Evening journal., 1904-11-19
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
THE EMPEROR'S GIFT
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predominant I'm the foothills Of the
Aneghenies; French Hugonots were
numerous by the time of the Declara-
tion of Independence that process of
fusion which has gone ON ever since
was well under way. From the begin
ming of our national history men Of
German origin or German parentage
played a distinguished part In the affairs
both of peace and of war. In the
Revolutionary war one of the leading
generals was Muhlenberg, an American
of German descent. just as among the
soldiers from abroad who came to aid us
one of the most prominent was the Ger
man, Steuben. Muhlenberg was the first
Speaker of the House of Representatives;
and the battle which in the Revolution
saved the valley of the Mohawk TO the
American cause was fought under the
lead of the German. Herkimer. As all
the different races here tend rapidly to
fuse together. ii IS rarely possible after
one or two generations TO draw a sharp
line between the various clements; but
there is no student of our national con-
ditions who has failed TO appreciate what
am invaluable element in our composite
stock the German Is. Here on this
platform. Mr.. Ambassador. among those
present today are many men partly or
wholly of German blood. and among the
officers of the Army and Navy who have
listened TO you and who now Join with
me in greeting you there are many whose
fathers or grandfathors were born IN Ger
many. and not "a few who themselves
first saw the light there.
Each nation has its allotted tasks to
do; each nation has it's peculiar diff
( cultics 20 encounter; and as the peoples
/ of the world tend to become more
/ closely knit together alike for good and
for evil, Il becomes ever more impor-
/ tant TO all that each should prosper:
for the prosperity of one Is normally
not sign Of menace but a sign of
hope FOR tho rest. Here on this conti-
! nont where it Is absolutely essential
that the different peoples coming 10 our
shores should not remain separate but
should fuse into one. our unccasing effort
| is TO strive TO keep and profit 10y the good
/ that each race brings to our shores. and
/ at the same time TO do away with all
racial and religious animosities among
the various stocks. In both efforts we
have met with an astonishing measure of
success. AS the years go by it becomes
not harder but easier to live in peace
and good viii among ourselves; and I
firmly believe that il viii also become
not harder but easier TO dwell in peace
and friendship with the other nations of
the earth. A young people, people Of
| composite stock. we have kinship with
many different nations. but we are iden-
tical with none of Them and are develop-
] fttfr
already developed a separate national
life. We have in our veins the blood
Of the Englishman and the Irishman. the
German and the Frenchman. the Scotch
man. the Dutchman. the scandinavian.
the italian. the Magyar. the Finn the
slav, so that TO each OF the great powers
of the Old World we can claim more or
less distant knship by blood; and to
each strain OF blood we owe some pecu-
lar quality in our national life or ma
tonai character AS such is the case Il
Is natural that we should have peculiar
feeling OF nearness TO each Of many peo-
Piles across the water. We most earnestly
wish not only TO keep unbroben our
friendship for each, but so far as We
r can without giving offense by an appear
ance of meddlmg. TO seek to bring about
"A better understanding and broader
spirit of fairdealing and liberation among
y all nations. II has been my great
pleasure, Mr.. Ambassador. In pursuanc,
o. of This object recently to take will
4, you the FIRST steps ia the negotiation o
a treaty of friendly arbitration between
d Germany and the United states.
N I'm closing let me thank you an,
n, through YOU the German Emperor an,
NJ the German people, for this statue. whicl
"a / accept in the name Of the American peo
IN plei people claiming blood knship will
Is your own people owing much TO Ger
10 many a people which though with a ma
M tional history FAR shorter than that o
- your people nevertheless. like your peo
u pie, is proud OF the great deeds of n
past, ana is confident in the majesty o
10 its future. I most earnestly pray that a
II the coming years these two great nation
a. shall move on toward their several desti
mics knit together by ties Of the hearties
=. friendship and good will