The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-20

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terminated under such happy auspices
4 a lasting memorial, Emperor William
called on the genius Of Germany's mos,
renowned sculptor to create a statue oil
! his ancestor. This statue he has sent
across the seas as a gift OF friendship
TO the American people. We now pcl,old
/ 1T on the pedestal from which it is des-
tined to watch the men who in the Mag
| nificent building, soon to adorn these
grounds. are to be instructed in those
! sciences which the military genius OF
Prussia's soldier king SO marvelOusly per-
isfectcd
May the spirit of this hero inspire
(! those men who are to stand as the ill
lars OF the future army Of the United
States with those qualities which made
| the iron Hohcnzollern great among cead-
ers and which alone render armies
mighty and invincible.
Mr.. President, by order of the Ger
man Emperor l have tn ehonor Of ask
ing you to- accept this statue as a token
of His Mujesty's and tho German peo-
pies sincere friendship for the people Of
America.
Presidents Address.
The last notes of "Die Wacht Am
Rhein" were drowned In the enthusiast
tic greeting given the President as he
arose and advanced to tho edge OF the
stand to deliver his address of acceptance.
The Presidents address follows:
Mr. Ambassador:
Through you ! wish On behalf of the
people OF the 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 ae-
lvercd to me-. l accept It with deep APP
probation Of the friendly regard which it
typlfies for the people Of this republic
both on the part OF the Emperor and on
the part of ths German people. Iaccept
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
great people, and whose deeds fastened
the approach of the day when united
Germany should spring into being.
AS soldier. Frederick the Great ranks
In that very. very small group which In
cludes Alexander. Caesar and Hannibal
In antiquity, and Napoleon and possibly
Gllstavus Adolphus. In modern times. He
belonged to the ancient and illustrlIus
House OF lIohenzollern, which, after play
ing a strong and virlle part III the middle
nges, and after producing some men,
the most famous princes of their tl-ne.
founded the royal house Of Prussia two
centuries ago, and at last In our own
day established the mighty German Em-
plre as among the foremost OF world pow
crs. We receive this gft now NJ the
hands of the present Emperor, himself a
man who has markedly added to the
luster of his great house and his great
nation q man who has devoted his life
to the welfare of his people, and who.
while keeping ever ready 10 .lafend the
rights OF that people, has also made 1t
evident in emphatic fashion that he and
they desire peace and friendship win
the other nations OF the cnrtl.
Belongs to All Nations.
It is not my purpose here to discuss ut
length tho career OF Tho mighty King
and mighty General, whose statue wo
have Just received. lnsnll history no oth-
or great commander save only Hannibal
fought so long against Sucn terrible od's.
and While Hannibal finally Iniled, Fred
erick finally trlumphed. IN almost every
battle he fought against great odds, and
no almost always won the victory When
defeated he rose to an even greater alti-
tude than when victorious, The memory
Of the Seven Years war Will last as
long as their lives in mankind the love
of heroism, and It's OpnrHti>Es will he
studied to the minutest demil as long as
the world sees a soldlev worthy ~ the
name, 1t is difficult to know whether,
IA odp,Ira mr. ST the Victories of Aut hon