New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20

e es taught from examples than is military
science rssneet we ana may beafty Welcome to its place this
statue Of Frederick the Great wn0se IA 1b eI5
battle and whose strategy IN war not only MY com com
manded attention one os b eG Wortb
OF study by ali students OF the military pro-
In all of Importance as in matters Of minor ,
@ eSe STATUE hepe but win be- the desire and
pleasure also of the officers OF the army TO cause
| memoration Of geniuses in war whose methods
be studied wh cacs 5Sf not b ce
dent. but through application OF the true science
FIRST in war" nearly contemporary with the great
PTederic but separated from hin 1bs by ntarm a 81
his day The presence OF his statue here NH en- en-
methods Of no less measure than we feel with re-
spect TO his statues elsewhere placed coStumed IN
| Unfortunately, the admiration which we have for
marble but Is the r0Se Upon b% 6e
many men of marked lite genes who were de-
modern conflicts, may fttngIy be placed a statue
cessfa results Which foow fSe Application of ex
tensiye KNOWLEDGE in the science and art OF war
serve indicators and point TO sources of knowl-
high object of this particular place and purpose Of
aaornment as today Is to teach the officers OF me
is dedicated to be afterward applied by them, when
! only OF our free and enlightened government.
AMBASSADOR TOWERS ADDRESS.
CharIemagne Tower, the American Ambassa-
dor to Germany. presented after the play
| ing OF Hail Columbia and spoke follows;
The German historian Koser reminds us that
When Voltaire had finished his history of Louis
Ing wr!ttea the lie Of great King he should then
AND rf than "a hundPed YEARS
MS geath, when we study to-day the character OF
freGerlGk the Great, estimating his achievements
teTty as the result of his long life OF toll and self
which challenges admiration His power to lead
almost any walk of life.
| 1t is with the man that We have to deal to-day;
n the eighteenth century above every other in
one ever Ved Who gAare me more Ts src the q pr no
rogatve secured to him by the law of the land but
sight that in the exercise Of his kingly functions
Frederick considered himself to be the first servant
! OF the state. He knew intimately and understood
ms people with whom he came into close contact
| that day: and his own bitter dsa ppontnents with
| which he had to contend throughout boyhood and
70 70 have ave, entered single moment Of joy taught
suffered, especially with his own subjects and fell
low coNntIymen. who labored under the burden OF
come infexible ana cumbersome through the
Ventlonal usage Of ANTICIPATED forms ..,,-,.-.
which kept him necessarily engaged in strengthen
erIck devoted his 7irst available moments after the
conquest OF sesia to the ameoTaton OF o0nd
| home. One after another he took up the subjects
| legal forms. the shortening of processes in the
courts by which people of slender means might Sc
cure their rights and protect their property the
| building of roads and canals to facilitate com
sstcnitIIrs Yhicb te FF:arrnrs were taught to
liable, and the careful management of the finances
| under a new system based upon the strlctest
| economy in the public funds. Through many years
| Frederick watched all these things with the
living frugaiiy himself in order that he might en-;
| courage economy in others 'One should spend
| little for ones self" says his political tesla
| ment though at the right moment the outlay
before it is too late and the moneys of the state
must be in the hands Of good housekeeRer WIG who
| he added, in view of his immense undertaking to
short, and as my own health is not very strong,
my plans. but have thoroughly tested them, and
beeye i my duty to explain Ia f 4Gnm 70 fbP sha
place posterty upon the road to make this pop
Frederick lived long enough to see the beginning
of his hopes realized for Prussie advanced rapidly
| a CITY OF more than one hundred thousand inhab-
iants He had laid the foundation for that mar ar
nineteenth century and tS lead up to the Gepnany
people its trade and industry its great universi-
ties its institutions of art science and professional
The enlightened and broad MINDED s German En-,
| man and reformer as present TO the ,nat'"n::
| His act expresses his own personal feeling OF
citation Of American greatness and Of our purposes
in the advancement of civilization throughout the
world 1t is distinguished tribute to our national
| character. which think all Of our citizens must
| who has the highest admiration for Frederick the
| Great looks upon him as the man who did more
establish and develop the European civilization of
to-day. He believed in making us this gift, that
| the esteem of great people whose PRINCIPLES of
nfe and Of government lead everywhere to the up
| building of the condition Of mankind
deem it "a great h4R Rs th@t am PsTmtea to
the friendly sentiments existing between me United
portunity not only TO testify to the cordial inter
course between the two governments but declare
that American citizens. either as residents or trav
| ellers. always treated with the greatest con-
| that in the funlment of their expressed wishes.
they meet with Uniform courtesy r from the olT
| hail this occasion additional bond Of good
| Understanding between the two nations on the eve
| Of The new administration of President Roosevelt
| which assures that America is still TO be hon
| at home.
| The benedcton was pronounced by the Rev.
Paul A. Mcneil, pastor Of the Concordia Lu-
| theran Church.
| Again the assemblage stood uncovered while
the band played The Star Spangled Banner"
| which closed the official ceremony.
| After congratulating Baroness Won Sternburg
and shaking hands with the Ambassadors, the
President and his party left the esplanade. fol-
| lowed by the German Ambassador and Lieu
| tenant General Won Lowenfeld and their parties
In the inverse order in which they came, the
| Presidential cavacade leading, the official pro-
| cession was reformed and left the Washington
| barracks while the field batteries fired the
ond Presidential salute of twenty-one guns.
THE STATUE AND IT'S SITE.
No more appropriate site for the gift of
| Emperor william could have been found than
| selected on the esDlanade Of he