The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
But Was Informed by Ambassador
Tower His WclI-Intended "Bribes-
Could Not BE Accepted.
INCIDENT AT A BREAKFAST
THAT FOLLOWED A BRIEF SPEECH
BY THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
Battleship kearsarge Presented with
Silver Punch BOwl-Berlin
Press Comment.

KEEL, Prussia, June 27.-when Emperor
William was congratulated to-day at the
launching of the German armored cruiser
Room, on his yacht Meteor winning the cup
yesterday, he replied: 1.-The American skip
pers brought me luck. 1 would not have
won if they had not been with me-" The
Room is the eleventh of Germany's armored
cruisers. She was christened by Countess
Won Waldersee. Rear Admiral Cotton, the
captains of the American warships and the
members of the United States embassy
were in the Emperor's party. The Amer
lean squadron saluted the new cruiser.
Emperor William and Prince Henry of
Prussia took breakfast with Admiral Cot
ton on board the Kearsarge to-day. In the
party also were the German admirals, Am
bassador Tower, Chancellor Won Buelow,
Admiral Won Tirpitz, imperial secretary of
the navy, the principal members of the
Emperor's household, all the members of
the United States embassy the American
ambassador to Italy, all the captains and
executive officers of the American warships
and Admiral Cottons staff, Cornelius VAN
derbilt, r. w. Goelet, j. II. Smith, James
Lawrence and Edmund Baylis.
Admiral Cotton thanked the Emperor for
the cordial manner in which the squadron
had been received. The admiral referred to
the large hearted hospitality that had made
every hour of the American presence in
German waters pleasant. Since he had met
the Emperor he understood why his SUBJ
jects were devoted to him. The feeling
of the admiral and his men was that
wherever his Majesty led the Germans
would follow. The admiral then proposed
the health of the Emperor.
Replying, Emperor William said he hoped
whatever impressions the admiral and his
officers had received they had been no
more than they expected. Eight years had
elapsed since the imperial ensign was first
flown from an American warshp, the New
York. He remembered wildly the agree
able incidents of that visit and now he was
to add these to the things that were not to
be forgotten. The only thing was that the
visits were too far apart. He was con-
WINGED that whenever the stars and stripes
and the royal standard met they would
together symbolic peace and civilization
The Emperor then called for three cheers
for the President and people of the United
States.
Emperor informed Ambassador Tower that
he wished to give medal to each Of the
three marines who had stood behind his
chair.
Excellency, in my doing 3d." asked the EN-
peror
Il am sorry to say that our regulations
do not permit it," replied Mr.. Tower.
Then" said the Emperor, Il would like
to give them watches, just as souvenirs"
THAT, SIR" answered the ambassador,
sis also impossible. They, equally with my
self, are servants of the country, and could
not accept
And l cannot even give them a pencil?"
continued the Emperor.
No your Majesty" said Mr.. Tower.
Then, said Emperor William, tell
them that have the disposition to do So"
Admiral Cotton, after the Emperor left
the ship, told the three marines, in the
presence of the officers of the ship, what
| the Emperor had said The Emperor has
| presented the kearsarge with silver
| punch bowl and cover, about sixteen inches
| high and more than two feet wide.