Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
TWO WORLD POWERS
GERMANY AND AMERICA BEST OF
FRIENDS.
Baron Won Sternberg Discusses Inter
national Relations at Banquet
in New York.

( says: Baron Speck Won Sternberg. minister
! and envoy of the German empire, was to-
| night the guest of honor at dinner ten
dered him by Edward Uhl and Herman Rid
| der at the Manhattan Club. Among those
present were Senator Chauncey NJ Depew.
| Mayor Low. Lyman E. Gage. Dr.. Lewald.
imperial German commissioner to the st.
| Louis exposition; Consul General Karl
| Buenz, Thomas F. Ryan, John A. Mccall.
| James Stillman. Lewis Cass Ledyard, Geo.
g. Ward. v. P. Snyder. John De Witt War
| ner, Melville E. Stone, Jacob H. Schiff,
| Gustav H. Schwab. Andrew H. Green, Ru-
| dolph Keppler. Reginald Schroeder, Ogden
| Mills, Frank A. Vanderbilt. Robert c..
| Clowry. James Speyer, Robert H. McCurdy,
| James H. Hyde and Philip T. Dodge. At
! the last moment it was announced that Mr..
| Uhl was unable to be present owing to ILL
ness.
Herman Ridder Of the New orker
Staats-Zeitung proposed the health of the
ambassador
| Mayor Low spoke briefly, saying it gave
| him great pleasure to acknowledge the
| friendly sentiments expressed by Mr..
] Ridder.
When Baron Won Sternberg rose to reply
| the guests all rose and cheered him heart
| lily. He said: 'e 90
Mr.. Ridder and Gentlemen: No great
ndUOn can expect TO escape the penalty OF
greatness are words which seem to be
| well adapted to the present position of the
| United States and Of Germany world
powers. Both nations are confronted by
vast problems-social. political and COM
mercial. Our marvellous development dur
| ing the last decades has added and
| heavier responsibilities to those which we
| already had. So far it has been wisdom,
moderation and forbearance on both sides
which have lightened our burdens and per-
| mitted undisturbed by friction to reap
| the fruits Of our efforts. You may answer
! this with smile and say. How about
Samoa and Venezuela?
| well, gentlemen, my answer is this: In
| both cases there was some unplea santnesS
| which threatened to produce friction. But
| all fair-minded men who have analysed the
| reasons which caused the trouble seem TO
| agree that it was in no way due to any
| political commercial question which were
| rlenacing the welfare of either country
| but that it was due to misunderstanding
| When men meet to transact business be
| 1t in politics, in commerce. finance or diplo-
| macy, they do not plunge into action before
| they have shaken hands and looked into
| each others eyes Such was the case dur
| ing the Samoan and Venezuelan bubbles
| The men who had been chosen to smooth
| matters met They understood each other
| agreed and pushed their work through with
out friction.
What 1 want to empha size tonight is
| that our two nations, in working out their
| great problems, which. after ALL are bear
| Ing us toward the same goal, should use all
| their power to foster a clearer understand
| ing between their people. This is the surest
| safeguard against future friction. We both
| have gone through similar trials in peace
| and in war, and 1t is owing to these trials
| that the great qualities which we possess
| In common have been fully developed. You
| already understand fifteen millions of us as
| well as you understand yourselves they
| have become your kin. 1 hope the day will
come when you will understand all of us
| just as well. And right here 1t may not be
| ,amiss, perhaps, to observe that great is the
obligation which the press owes to the two
countries.
with an Independent press here and in
Germany. Is it not due to both our peoples
| that each should endeavor to understand
| the other? Is it not worth while for them
TO strive to attain this end, to withhold the
| p1n-pricks and to display spirit Of mutual
Cancellation; to work together for the
| larger understanding which the interests
! OF the two nations demand? I leave you to
consider the benefcent result that wouId
| follow
Il have not only become closely acquaint-
| ed with the German who made his home in
America, but also with the German who
settled In China, Japan, Mexico and other
! lands. In all lands I found him the same
| and whenever I met him I was proud of
him. Everywhere 1 found him his neigh
bors good friend, but this never prevented
| him from being his neighbours keenest rival
| He always stood for fair play
ON the other hand, Germany has had
occasion to know you almost as Well not
merely on account of the millions of her
| children who have lived with you and
| fought with you but also because the pick
| Of the brains of America has f1ocked to
| Germany's centers of learning and of art
| for more than half century. These men
and women have made us familiar with the
| high aims of the American citizen.
Our future rivalry, be 1t ever SO keen,
| should never let us forget that our work
| is directed toward the same object-the per-
lection OF civilization. If we keep this we'll
| In mind, nothing will mar our peaceful
progress
Senator Depew spoke in a facetious vein.
MS quips touching upon the German en-
peror and President Roosevelt.