Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-19
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u EI[|LED TODAY
Statue of Frederick the Great
Presented American People
by Emperor William
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
Occasion Of the UnveiIins Made Not
able by Attendance of Large Number
Of Distinguished Men-Good Feel-
ing Between tho Nations Enhanced
by the Emperor's Gift.

Washington, Nov. 10. - Seldom has
the national capital witnessed a more
brilliant and distinguished assemblage
than that which gathered on the grand
esplanade of the army war college this
afternoon and witnessed the unveiling
of a bronze statue of Frederick the
Great presented to the people of the
United States by Emperor William of
Germany. The ceremony was marked
by great military and official display.
The statue was unveiled by Baroness
Speck Won Sternberg, wife of the Ger
man ambassador and was presented on
behalf of the emperor by his personal
envoy. Ambassador Speck Won Stern
burg, in brief address. He said:
Sternburg's Address.
"Mr. President: The hearty and
truly sincere welcome which Prince
Henry of Prussia met with thruout the
United States during his visit in Feb
ruary 1902, has left O deep and lasting
impression on the German emperor
and German people. The citizens of
the United States showed the prince
the true manner of American hospital
ity and where he appeared, he received
a greeting which did not merely come
from the lip. but which had the true
ring of the heart. In many addresses
with which the prince was honored,
the name of Frederick the Great was
conspicuous. 1t was emphasized that
the princes ancestor had shown him.
self staunch and true friend of those
people who now were welcoming his
descendants on their own soil. 1t was
pointed out that Frederick had proved
Americas friend at time when the
young republic was in the course of her
formation weathering many storms
and perils. Thus 1t was this dauntless
Hohenzollern, father Of Germany, who
| laid the corner stone on which friend
ship between the two countries might
securely rest Emperor William follow
ed with keen interest the movements of
! his brother in America and was touch
| ed by the attitude of undisguised
friendship and good will which char
| acteriZed every step Of the prince who
returned to Germany as true inter-
prefer Of the true American spirit,
"In order to give this visit, which
had terminated under such happy au-
spices, lasting memorial the emperor
| called on the genius Of Germany's most
renowned sculpture to create a statue
| of his ancestor and this statue he has
sent across the sea as gift OF friend
ship to the American people.
1--WE now behold 1t on pedestal
from which it is destined to watch the
bmen who in the magnificent building,
soon to ordain these grounds, are to
he instructed in those sciences which
the military genius Of Prussia's soldier
king SO marvelously perfected. May
the spirit Of this hero inspire those
men who are to stand as pillars OF
the future army of the United States
with those qualities which made the
iron Hohelzollern great among Lead
ers. and which alone render the army
mighty and Invaluable. Mr.. President,
by order of the German emperor, !
have the honor Of asking you to ac-
cept this statue as a token OF his ma
iesty's and the German peoples sim
cere friendship for the people of Am
erica"
! President Roosevelt made the chief
address of the day in accepting the gift
on behalf of the American people. He
said:
| "Mr. Ambassador: Thru you wish
! on behalf of the people of the United
States to thank his majesty, the Ger
man emperor, and the people of Ger
many for the gift to the nation which
YOU have just formally delivered to
me. I accept it with deep apprecia-
ton Of the friendly regard which 1t
typifies for the people of this republic
both on the part of the emperor and
on the part of the German people.
accept it not merely as the statue OF
one Of the half dozen greatest soldiers
| of all time, and therefore peculiarly
appropriate for placing in this war
college, but / accept 1t as the statue
of a great man, whose life was devot-
| ed to the service of a great people, and
whose deeds hastened the approach OF
the day when a united Germany should
spring into being.
| "As a soldier Frederick the Great
ranks in that very, very small group
Hannibal, in antiquity. and Napoleon,
possibly Gustavus Adolphus, in mod
ern times. He belonged to the ancient
and illustrious house Of Hohenzollern,
which, after playing strong and vir-
lie part in the middle ages. and after
producing some men. like the great
Elector, who were among the most
famous princes of their time, founded
the royal house Of Prussia two CEN
turies ago, and at last in our own day
established the mighty German EN-
pire, as among the foremost of world
powers. We receive this gift now at
the hands of the present emperor. him
self man who has markedly added
to the Mster Of his great house and
his great nation, man who has de-
voted his life to the welfare Of his peo-
Pile, and who, while keeping ever ready
to defend the rights Of that people. has