Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-12
PRAISES THE KAISER
IMPORTANT ADDRESS By THE
PRESIDENT.

Ambassador Speck Won Sternburg of Ger
many this afternoon presented to President
Roosevelt in the east room of the White
House a delegation OF about fifty officers
ex-soldiers and veterans of the German
army. Many Of them now are American
citizens They were accorded cordial re-
ception by the President.
The President embraced the opportunity
to deliver a brief but important speech to
his callers In his remarks he made refer
ence to the Algeciras conference which re-
Gently was successfully concluded He ex-
tended to the German emperor hearty ner-
sonal Fluctuations, and congratulated the
emperor and the German people on the
work accomplished at Algeciras. He ex-
pressed the belief that the result or the
convention would be to render the more
friendly the relations between the two
mighty powers, Germany and France
Welcomed by the President.
President Roosevelt was presented to
the delegation by the German ambassa-
dor. and in response to the introduction
he said:
Il welcome you here, my fellow Ameri-
cans; for among the many strains that
go to make UP our composite race stock
in this country no strain has given us
German birth or blood. 1t Is our peculiar
pride as a nation that in this republic we
have measurably realized the ideal under
which good citizens know no discrimina-
ton as between creed and creed, BIRTH
place and birthplace, provided only that
whatever the mans parentage may nave
been, whatever the way in which he wor-
ships his Creator. he strives in good faith
to do his duty by himself and by his fel-
low men and to show his unflinching 10y
atty to our common country.
In addition to thus greeting you. my
fellowAmericans of German birth. l wish
also to greet the German citizens present
the members of the German army, belong
ing to the reserve Of that army, and to wei
come them here especially, Mr.. Ampassa-
dor, as they are brought here by you your
self an old soldier. who have endeared
yourself to the American people by your
hearty friendship for this country.
The reverence man preserves Tor ms
native land. so far from standing in the
way of his loving and doing his full duty
by the land of his adoption, should help
him toward this love and the performance
of this duty II a man Is a good son he is
apt to make good husband and the quail
ity that makes man reverence the country
of his birth Is apt to be the quality that
makes him good citizen in the country of
his adoption.
THE ties that unite Germany and the
United States are many and close, and 1t
must be a prime object of statesman
ship to knit the two nations ever closer to-
gether. In no country is there a warmer
admiration for Germany and for Germany
exalted ruler, Emperor William, than here
in America.
Benefits Of the Algeciras Conference.
1T is not out of place in closing for me
to say a word of congratulation both to the
German people and the German emperor
upon the work that has been accomplished
In the AlgeciraS convention which has just
closed. conference held chiefly because of
the initiative of Germany 1t was not a
conference in which we Americans as ma
ton had much concern. save that 1t is al
ways our concern to see justice obtain
everywhere, and. SO far as we properly can,
and good will
to the likelihood of the betterment of con-
ditfons in Morocco itself. has secured equi-
table dealing as among the foreign powers
who have commercial relations with Mo-
rocco, and has diminished the chance of
friction between these powers. In particu-
lar it may not be out of place for me to
say that / hope and believe that the con-
ference has resulted and will result in rem
dering continually more friendly the rela-
tons between the mighty empire of Ger
many and the mighty republic of France;
for 1t Is my hope and wish, as it must be
the hope and wish of every sincere we'll
wlSher of humankind that these friendly
relations may not only continue unbrokep
but may ever grow in strength"