Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-04
PLEADS FOR FAIR PLAY.
Baron Won sternburg Speaks to the
Toast of GERMANY.

A dispatch from Hartford Conn, last
night says: Baron Speck Won Sternburg,
the ambassador of Germany to this coun-
try, was the principal guest this evening
at the annual banquet of the Hartford
Yacht Club at the Allyn House, and the
visitor received an enthusiastic greeting.
The baron responded to the toast The
German Nation and Its Emperor, the Mo-
blest Yachtsman of the World" Governor
Chamberlain and other state officers were
in attendance. The baron said, in part:
II thank you for the honor you have done
to my country my emperor and to his an
gust brother, Prince Henry. l also thank
you for the hearty welcome you have
given me.
You have just spoken of Germany as
your keen and able rival in commerce and
in industry. 1 am delighted to hear TINS.
1t is keen rivalry which produces srea.
men and great races, and which has given
the people of the United States ana Oh Het .
many so much in common. 49,
The days are no more when the oaI
harlan forged his blade to conquer ana 10
loot Now we find our armies ana navies
turned into great training schools, In winch
we teach our sons those qualltles Which,
they need more than ever, just as much
in the struggles OF peace as IN the stI
giles of war and without which CONNER
cial and industrial supremacy never can
he attained Above all, 1t Is the love OF
the sea and its dangers when preeus
yirile race the development OF winch your
institutions and ours, gentleheli' die WI
stantly fostering.
"Nohodv understood this better than the
German Emperor when he began to add a
powerful navy to his already powerful
army 1t was to you to whom ne iooheu
when he felt the need of craft Wh1cn
onlv Americas nautical genius was aple
TO create a craft to improve the skill oA
his crews and to spread the love OF the
sea among his people.
Your words of praise for the German
army and navy l heartily reciprocate. The
navy of the United States now commands
the admiration of the nations Its nghters
and writer's, it's material and the PERSONAL
ity and spirit of its crews, winch nave en-.
mia sized Americas position as a great
world power.
II hope that the relations between our
two great nations may grow closer ana
friendlier. We ask for what you asian ASK Isll
play and good will. Rivalry we need, riv-
airy we want But let us hope that IN
all our future commercial and industrial
contests the same love of fair play ara
justice may prevail, which SO iar mas cnal
scterized our dealings, and which has found
so strong an expression in the Keen con-
test between the yachtsman OF America
and the yachtsman Of Great Britain ior
the coveted trophy s she the toast Given in
honor of my emperor and of my country,
raise my glass to:
Republican America, a yirile nation,
great and strong on land and sea, whose
ranidly growing and powerful navy, like Its
gallant army, commands our admiration
and respect, nation at whose neaa s'ahuS
Governor Chamberlain. in responding to
the toast. 1.-The state of Connecticut wei
coined Baron Won Sternburg to Connecti-
cut and conferred upon him the freedom
of the state. ~,
Raron Won sternburg tomorrow will be
bonored with a reception and dinner by
the leading German-Amerfcans OF Hartford