The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-04-28
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Mr.. Melville E. Stone gives in the
Century for April, an interesting ac-
count of the establishment of the
foreign service of 1.-The Associated
Press" of which he is the manager. By
personal interview with the sovereigns
of Germany and Italy, the French Min
lister of Foreign Affairs and the Pope,
he succeeded in obtaining valuable priv
ileges in the way of the prompt transmits
sion of dispatches. Before this they had
been transmitted through London and
were too much colored by British opin-
ion to suit the rulers of the continental
States who We're readily convinced of
the Importance to them of having a
service purely American which would
properly represent them in this country.
Describing his interview with the Kali
ser, Mr.. Stone says: HE greeted me
very cordially, and spoke in English of
my mission to Berlin, and expressed his
pleasure at the prospect that the people
of the United States would be able to
see Germany through American eyes.
He said freely and at some length that
he bore our people in affectionate re-
gard, and assured me that he would
give the necessary orders to put the
Associated Press in a satisfactory posi-
ton in Germany" This accords with
the declaration of Emperor William,
In a speech delivered at banquet in
Bremen March %, where he declared
that he had vowed never to strive after
barren sovereignty of the world. The
world empire, of which he dreamed con-
sisted of a German Empire, enjoying
everywhere absolute confidence as a
quiet honorable, peaceful neighbor.
Every new battleship," said the EN-
peror, furnishes another pledge of
peace, making our enemies less ready
to quarrel with us and making us more
valuable allies. We are the salt of
the earth. but we must be worthy of
our condition.
Mr.. Stone further says of the En-
peror: He was greatly gratified at the
reception accorded to his b r tn r,
Prince Henry, but hoped that no citi-
zen of the United States would imagine
that the visit of the prince meant more
liltill a SliiCtlt utSlIt " lOSltT BDou
fellowship between the two peoples"
| In the interview with the Pope at
the Vatican he said: "I should be very
happy If 1 could close my long career
| by establishing relations with this
young republic through their sending
an ambassador to my court" Three or
four times he referred to the subject
with great earnestness. 1t seemed very
near to his heart.
The King of Italy said that while
Italy is spoken of as a kingdom, it is
in fact a republic in disguise, having
the same parliamentary freedom that
exists in England and the United
States. Concerning 1t liam emigration
to the United States. he said he was
greatly pleased because a large number
of theemigrants who went to the United
| States perfected themselves by their
sojourn there, learned American meth
DDS. and then came back to Italy and
applied these methods In their home
life. He said that the percentage OF
Italians who emigrated to the United
States and remained there was much
smaller than was generally supposed
Many spend only the summer season In
the United States and return in the
winter to invest their earnings in lane
and lettering their condition.