The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-04-17
PRINCE HENRY AND THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE.
Some Things That Must Fave I'M
pressed film Greatly During His
Visit to This Country.
Review of Reviews for April.

Review of Reviews for April.
Although cOsmopOlitanism is gain
ing steadily. every nationality has
characteristics that seem amusing,
or even ludicrOus, even when not serl-
OusIy Objectionable. to strangers from
any other land Whatsoever. Doubt
less Prince Henry and his sedate and
dig1ified suite saw good many
things that they will smile over when
they get home: and doubtless they
could not wholly fathom the unaffect-
ed kindness of the American dispO-
sitiOn. because there is nothing at all
like it in any other country. But
they are certainly Open-minded
enough to have perceived that they
We're treated with unallOyed hOspi-
tally. and received everywhere with
ii welcome that was spontaneous and
popular, even though quite careless
in some of its manifestations. What
nobody iii Germany or anywhere else
in Europe will ever come to under
stand i'll all this episode of laudatiOn
and lavish provision for a foreign
guest. is the absolute freedom on the
part OF the Government and people
OF the United States from the slight
est selfish thought OF advantage to
be gained for any interest in this
country, public or private, by making
fuss over a German prince.
BY far the most interesting and i'm
pOrtant phase of the whole affair was
the way i'll which it appealed to the
German-American element I'm it's
recognition of their Fat herland it was
also IL kindly and appreciative recog-
milton OF hem. and OF their immense
value as constituent element in our
modern American nationality Many
OF the little speeches addressed to the
Prince took the form Of tributes to
the sterling worth OF the German i'm
migrants i'll this country. and natur-
ally the millions OF Americans OF Ger
man birth or ancestry found this APP
probation pleasant. The result of
the arOusing OF the German-Amcrican
element has been to demonstrate the
more strikingly its fidelity to the
American flag and American institu-
tiOnS, and to verify our remark OF
last month. that ii all other elements
Oi our citizenship We're blOtted out.
the German element would carry on
our free Republican government re-
Sponsibly and faithfully. Perhaps
the most inspiring occasion of all
that the Prince witnessed was the
great dinner in his honor attended
by IL thousand Gerlnau-AmpriranS in
New York. who We're also celebrating
he one hundred and eighteenth ami
rersilrv OF the German Society in New
York. OF which Baron Won Steuben
was he first president On this Occa-
sion Carl ShlnZ whose was one of the
most daring young German rpyOlu-
tionists in 1913. and who came to
this country rs Il refugee, sat at the
right hand OF the Prince. and after
the dinner made Il most eloquent
speech on the old friendship between
Germany and the United States. 1t
might well have given HOhenzollern
some food for reflection and some
new semSe OF the dramatic POSSIBLE
ties OF modern history to find himself
i'll America entertained by the eXiles
OF Is, their SONS. and successors. and
to find these men among the most
hOnOred citizens and leaders of the
nation that is now the greatest con-
sentative force in the politics OF the
world