The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-13
PRESIDENT PRAISES KAISER.
ADDRESS TO A PARTY OF GERMAN
WAR VETERANS.

Welcomes Them to the WHO nOuSe e"u
says Il was by the Initiative OF "Ger-
many,s Exalted Ruler'' That the Alge-
ofraaCOnference. just Closed was Held.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-President Roose-
velt this afternoon, at the, request OF the
German Ambassador, received q large
marty Of German war Veterans in the East
room at the White House. The veterans'
acme ~ whom are now American citizens,
and Others are still citizens OF Germany
we're introduced by Baron SpecH Won
Sternburg, the German Ambassador and
the President addressed them a. follows;
welcome you here, nay fellow Americans
for among the many strains That go 70 make
I'D our composite race stock ia this country
no strain has given US better Americans
than thoae who are OF German birth or olood'
II ia our peculiar pride as a nation that IN this
renublic we have measurably realized the
IDEAL under which good citizens know no
discrimination as between creed ana creed'
birth nlaca and birthplace, provided only that
whatev YER the mans parentase may naVe
been, whatever the way In which ne wor-
ships his Creator, he strives IN sood iAIn 10
do his duty by himself and by his fellow men
and to show his uhflinchine loyahy I" "uf
common country.
In addition TO thus greeting you, my Fellow
Americans OF German birth, I wish also TO
greet the GeFman citizens present. the mem
beers Of the German army, belonging 10 inc
. reserve of the army. and 10 welcome Them
here especially. Mr.. Ambassador, as they
are brought here by you. yourself an OLD
soldier. who have endeared yourself TO the
American people by your hearty friendship
for this country.
The re vsrence a man preserves FOR his rative
Land 80 far from standing in the way or his
loving and doing his full duty by the land or
his adoption, should help him tow .rd thls
love and the performance OF this duty. II
a man ia a good son he is apt to make a good
husband, and the quality that maAes a man
reverence the country OF his birth - apt 70
be the quality that makes him 4 good citizen
in the country of his adoption.
The ties that unite Ger and the United
States are many AMI Close, a1i IL must ne q
prime object Of our statesma1shtp TO knit che
I two nations ever clossr toSeth1r, In no
country is there a warmer admiration for
! Germany and for Germray's exalted ruler
Emperor William. thal here In America.
II Ia noe out of place in closing for me 70 say
a word Of congratulation. both to the Ger =
man people and the German Emperor, upon
the work chat has been accomplished in the
AlReciras conference. which has just closed f.,
a conference held chiefly because OF the
initiative Of Germany. 1t was not a con-
| ference IN which we Americans as a natIou
had much concern save that Il Is always our
concern to see justice obtain everywhere
and 80 far as We properly can to work for the
cause of international peace and good will.
In its outcome this conference has added
to the Likelihood Of che betterment Of condi-
tons in Morocco itself, has secured equitable
dealln g as among the foreign Powers who
have commercial relations with Morocco
and has banished the chance Of friction
between those Powers. In particular. it
may not he out Of place for me TO say thac
i hope and believe that the conference has
resulted and viii result in rendering con
I tinually more friendly the relations between
the mighty empire Of Germany aud the
mighty republic OF France. for II Is my hope
I and wish. as it must be the hope and visa
7 OF every sincere well wiSher of human kind,
! that this friendly relation may not only
continue unbroken but may ever grow In
strength