The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-27
Encomiums For william.

land. whose friendly and gracious act has
prompted this festival. King and en-
DeTOr. he is powerful anG hOnOred, like
the president. because he stands for, and
20 the extent that he stands for the
great people whom he rules. and especial
" for the best that is IN them. Admired
and trusted. more every year he has been
on the throne than the year before. As
his people have come to repDse more
and more confidence in his purpose and
I'm mis- sagacity. he is now no vague. i'll
understood character. All know him as
highly trained. widely read. much traV-
cled. tuH of tastes and ideas ana actiVi-
ties huntsman, yachtsman, musician.
artist. writer. orator; and above all. still
with the glory and the potency of youth.
lie knows what be thinks. and he says
it-plain He knows what he wants. and
he goes for it-straight. If these are the
marks OF an emperor they are at any
rate not so different from some p~esi-
dental traits we know as to keep the
mist downright Of republicans from re-
speeding and heartily liking them. War
lord ne may be. but he has kept the
peace in Europe: while under his enlight
ened rule labor has been encouraged, art
and literature have been fOstered. morals
and religion have been protected, and
Germany at home and abroad on land
and by sea, grows steadily greater, year
by wear.
Her progress is regarded with no IN
friendly or jealous eyes from this side
the Atlantic. We have long since learned
Of others not as hIndering but as help
ing our own. Not even the strides %
German trade and the growth Of the Ger
man navy disturb us. Keep on expanding;
and above all trade more and more with
us and help us keep the doors of the
Orient ODen to the trade of the world!
Evolution of the Country.
Perhaps too we have became moro dis
posed as our duties increase, to find
70 n IN choosing n
eminent for ourselves and our Dependent
Cies. and in striving to conduct them
wisely. without insisting too persistently
on undertaking that WOrn also for others
or on meddliug with their choice. We
are even willing. sometimes. to admit
that lney may understand their own bust
ness almost a swell as We understand II.
At any rate we have passed the ra "
period of national history when different
forms Of government could hinder the
sympathy and regard the kindred peO-
ples. who possess largely the same per-
SOnal rights and liberties, maintain
friendly and noble rivalry in literature
art and science. cherish similar ideals
of human progress, and hold common
faith in God. the loving Father of all.
The racial instinct no longer stops at ma
tiOnai boundaries. 1t is not shut of by
the sea or eXtinguished by a change of
government: and let US never forget that
the racs which bears forward the banner
Of Germany today is kindred or the same
Dutch who first. peOpiod these shores.
Yet more-in the-very city where we are
met. we are surrOU nded by 3220Oo native
Germans. while others whose direct par
entage on both sides was German more
than double chat number. Nearly one
fifth of this whole metropolis of almost
3500,10O are either actually Germantown
or had Germsn-born fathers and mothers.
Nor does New York in this particular
stand alone.
Cities With German Population.
When your royal guest passed through
Cincinnati. he viii find in that town Of
$4,000 One-third. or to be more precise
10000. OF similar German origin: and In
Chicago nearly one-fifth, or to be more
precise again, $4,000. in a total population
of 100000.
1t is not for us to speak of the country
ne visits. But whatever the impression
IL may make now. as nations count age
Il Is still in its Youth-frOm which. please
God. l. is 70 develop into a prime worthy
to excite the pride OF the noble and kin
dred races from which 4, sprang- Speak
ing some years ago TO the chamber OF
commerce. | had the honor 10 say to that
choice audience that If God and nature
had ever marked three nations for per-
petuaI peace and friendship with each
Othes those three were Germany. Great
Britain and the United States The favor
With which the merchants of New York
fiten received that sentiment embOldenS
me to repeat it on this most significant
OCCASION and I'm this royal presence. Be
tween tie two nations first named that
peace has endured throughout history. As
To the third-since recent. occurrences are /
coaching that there are no longer secrets /
IN diplomacy take the liberty :, men
ton that. az a critical period, has i'm
perial majesty the German emperor. sent, ;
rough the distinguished medium of an
ambassador then the oldest in the dip
lomacy of the civilized world. a message
to one of our cOuutTy's Representative
abroad on an important matter of cur
vent business. beginning with the mem
orlhle phrase. There has been UnbTOke
peaCe. between the United States and
Gsrn any,. since the days OF Fredel lex
the Great and 7 sincerely trust it rpay
endure forever" In drinking his health
7 plejge the cordial concurrence of this
CITY and I think 7 may venture to add
of .nis whole country in that noble as.
pil ition.