Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-21
Of Frederick the Great,
Gift Of Kaiser,
Unveiled at Washington Before
Great COnc0urse.
Address by President Roosevelt in Ac'
ceptng the Statue.


wife Of the German ambassador yes
terday afternoon, unveiled Inc VI oiiHc
statue Of Frederick the Great, present
ed to the American people by Emperor
William. The ceremony took place on
the grand esplanade of the Army wall
College where the statue was present.
ed on behalf of the Emperor by ms per
sonal envoy, the German ambassador,
who made a brief address. The Prcsl-
dent made the chief address 81 the DAY
and accented the gift On behalf of the
American people. Remarks We're made
hy Lieut. Gen. chaffec, chief OF stan,
Major Gen. Gillespie of the general
staff master OF ceremonies, Lieutenant
General Won LorMrnfrld. one OF the
special commissioners sent 10 The I'M
yelling by the Emperor, ana Charl"-
imagine Tower. American ambassador
to Germany.
The OFFICIAL program began with the
Invocation by the Right Rev. Or. sat
tcrlee. the bishop Of Washington. Ma
ior Gen. Gillespie then addressed tn"
ambassador
As ne closed his address. Maj. Cen.
Gillespie turned to the amhHssadreSs
ana, OHtTlIS II''1 lilH al Iii' 49, w - a.
TO thu. edge of the statue where were
fastened the silken cords attached ["
the American and German flags IN
which it was Shrouded. Gripping the
cords firmly one in each hand the ann
hnssadr"ss had but to give one tug be
fore the silken folds loosencd from
around the figure of Frederick the
Great. Straishtwa 20 trumpeters OF
the army drawn up in front of the
Presidents stand sounded a military
blart of weicome-one prolonged note
and az the flags slowly parted tn
American to the right and tn" German
t. the left. IN" Marine Band struck uP
the German National Anthem. Ins"tht
of falling on the pedestal the flags, by
an ingenious device, were h"isted to
the top of flag poles on either side of
the statue and unfurle1 to the breeze
amid the. inspiring melody Of the Ger
man hymn
Lieutenant General Won I.oc field
was then presented by the mastt.' of
ceremonies and. rs the special commits
sioncr Of the German Emperor. trans
fvrred the statue to tn" custody Of f'lS
Maiesty'S personal envoy, Baron stern
berg, the German ambassador. the
lieut.. nant general briefly addressed the
ambassador.
Baron Stcrnberg. tho German amh1S-
sador, presented u striking apprHranr"
in his blue uniform with SILVER trim
mings and high boots and wearing IN"
Tartar cap Of crminc adorned III front
with a white aigrette. He WAS nitro
duced by Major Gen. Gillespie and. ac-
cepting the custody of the statue from
the special commissioner. formally pre-
scented the gift on behalf of the En-
peror to the American rt"pl" through
their President. whom the ambassador
addressed
The last notes of Die Wdcht Am
Rhclno'' were drowned in the cnthusi-
astic greeting given the President a
he arose and advanced to the edgt "i
the stand to deliver his address If ac-
crptance. The Presidents addi cSS fol-
lows:
Mr.. Ambassador: Through you
wish on behalf of the people of tht
United States to thank His Majesty
the German Emperor. and the people OF
Germany for the gift to the nation
which YOU have just formally delivered
10 me accept it with deep appra-
citation Of the friendly regard which it
tvpitics for the peopl" of this Repub1t
both on the part of the Emperor and
on the part of the German people. i
accept it not merely as the statue OF
one of the half dozen greatest soldiers
of all time and therefore peculiarly APP
proyriate for placing in this War Col
iege but | accept ii as the statue of a
great man. whose life was devoted to
the service of Il great People, and whose
deeds FASTENED the approach nf the day
when Il united Germany should spring
into being.
AS soldier Frederick the Great
ranks in that very. very small grouI
which includes Alexander. Caesar. am
Hannibal in antiquity. and Napoleon
and possibly Gustavus Adoiphus. II
modern times. He belonged to the an
cicnt and illustrious house of H"hen
zollern. which. after playing 4 stron.
and virile part in the middle ages. an'
after producing some men. like th'
great Elector. who were among tn
most famous princes of their time
founded the royal house Of Prussia tw,
centuries ago. and ut last in our owl
day established the mighty German
Empire as among the foremost q
world powers. We receive this gif
now at the hands of the present En-
pcror himself a man who has marked
ly added to the iuster of his grea
house and his great nation. a man VIII,
has devoted his life to the welfare .
his people. and who. while keeping ever
ready to defend the rights of that peo
pie. has also made it evident in EN-
phatic fashion that he and they deSir,
peace and friendship with the Other
nations of the earth.
1t is not my purpose here to discus:
at length the career of The mighty Kin-
and mighty General whose statue WI
have Just received. In all history M
other great commander save only
Hannibal fought So long against such
terrible odds. and while Hanniba
finally failed. Frederick finally
triumrhed. In almost every battle he
fought against great odds. and he al
most always won the victory. When
defeated he rose to an even :. atel
altitude than when victorious. The
memory of the Seven Years war will
last as long as their lives in mankind
the loye of heroism. and its operations
VIII be studied to the minutest detail
as long as the world sees soldier
worthy Of the name. 1t is difficult to