Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-13
HEARTY WELCOME.
The President Receives
German Veterans.
Over Two Score Soldiers Pay
Visit 10 The White House.


washington April 12.-forry-fIv five
veterans VINO have served with dis
1iuctipn IL the German army, and Tnosi
of whom are American cttizens were
received by President Roosevelt al
O'Clock this afternoon President
iRoosevelt's s reception 10 the men who
have distinguished themselves in the
German army is regarded as very
siEnifcan1 at mis- lime and in The ad-
dress which hi made 10 the for
-rne- soldiers Of the Emperor. the
President voiced mis- appreciation o.
the part Germany took il the sa-isfac-
tory disposition Of the Moroccan
trouble and IN the friendliness the
German Emperor showed in secondins
the request Of the United States 1nr
postponernen; Of The Hague confer
ence. 50 that II will not conflict with
the Pan-Ame-ican congress II no
Janeiro IL July.
President Roosevelt was presented
10 the delegation by the German am
bassador and in response 10 the INTRO
dnctiou ne said:
Il welcome Won here, my fellow Am
ericans: for among the many strains
that rn 10 make VI our composite race
stock in this country. no strain mas
given us better Americans than those
vhp a-e Of German birth or blood i
is our peculiar pride as q nation thai
In this republic we have 1nnneasur-
tablv realized the idea under which
good citizens know no Determinations
as between creed and creed. birthplace
and btrthpIace, provided only that
whatever the mans pa-entage may
-fr1+ ne
he worships mis- creator. ne strives IL
good faith 10 do his duty by himself
and By his feIlownen and 70 show his
unfiinching loyalty 10 our common
country.
The reverence q man preserves for
his native land SO far from standing
n the way Of his loving and doing MS
full duty by the land OF his adoption,
Should help him toward this love and
performance Of this duty. The quality
that makes man reverence the cOun-
Try Of his birth is apt 10 be the quality
that makes him 3 good citizen of tbs
country Of his adoption.
THE ties that unite Germany and the
United States are many and Close and
II must be q prime object Of our states
manship 10 knit the two nations ever
closer together. In no country Is there
q warmer admiration for Germany and
for Germarv's exalted ruler, Emperor
William, than here in America
'It is not out Of place in closing, for
me 10 say word Of conE-a1ulaIion
both 10 the German people and the
German Emperor upon the work that
has been accomplished il the Algaciras
convention which mas Just closed
conference heid chiefly because " Lhe
initiative Of German Il was not con-
ference in which We Amcri ans q q ns-
ton ha G much concern, save thai Il Is
always our concern 10 see justice Oh
tanned everywhere and 50 far Il vt pro-
perry can II work for the interna-iona
peace and good will In lis outcome
this conference has added 10 -he like
1ihoc7 Of the berternent Of CO ditions II
Morocco itself has secured equitable
dealing rs among thr foreign powers
who have commercial relations with
Morocco and has diminished th-
chances OF friction between these pow
ere
Tn particular Il may not be out uf
place for me 10 say that nope and be
lieve that the conference has resulted
1Hu vii IESuIt III -tliuttiIiS CuII e!HuGI4N
more friendly the relations between the
mighty empire Of Germany and 1h'
mighty republic of France for il is my
hope md wish as il must be the hope
en6 wish pf every sincere well v1she-
of humankind that these friendly rela-
tons may not only continue unb-oken
but may ever grow in strength.
Al the conclusion Of the President :
remarks the individual members Of the
delegation were presented by Ambassa-
dpr Won Sts-ahure