some countries abroad, our credit had
desperate venture, and when We could expect aid
only from willingness TO help which was inspired
by extraordinary friendship and confidence 10 take
such risks
And where did we, aside from the natives of our
country. find that willingness help? In
greatest measure we found il in German sympathy
] am speaking. not merely Of the fact that the
German born citizens of this country an
tonishingly large percentage of their number into
the Union arTniss-a larger percentage, perhaps as
some say. than any other class OF our population
nor merely of the other fact that the Leading Ger
man government, the Prussian. observed a neu-
9raity decidedly friendly TO the Union but / wish
TO emphasize especially the important and charac-
Teristic fact that before ell other peoples OF the
world IL was the German peopie-the German pee-
-ple NOT nearly as rich then as now-the German
people who put their hands in their pockets, who IN
spite Of the threatening danger confidently intrust-
ed TO us their savings. and who thus poured un-
told millions into the treasury OF the hard pressed
Tnicn- This was German frtendship-friendship OF
The genuine sort. friendship in the time OF need
and danger.
And what has become of the goading and nag
s.ng attempts TO stir up i'll feeling here and there
escrfbipg TO the German Government designs 20
sntrude land gTs bber into the American sphere
and attributing 70 here a ruffianly itching 10
measure In combat the war fleets of the two
countries-as II such combat only a foot
ball game between college studentss Has not every
sensible person long ago dismissed these goad-
frgs as va aufee sba ~tran