The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20

and Prague, Rossbach and Iorrdorf. or
the heart breaking campaigns after ku:,-
| ersdorf. when the great King, after haV-
| ing been beaten to the ground by the
banded might Of Europe. yet rose again
and by an exhibition Of skill, tenacity.
energy and daring such as had never be-
fore been seen united in one person, final
~ wrested triumph from defeat. Not only
must the military scholar always turn
to the career OF Frederick the Great for
lessons in strategy and tactics; not only
must the military administrator always
turn to his career for lessons In organ
, izing success; not only will the lover OF
heroism read the tales OF his mighty
fents as long as mankind cares for he
rpic deeds; but even those wllo are not
attracted by the valor Of tho soldier
must yet. for the sake OF tho greatness
Of the man, ponder and admire the les
sons taught by his undaunted gesolu-
ton, his inflexible .tenacity Of purpose.
his farsighted grasp OF lofty possibilities,
and his unflnching. unyeidlng determine
ton in following the path he had niarii-
cd out. It is eninently fitting that the
statue OF this iron soldier, this born
leader OF men, should find a place In this
War College; for when soldiarly genius
and soldierly heroism reach the highest
point of achievement the man In whom
they arc displayed grows to belong not
merely to the nation from which he
sprang, but to all nations capable of
showing, and therefore capable of appre-
cating, the virile and masterful virtues
which alone make victors in those dread
struggles, where resort Is at last had to
the arbtrament Of snrlnas
Symbol of Friendship.
But. Mr.. Ambassador. in accepting the
statue given US to-day through you. from
tho German Emperor, accept 1t not
merely because 1t Is the statue of q
mighty and terrible soldier, but ] ac-
cept 1t as q symbol Of the ties Of friend
ship and good will which trust as the
years go on will bud ever closer togeth.
CT the American and the German peoples.
There Is knship of blood between the two
nations. We OF the United States arc Of
mixed stock. Incur veins runs the blood
of almost all the peoples Of Middle.
Northern and Western Europe. We al
ready have history Of which we feel
that we have the right to be )eeitmntely
proud, and yet our ma ionalty Is still In
tho formative period. NcnIy three CEN
turtles have elapsed sincs the landing or
tho English at Jamestown marked the
beginning OF what has since grown Into
the United States.
During these three centuries streams of
newcomers from many different coun-
tries abroad have In each generation cHn-
tributcd to swell the increase Of our peo-
PIE. Soon after tho English settled IN
Virginia and New England. the Hol-
handler settled at tho mouth OF the Hud-
son and the Swedu at the mouth Of the
Delaware Even In colonial days the Ger
man element had become very strong
among our people in various parts Of this
country; the irish element was pre1oni-
nant In tho foothills of the Alloghenies;
French lIuguenots Were numerous. ny
the time of the De; nrn!hon OF Independ-
ence that process OF fusion which has
gone on ever since MAS VOL under way.
From the beginning OF our national hiss
tory men of German origin Or German
parentage played u distinguished part In
the affairs bothSof peace and ot war In
tho Revolutionary War one Of tho lead
Ing generals was Muhlenbors, an tmeri-
can Of German descent, Just rs among
the soldiers from abroad who came to
aid us ono of the most prominent was
the German. Steuben. Nluhlenberg was
the first speaker OF thu House nj Rep
rescntatlyes; and the battla which In tho
Revolution saved the valley Of the Mo-
hawk to the American cause was fought
under tho lead Of the German, liarkirner.
AS all tho different rnces nora tend rapid
ly to fuse together, 1t IL rarely possible
after one or two generations to draw
sharp line between the various clements:
but there Is no student Of our national
oonditiona who baA fSJla3 to appreciate