Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-25
FRIDAY AFTERNOON NEXT
Many Messages Of Coincidence for
the Widow.
WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT
Private Funeral Service Over Re-
mains Last Night-Comnent Of
Newspapers on His Death.

ment is made that the funeral services
and the burial of the late Baron Speck
Won Sternbuhg, German ambassador to
the United States, will be held at Lutz-
cinema. the family estate near Leipsic,
next Friday afternoon at o'clock.
The Baroness Won Sternburg has re-
ceived Geographic messages of condol-
ence from friends in all parts Of the
United States and Europe.
In addition to communications from
President Roosevelt. the secretaries of
the German embassy at Washington and
various colleagues i'm the diplomatic
corps at the American capital. the bar
oness has received kilograms of SYM
pathy from the German-American Society
at Tampa, Fla. and IL number of other
GermaR-American associations.
There was private funeral service
over the remains Of the baron at a late
hour last night after the arrival here
of his brother Baron Alexander Won
Sternburg. The coffin has been sealed
and it will he taken to Lutzchena to-
morrow. accompanied by the relatives of
the deceased
BERLIN, August 25.-Prince Won Bue-
low. the imperial chancellor. has sent to
the Associated Press from Norderney the
following dispatch on the death of Baron
von Sternburg:
IT deeply regret the death of Baron Won
Sternburg, whom I always considered as
one of the ablest among our statesmen.
man of great energies. who. nOtwith-
standing terrible suffering. fulfilled his
duty UP to the last moment. / am sure
that all prominent Americans feel. like
myself. the loss of this man. who succeed
ed in getting the two great nations con-
stantly more closely together. The true
friendship of President Roosevelt was of
great support to him in hts life's work
but I trust that the friendship and good
hoSx f1,n -ptfo toe nd
Germany will survive him.
Newspaper Comment.
Most OF the German newspapers print
long appreciative notices of the late am
bassador to the United States. They re-
view his work while at Washington: his
part In the tariff discussions; his friend
ship with the President: his exact knowl-
edge of American conditions and Ameri-
can feelings and the correct impressions
he constantly gave out of German policies
and German and imperial good will to-
ward the United States.
Several of the journals allude to the
disposition that has grown up in the United
saying that while Germany expects TO be
judged by the peoples of the European
states according to prejudices or interests
sometimes historical sometimes the re-
suit of jealouSies of near neighbOrs, Ger
many looks to the United States for judg-
ments on merits in each given case.
President Roosevelt and Emperor Will
liam have contributed to the growth of
this disposition in the United States dur
ing recent years. while Baron Won Stern
burg played no small part in the under
standing existing between the two coun-
tries through his personality and his
agreeable relations with the American
press.
Foreign ONCE Opinion.
The Cologne Zeitung, rejecting the for
eisn ONCE opinion. says:
when Baron Won Sternburg went to
Washington certain prejudices had to be
overcome and some points of friction re-
moved. Those feelings have been allayed
and in part at least. this happy result
has been due to Baron Won Sternburg."
Only two newspapers choose another
tone. The Berlner Zeitung thinks that
the late ambassador emphasized too
strongly the idea that the emperor is the
only political force in Germany. that he
pushed forward the sovereign rather than
the people of Germany.
The Deutsche Tages-Zeitung, an influ-
entail agrarian organ. finds fault with
Baron Won Sternburg's conception of his
duty. He included too much considera-
ton. says the paper. for Americas posi-
strenuous enough in insisting upon Ger
many's point Of view. This opinion. it
is generally thought. is due to the fact
that Baron Won Sternburg was opposed
to the extreme agrarian view in tariff
discussions.
Message FROM President Roosevelt.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, August %
When President Roosevelt learned yes
trday of the death of Ambassador
Sternburg at Heidelberg. Germany, he
sent the following message to the Ger
man charge d'affaires at Beverly Farms,
Mass.
OYSTER BAY, N. Y. August "a.
Count Hermann Won Hatzfeldt- Hidden
burg. charge d'affaires, German en-
bassy, Beverly, Mass:
Am shocked and grieved at the news
of the death Of the ambassador. He was
not only my intimate personal friend
and one of the most fearless. sincere
and loyal men l ever met but also a
diplomat of signal ability. who served
Germany with fervent patriotism and yet
showed such intelligent good will for
America that it would be difficult to over
estimate the value of what he did In
strengthening and bringing closer the ties
OF friendship and good will between the
two countries.
Il mourn his loss for my sake and
deeply regret II for the sake of the people
of the United States
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"