The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-11-10
On Behalf of His Majesty
Kaiser Wilhelm, Baron
HaddenhauSen Presents
Collection.
EVENT OF COLLEGE YEAR
Two Other Valuable Gifts
Announced, One in Rec
ignition of Courtesies EX-
tended Prince Henry.
special to The Washington Times.)


CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov I0-The
opening Of Harvard University's new
Germanic Museum. the elimination of
a long series OF efforts. is celebrated
TO-DAY as one of the most important
events of the college year The German
Emperor some time ago announced his
desire 10 present large collection, and
the eeremoniss today marked its official
acceptance.
Owing 20 the absence of Baron Speck
Won Sternburg. 1fcrlnan ambassador to
the United States, che presentation was
made by Baron Won dem Bussche Had
denhausen. charge d'anaires Of the en-
bassy at Washington He said.
President Eliot and Members of the
Faculty, Ladies. and Gentlemen:
THE absence Of my chief, the German
ambassador, which you all will certainly
regret as much as I do, has conferred
upon me the great honor to stand here
before you today and TO address you as
the representative Of his majesty the
German Emperor. and as conveyOr Of
a message from Germany TO the United
States of America
Ties of Common Origin.
1T is certainly not an accident that
this great country and my fatherland
are standing side by side IN the front
rank in All the important questions of
modern civilization and progress; that
both are displaying vitality and energy
to a particular degree. Germans and
the great bulk OF the American people
are closes linked together by ties Of
common origin. as the great majority
of the Inhabitants of this country have
Germanic. and a large part even Ger
man. blood in their veins. This accounts
for the well-known fact that Germans
coming TO TIE United States at once feel
themselves a. home and find it so easy
to join the ranks OF American citizen
ship. where they form. am proud TO
say. one OF the best elements.
but then there not only exists the
closest kinship of race between the two
countries that gave to his majesty the
Emperor sile right to say TO his guests
OF the American Navy at Kiel that
blood is thicsyer than water there is
also another relationship, which is in
tellectual and perhaps even more i'm
portant and deeper rooted than The one
first mentioned. German men Of science
have had, as you all know, no inconsid-
cradle part in influencing the inteIlec-
tual development Of the United States.
New Link in Chain.
4 need not mention any names; you
all know them. and you all know what
we owe them. especially on this day OF
the opening of the Germanic Museum.
which viii form. ] sincerely hope. a new
Ink in the chain that connects the
American aud German worlds OF
thought.
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Americans nave so much in common
in blood and in thought with the Ger
mans that the great men VINO have had
a paramount influence on our history
and culture ar so well known in this
country and have so many admirers
IN the United States. Let me only
mention the names OF Luther. who was
born on this 18th day OF November; Of
Frederick the Great. the first monarch
10 establish in his realm the principle
OF religious liberation. which is now
recognized in all progressing countries
OF the word, OF Goethe and Schiller.
whose immortal works and poems are
familiar TO Tiearly all Of you. And how
many among US TO-DAY are not admirers
OF the great Chancellor Bismarck. who
so powerfully helped his master TO build
UP the German Empire. an empire the
constitution OF which allows 70 its in
dividual states so large a part in the
legislation and administration Of the
country. and which has many anaIogies
with the Cons tuition which your an
cestors gave o-er a hundred years ago
10 this Requisite.
'TEs Greatest German"
4 was reading a few days ago an
article from the pen Of your late am
bassador 20 Germany. Andrew d. White
he knew the Iron Chancellor personally.
and ne declares him TO be the ereatest
G4rman since the time Of Luther. ana
the way in which ne speaks of him
shows clearly how much he admired
him. and the fact OF his being so
thoroughly German explains perhaps the
great liking which he entertained FOR
his kinslnen across the ocean. which
Andrew y. White attributes 70 him IN
Ms article. In Germany on the other
hand there exists lively interest In the
great men that founded this country,
ike Washingto and Franklin. who
laid down the siples OF freedom that
are still paramount In the United States
" hen ! polnrfd out before that Ger
man science had greatly Influenced th..
Intellectual development Of this country
! Wish 20 acknowledge that al the pres
ent time Germany IS receiving much in
return from the United States. In ever
increasing numbers. Germans OF every
grade Of social standing are crossing the
Atlantic To study the DEVELOPMENT Of
this progressive country. which Is work
ing like Germany for the benefit OF man
kind.
The Emperor's Gift.
But II II Is true that there is much
for Germany 20 learn in the United
States, Il is equally obvious on the other
hand that the foundations OF modern
civilization can only be studied from
written and other documents. dating
from past centuries. IA the possession Of
which Germany. among ali countries OF
Europe. Is particularly fortunate To
facilitate the study Of those documents
as they appear in all such monuments
which the Industry and the genius OF
past German generations have created.
the idea was conceived to build up on
this side OF the ocean a museum which
would enable the study OF the develop
ment OF German seulptural art from the
commencement q its existence
When his majesty, the German El1-
peror, who takes great interest In al