Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-27
COO BLESS HIM
AND UNITED STATES
Was Emperor Williams Toast to
Prest. Roosevelt,
DlNED BY OUR AMBASSADOR
Many Courtesies and Expressions Of
Friendship Exchanged-Company
Most Distinguished One,

Kiel Prussia, June 26-The dinner
given by United states Ambassador
Tower to the German emperor tonight
wat made the opportunity, both by
the emperor and the ambassador to
utter speeches Of political significance
Ambassador Tower said.
~ is with very great pleasure
that / have been permitted TO present
to you Rear Admiral Cotton and the
officers of the United states navy who
accompany him upon this visit TO Kiel
in response to your invitation. They
come here with their ships OF war upon
q mission OF peace. bringing with them
cordial sentiments Of friendship from
America to Germany ! am convinced,
sir. shat you and your people enter
tain the same sentiments in return
towards the president and people OF
the United States. Your interest IN
us has proven this on many menor-
able occasions, specially upon that OF
the visit OF his royal hIghness Prince
Henry. who was received throughout
the country with demonstrations OF
hearty and sincere welcome, and VINO,
whom he embarked. LETT behind him
the universal wish that he would visit
us again.
f YOU have also given proof Of these
Sentiments IN the present you made
OF magnificent casts to Harvard uni
Nersjty.
Mutual understanding between ma
TONS, as between individuals, Is best
attained by personal intercourse
AMI Il is a happy outcome OF an occa-
sion like this that friends strengthen
their friendship which In the case OF
two great powers like Germany and
the United States is o benefit 20 the
whole civilization, extension of COM
merce and the peace of the world.
The closer our acquaintance be-
comes the more we are sure TO dis
cover now near our paths lie TO each
other, how readily we may follow them
together and how much we have each
10 gnin by the maintenance Of har-
mony IN the future as well as In the
present and In the past America
wishes this, sir, with all sincerity,
There are hundreds Of thousands Of
people OF German birth or German ex-
traction living In the United States,
who look back from their new home
with feelings Of tender affection to-
ward their fatherland They ere
among the best Of our citizens.
"They bring with them habits OF
thrift and industry and high ideals OF
domcstlc life inherited from their an
cestors, and which have contributed
tc make America what II Is These
people viii rejoice, as I'VE all rejoice
at the incidents that are taking place
at kiei, and they, as all Americans,
will be happy az the INSURANCE we
derive from your presence here to-
night.
Speaking for the nation, | have the
honor TO convey TO you the cordial
greetings and hearty good wishes OF
the president and the people OF the
United States"
Mr.. Tower then proposed the health
OF the German emperor, the empress,
the crown prince and the members Of
the imperial family
THE EMPERoR's REPLY.
Emperor William. speaking in Eng
iish, made the following reply
In responding TO your excellency's
warm and sympathetic toast. OFFER a
cordial welcome TO the American
squadron, Admiral Cotton and his Of
ficers in the name OF the German peo-
pie, We look upon them as the bear