The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-09-02
Of STATUE
Of GENERAL STEUBEN
PRESENTED TO THE GERMAN
GOVERNMENT BY THE
UNITED STATES.
Address Is Delivered by Congress-
man Bartholdt of Missouri.
Pays Tribute to Dead
Soldier.
Associated Press Special.

Associated Press Special.
Berlin, September 2-The address
of Representative Richard Bartholdt
of St Louis, at the ceremony today
when a replica of the statue of Gen.
Baron Steuben was presented to the
German Emperor by the American
delegates appointed for that purpose,
Mr. Bartholdt and Mr.. S. b. Wolf
foam of New York, was in part as
follows;
Your Majesty: BY direction of
the Presden, of the United States
we have come across the ocean to
fulfil the purport of resolution
unanimously adopted by the Ameri-
can Congress providing for the pre-
sentation to His Majesty, the Ger
man Emperor, and the German
people of a statue OF General Won
Steuben a great German and efst-
while citizen and hero OF two CONT
nents, IS a gift from the American
people If in the performance of
| this honorable mission | may be per
nitted to interpret the sentiments
of the people of the United States,
would say, on behalf of President
Taft's special embassy that the
proffered donation is to be a pledge
of peace and amity and a guarantee
of the sincerity of the earnest hope,
cherished by all Americans, that the
fleet of this ceremony may be to
! ~
bonds of traditional friendship and
good will which, strengthened as
they are by the ties of blood, have
always so happily united the great
German Empire with the great Re
public of the West, the United States
of America.
The name of Steuben viii ever
awaken patriotic memories beyond |
the ocean Its bearer was the EN-
bodiment of German order and dis
cipline and of that loyalty of which |
the poet says, if it were not as old |
have invented it, He was not only
the order-creatiug genius of the
Colonial army, but also the indefat-
gable. though modest organizer of
victories. In just appreciation of
his achievements a grateful people,
nobly disregard'ng national distinc-
tons, honored his memory by the
erection, in front OF the White
House in Washington, of monu- |
ment which is to commemorate his |
valuable services as well as those
rendered by the Germans generally
to the cause of American indepen-
denee And today's celebrations |
Ia is verify beautiful act Of inter
Rational courtesy. but may We not
also interpret the ready acceptance
Of this statue as a just and generous
willingness. On the part of Steuben's
cid FayheElaud and its exalted SOW
=-sisn. 20 appreciate and honor |
hose Eho by their conduct abroad |
have added lustre 70 the German |
azuef Millions OF hearts on the |
other side Of the Atlantic which |
thr0b warmly on account OF this |
dedication viii rejoice eNultantly a
such Interpretation
From the material to the polit-
ical and ideal significance of roday'5
act is but a step. The Peace Presi-
dent extends to the Peace Kaiser
under whose reign the phrase, THE
Empire is the Peace, has been veri-
fled the hand Of friendship for
hearty cooperation in the peaceful
solution OF the great problems of
civilization And are there two
other nations which, resting upon
the tradition Of undisturbed friend
ship and looking forward to Il
future of still closer relations.
could more justly feel called upon
10 make common cause In the great
humanizing tasks Of our time. in
the promotion of art and science and
in all tendencies looking to the in
creased welfare of the people.
We live in time of international
Cancellation and have come To realize
that peaceful development is of more
transcendent Importance than all
that is now dividing the nations,
and Germany's forty years Of peace
is an ample guarantee to America
that it requires but an incentive in
order to crystalize mutual sympathy
into political fact May this beau
tiful ceremony hasten such a happy
consummation
AS special ENJOYS of the Presi-
dent Of the United States We have
the distinguished honor of asking
Your Majesty to accept this statue
as a token OF the sincere friendship
Of the American Government and
people for Your Majesty and the
people of Germany
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