Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-27
kAISER'S RESPONSE
Ambassador Towers Dinner
 Attended by Emperor.
"GOD BLESS PRESIDENT AND STATEr"

Wilhelm, Replying to the Ministers
 Toast, Speaks of the Friendship
 of America and the Ger
 man Empire.
 KEEL, Prussia, June 27.-The dinner given by United States Ambassador Tower to the German emperor was made an opportunity both by the en- peror and the ambassador to utter speeches of political significance.
 Ambassador Tower said; Tt is with very great pleasure that I have been permitted to present to you Rear Ad- miral 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 a mission of peace, bringing with them cordial sentiments of friendship from America to Germany. I am convinced, sir, that you and your people entertain the same sentiments in return toward the presi- dent and people of the United States. Your interest in us has proved this on many memorable occasions, especially upon that visit of his royal highness Prince Henry, who was received throughout the country with demon strations of hearty and sincere welcome and who when he embarked left behind him the universal wish that he would visit us again.
 You have also given proof of these sentiments in the present you made of magnificent casts to Harvard universi- ty. These works are so rare collec- ton of the best examples of sculpture and architecture in Germany that they establish an art museum by themselves and will afford splendid opportunity for study to the youth of America, who will henceforth remember you as pub lie benefactor.
 Mutual understandings between na- tions, as between individuals, is best attained by personal intercourse, which leads to better acQuaintances, and it is a happy outcome of an occasion like this that friends strengthen their friendship, which in the case of two great powers like Germany and the United States is benefit to the whole civilized world. The efforts of Ger many and the United States are con- stantly tending toward the same pur- poses in the development of civilization, the extension of commerce and the peace of the world.
 "The closer our acquaintance be- comes the more we are sure to discover how near our paths lie to each other, how readily we may follow them to- gether and how much we have each to gain by the maintenance of harmony in the future as well as in the present and the past. America wishes this, sir, with all sincerity. There are hun dreds of thousands of people of Ger man birth or German extraction living in the United States who look back from their new home with feelings of tender affection toward their father land. They are among the best of our citizens. LrJ D..
 Speaking for the nation, I have the honor to convey to you the cordial greetings and hearty good wishes of the president and the people of the United States
 MT. Tower then proposed the health of the German emperor, the empress, crown prince and the members of the imperial family.
 Emperor William, speaking in Eng fish, made the following reply:
 ''In responding to your excellency's warm and sympathetic toast I offer a cordial welcome to the American squadron, Admiral Cotton and his off, cers in the name of the German peo- pie. We look upon them as the bearers of the friendly sentiments of the citi- Eens of the United States, to which can assure your excellency the whole of Germany heartily responds. I am happy that my hopes for better mu- ,tual understanding between our two countries through the personal inter course which my brother, Prince Hen ry, was able to hold with your excel lency's countrymen have been fully realized and have strengthened the bonds of friendship between Germany and America. That my gift of casts of medieval German architecture has been received in so gracious a manner by Harvard gives me the greatest sat- isfaction. I hope that the samples re- lating to our old history will entice many young students to come over and study the originals. ,
 My sincerest wish is that our two peoples may become yet closer ac- quainted. No serious citizen in Ameri- ca or Germany, trust, believes that the harmony and continuance of our mutual interests could be disturbed by permanent factors in our relationship. We are knit too closely together to al- low of the development of any anta9o- nism. It is my frmest conviction that the fact of so many thousands of Ger mans living and thriving in the United States with their hearts still warm with their love of their old fatherland will render the task more easy of smoothing the path of undisturbed and progressive relaho which are of vital importance to our countries.