Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-21

bach and Zorndorf. or the heart-break-
ing CAMPAIGNS after Kunersdorf Wheh
the great King, after having been
beaten to the ground by the bahd@u
might of Europe, yet rose again ana oy
an exhibition of skill, tenaclts,
energy, and daring such as had never
before been seen united in one person.
finally Wrested triumph from defeat
Not only must the military scholar al
,,.avs t1rn to the career of Frederick
,bn Great for lessons in strategy and
tactics: not only must the military
administration always turn to his career
for lessons in organizing success; not
o,,,- will the lover of heroiSm READ the
.o1cs of his mighty fcats as long as
mankind cares for heroic deeds; put
even those NhO are not attfdCte" nS
tb.. y;alor Of the soldier must yet lot
the Ike of the greatness or the man
Ynpdar and admire the lessons tauSht
~ his undaunted resolution. ms m
eexib1e 1el,acity Of purpose. bis TAR
.io,tt.lI .,rasp of lofty possibilities, am
his urtlirching. unyicldins dTt"rmlha-
,i,n i'm following the path he had
,oI ont II is eminently fitting
IN, ~, ct,tIe Of this iron soldier. this
horn leader Of men, should nild pidte
IN his War College; for Wneh sol'lells
p.riue and soldicrly herolSm reach 'ie
l.ie,h.st poiut of achievement the MAN
IN oh,n they arr displayed grows TO
Io,,, mot merely to the nation from
!, bfch he sprang. but to all nations
,a,,o;I. Of showing, and therefore cap
ahin nf anpreciating. the Nirilc ana
,,,act.rfuI virtues which alone make
,.ic,nrs i'm those dread struggles where
resort is at last had 20 the arpitraii'e'''
of arms. .
Hut. Mr.. Ambassador. in accepting
tbr STATUE. given Us today through you
frnrn thr German Emperor. | accept ~
NOT merely because it is the statue 81 d
oiobty and terrible soldier, but ac-
c.,,. il rs a symbol of the ties OF frl'hd-
shin and good will which | trust as the
,..,,e ,-, on will bind ever closer to-
prtt4r the American and the German
rcorles. There is kinship Of blood r.
tween the tWo nations. we Oh Wy
I-nitul states are of mixed Stock. ~
n,,,. veins runs the blood "f almost a.!
th. rnnul.s of middle, northern, ana
western Eurnpe We already nave Il
history of which we feel that we nave
~, ,iol1t tn bc leeitimately proud, ana
III n1,,. nationality is still in the form
,tiv. nerind. Nearly tire" centuries
ho,., alareed since the landing of the
ENGLISH at Jamestown marked the be-
ginning Of what has size" grown lii'o
the United States.
During these three centuries Slr''"iS
nf ne,ycom4-s from many different
countries abroad have in each genera
tion contributed to swell the increase
of ON. people. soon after the tnGllSh
settled in Virginia and N"W t.ns'anH,
The Uollander settled 1T the mouth OF
| ti.e Hudson and the SWete AT 'le
mouth of the Delaware. Even ~ co
! loniaI dIys the German element hah
! hecortp very strong among our people
in yi1ioiIS p.pfs of this country; Inc
| Irish element WAS predominant IN the
! foothills of the Allcghenies; French
! Iiucu,uotS We're numerous. by Inc
| time of the Declaration Of lnd"l"ll-
otnca that process OF fusion which has
, .um4. On eyer since was well under way
From the beginning Of our nhtohdl
! history men of German origin or Ger
nam na,autacr PLAYED a distinguished
/ part i'm .h.. affairs both of peace and or
| war. In the Revolutionary war on" or
Inc leading generals was MuhlcnberE
;,n American If German descent. Just
III among the soldiers from abroad VINO
| came to aid us one of the most promI-
ncnt WAS the German. Steuben. NUM-
| lenberg was the first Speaker of the
House of Representatives: and the
battle which in the Revolution saved
the valley rf the Mohawk to the Amer
/ lean cause w:S fought under the leai
az the German. Herkimer. As all the
different races hers tend rapidly To fuse
together. it is rarely possible after one
or two generations to draw sharp
line between the various elements; but
there is no student of our national
| conditions Who has failed to appreciate
what an invaluable element in our
composite stock TIN" German is. Here
on this platform. Mr.. Ambassadors,
among those present today are many
rncu partly or wholly of German blood,
aud imong the officers of the Army
ANA Navy who have listened ID YOU
ana VINO low join with ms in greeting
YOU mere are many whose fathers or
alHndtathers We're born in Germany.
and not a few who themselves fin st saw
the light th"rn
Each nation has It's allotted tasks to
40; each nation has its peculiar diff
culties to encounter; ana as the reo-