New-York tribune., 1905-11-29
MESSAGE FROM EMPEROR,
Baron Ton Sternburg Reads 1t at
Dinner GiUen by DR.. Butler.

A dinner in honor Of the exchange Of professors
between German and American unlveTslues was
given last night at the Metropolitan Cluo tor Baron
speck Won sternburg the German Ambassador 70
the United States by Nicholas Murray Butter
nresident of Columbia University Emperor VIII
lam sent cable dispatch to be read az the oahhor
by Baron Won Sternburg, thanking James speyel'
Of NeHy-York for his gift of $4,000 to estannsh t1e
theodore Roosevelt professorship Of American MS
tory and institutions at the University Oh oelA.
and declaring that the exchange OF men OF scence
made possible by this profesSorship was the Oe7s
means for enabling the two nations TO understand
There were twenty-five guests present at the din
ner including Mr.. SDeyer- In introducing @ ~
peror williams message Baron Ven sterHOui6
said, addressing President Butler;
heartily thank you for doing me the honor OF
inviting me to your guest tonight ana 70 +
praIe bycb Wi both our nations have all reason to
heartily rejoice think we ,s an nsSiv established
Theodore Roosevelt gTof9ssorship IN Sne Mr.
sity of Berlin ea4 naT1 to Is gift Which twenty
wears ago George Bancroft described 70 me mes 5s Ia
14ss tqeen two nations namely, careful systemauc @
and scientific m of he 81 oeT in the language
that the students most FULLY unders i of
the gift Of our horored guest which you, PTesl
dent Butler have "a s SO and Splendid IN is
D0sshiiities want emphasize its other adv&ah. an
ages eqGsngd BonId tar to prom6te that good feeling be-
tween peoples which al q men n f Of & Ibt WHICH
ar -
Se need but a light radiating vitalizng warmIa'
,vStob without human intercourse is inpoSsll9le.
Tv,a Greatest enemies of our cIV1lzatlon Whlcil
5aii obstr1Ict it's blessings are envy concert uT-
CO beness. and above ALL distrust' TO WInch,
eiesi so many nations aLre still prone IeeA SUI
fbat nothing has done more 10 stay Inese eVliS
tban vour Visit to Wilhelmshohe IN Augast last,
trbare with your advice and co-operation' me
War, emperor laid the cornerstone OF that
thae ennunifcence of Mr. Speyer, has now been maoe
nn9sibie 1t is now mp pleasing duty to read 4
FsIs@rann which I have just received from the
German Emperor: .., -..4t, tha ,,cD,s~
80 ErefTa riding the exchange Of professors we
apa bighlv pleased with PROFESSOR Peabody ana
O. ore +efi to have him He is in close touoh with
me and is an honored and gladly welcomed guest
~ ;Io nv house Express TO MT. Speyer my hearty
~ ~ h.Ss for his magnificent gift for the establish
Let of q professorship in Berlin. Inc exchange
~ 80 If science the best means FOR enabling
t1ro nations to closely understand eacn other ana
bi9 g the source OF mutual respect and love which
guarantees for peace
! IN. other guests were Andrew Carnegie. Presi-
s+ 1IadIev Of Yale George" L. Rives. John s.
TTanredv. D. o. Mills, Sir c. Purden Clarke, General
rIorace Porter Seth Low, Georgs j. Gould, George
vvaatinshouse Adolph Lewisohn William Barclay
PARSONS. Jacob H Schiff Edward Mitchell Gustav
n schwab General T. H. Hubbard. Consul General
r9uenz siIas McBee. Isaac N 5eigman Professor
Iohn w Burgess, George Won Skal. Professor VIII
lam n. Carpenter Or. Albert Shaw, Melville q.
stone. George A Plimpton Dean ]. Howard Van
Amringe and Cornelius N Bliss