The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-27
YANKEE AND TFUTON
CAN'T AFFORD TO HATE
Emperor William and Ambas.
sador Tower Exchange Yer
bal Bouquets.

KEEL, Prussia. June 26-The dinner
given by United States Ambassador
Tower to the German emperor tonight
was made the opportunity, both by the
emperor and the ambassador, to utter
significant speeches. Ambassador
Tower mentioned instances in which
the emperor had manifested his good
will to the United States, and said:
The closer our acquaintance be-
comes, the more we are sure to dis
cover how near our paths lie to each
other, how readily we may follow them
together and how much we have each
to gain by the maintenance Of har-
mony In the future as in the present
and the past. America wishes this,
sir. with all sincerity. There are
hundreds of thousands Of people of
German birth or German extraction
back from their new homes with feel
1ngs of tender affection towards their
fatherland. They are among the best
of our citizens. 1 have the honor to
convey to you the cordial greetings and
hearty good wishes of the president
and the people of the United States"
+, Mr.. Tower then proposed the health
of the German emperor, the empress,
the crown prince and the members of
the Imperial family. Emperor William,
speaking in English. made the follow
ing repyl:
In responding to your excellency's
warm and sympathetic toast I offer
cordial welcome to the American
squadron, Admiral Cotton and his off,
GERS, in the name of the German peo-
pie. We look upon them as the bear
ers of the friendly sentiments of the
citizens of the United States, to
which 1 can assure your excellency the
whole of Germany heartily responds
l am happy that my hopes for bet
ter mutual understanding between our
two countries, through the personal in
tercourse which my brother was able
to hold with your excellency's country
men. have been fully realized. and have
strengthened the bonds of friendship
between Germany and America.
My s1ncerest wish is that our people
may become closer acquainted. We are
Knit too closely together to allow the
development of any antagonism. 1t is
my firmest conviction that the fact
of so many thousands of Germans liv-
ing and thriving in the United States,
with their hearts still warm with their
love of their old fatherland, will rem
der the task more easy of smoothing
the path of undisturbed and progress
sive relations which are of vital i'm
portance to our countries.
1T is now my duty to beg your ex-
cellency to thank his excellency the
president of the United States for this
+ Joyous occasion. for which we are in
/ debted for his kindness. We readily
grasp the hand proffered to us across
the sea in cordial friendship, feeling
at the same time that blood is thicker
than water. Gentlemen, I propose the
toast Of his excellency the president
Of the United States: God bless him
and the United States"
Drir1 7
large garden party this afternoon,
which was attended by all the Ameri-
can naval officers who could get leave
and those American civilians visit
ing Kiel. The prince and princess, as
the line of guests defiled past them,
picked out the Americans and stepped
forward and shook hands with each.
The emperor and empress returned
from the yacht racing in time to at
tend the party. They moved about the