Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-03-24

hons, OF voters. Both OF these factors
in our composite population could, we
repeat, be counted on to strengthen
the hands of the Emperor William, if
he could succeed in winning the con-
fidence and friendship of that element
in the American community which will
easily be identified If any one will
take the trouble to note the obvious
racial origin of most members of the
cabinet, of most high officers of the
army and navy, of the judges of the
Federal courts, and the Senators and
Representatives in the Federal Con-
gress. An inspection of those lists Oh
names has doubtless convinced EN-
peror William that he would not &C
complish much if he relied exclusive
ly on German-Americans and Irish
Americans.
Accordingly, for years he has been
trying in sagacious and courteous
ways to captivate what must be ack-
nowledged as intellectually and moral
| ly the predominant component of the
complex American people. He has
| sent his brother, Prince Henry, OF
| Prussia to visit us, while at all times
he has shown himself exceptionally
gracious to distinguished American
visitors and to the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of our government. He has
| earnestly .co-operated in plan to
bring about a community of feel
ing and interest between the friends
and the beneficiaries of the higher
education in both countries through
an annual interchange of German and
American professors. He has re-
quested our government to accept a
statue of his famous relative, Fred
erick the Great, and he has made
many valuable gift to American in
situations. 1t was only the other day
just before the end of February, that
he gave a memorable proof of the
lengths to which he is willing to go
to gain the regard of our American
government and people. By prevail.
ing upon the reichstag, through his
chancellor, Count Won Bulow, to sus-
pend until June 80, 1907, the applica.
ton of the maximum duties of the
new German tariff to American com.
modities, which ought to have been
subjected to them on March 1 of the
present year. Emperor William prac.
tically gave to the United States for
almost nothing concessions which his
European neighbors have had to buy
for great price, and he has, conse-
quently, exposed himself to remon-
strances and reproaches on the part
of our European rivals. Not to an
other country in the world would the
Emperor William ii have offered graf
uitously such boon. Nor is this
probably all that he might consent to
do for us. He undoubtedly believes
in striking when the iron is hot, and
we should not be in the least sur
prised should he follow the suspen-
sion of the German tariff in our favor
with an intimation that he will accept
a compromise at Algeciras, provided
it is proposed and urged by the Unit
ed States. Such a compromise could
easily be framed on paper, but there
are, as yet, no indications that the
Berlin government would acquiesce in
| it were it put forward by a European
power. Rather does the whole drift
of events in the Morocco conference
suggest that Emperor William is ar
ranging to assure to Mr.. Roosevelt an
other such a triumph as the latter
achieved at Portsmouth, so that, for a
second time, the president of the
United States may stand forward as
the peacemaker in the eyes of man.