Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-27
KAISER SENDS THANKS
Roosevelt Professorship at the
Berlin University.
FIRST AMERICAN LECTURER
Prof. Burgess Reads Letter From the
~ President. -
FIRST AMERICAN LECTURER
EMPEROR MAKES A SPEECH
Calls the Scholars "Fellow Students
and Bids Them Cherish Americas
Preferred Friendship.

BERLIN, October 27.-Prof. John w. Bur-
CESS, dean of Columbia University, New
York, the first incumbent of Theodore
Roosevelt professorship of American his
tory and institutions at the University of
Berlin, began his lectures today. Emperor
William, the empress, Prince August Will
helm, United States Ambassador Tower
and Mrs. Tower, Dr.. Studt, the minister of
education, and about fifty professors and
some resident Americans occupied chairs
near the reading desk in the lecture hall,
while behind them were 400 students. who
energetically cheered Professor Burgess
when he entered, and applauded every ref
erence to President Roosevelt. At the
opening of the proceedings Professor Bur-
CESS read letter from President Roose-
welt, of which the following is transla-
ton:
WHITE HOUSE, October IL.
''My Dear Professor Burgess
Allow me, through you, you, to greet the
good will. The historical friendship be-
tween Prussia and the United States and
then, after Prussia had founded the Ger
man empire, between this mighty empire
and the United States, has never been
broken, nor even shaken in the least. This
friendship began in the mutual esteem and
mutual good will that existed between
Washington and Frederick the Great, and
was confirmed by the fact that Prussia
alone among the European powers showed
herself willing to have trade relations with
the United States during the period of our
necessity and weakness in those trying
years between 1888 and 1889, and to make
a trade treaty with us. Already during the
colonial period of our history there was
large German element among our people.
Men of German birth and German blood
gave US great and successful service during
the revolutionary period, as leaders both in
war and peace. General Stueben trained the
ton ftrAr a a I'M w
| first Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Healthful Immigration.
"Since the revolution a continuous German
| immigration has taken place that has
proved most important for the population
of the northwestern territories. The men
| Of German birth and race were nearly all
devoted In body and soul to the Union and
| were extremely hostile to slavery. Through
their powerful help the northwest terrific
ries were made into the free states that
| thank men of German birth or origin that
| at the outbreak Of the civil war Maryland,
| Missouri and even Kentucky held firmly to
| the Union, and during that fearful period
| they rendered us services by word and deed
| which will never be forgotten. Since the
1 civil war the large emigration of students
from the United States to German universe
| ties Is one Of the most remarkable and i'm
| portant features of our Intellectual life,
and it is one of the most significant facts
| in our American education that those sons
| of our republic who have been educated in
| German universities guide and control our
| higher education.
| ''All this has had powerful influence in
bringing about an exchange of culture
| which in a certain sense eliminates in the
founding of the professorship that you. my
dear professor. are charged with tnaugu-
| rating.
| Again expressing my heartiest greetings
| for the university and with best wishes for
your success and that of your students. I
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
| German Emperor Talks.
| Prof Burgess, in a short address. in Ger
man, alluded to his own studies at Berlin
University. to its great teachers of the
| past. to incidents in the history OF modern
Germany, to the founding Of the corre-
| spending professorship at Columbia Univer-
| sity, and to the Presidents and the en-
/! peror's interest in the exchange of profess
| sOrs.
The rector of the university, Prof. Rattan,
] thanked Prof. Burgess and referred appro-