Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-02
Gift Of America to Teutons IL
Formally Maae BY Special
Ambassadors. Barthold
Makes Short Speech.
PLEDGE OF PEACE
AND AMITY OF NATIONS
Monument is Exact Replica of
Famous One in Washington
and Was Coppe9 by Order OF
Congress.
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Berlin sept IA rCriiva ot tho
statue Washington ut Gcu'ral Bar.
Iu NuJ Struhru, as a gitt of the Amer
.rtu runEtvs. O., thr German emperor
aud Ga, German nation. was present
.d tu Emperor william al ppsdam at
noon today 10y Ucpr,scut,tiN, Ilrh-
ard HIrluldt ut ST. Louis and '. g..
Wolfram ol New YORK. tho special
American ambassadors appointed for
th, uC,ssivu.
Ta, uny"iiing pt m. statue vas ou.
oi the central events 81 this years
celebration ur the anniversary ol the
battle of sedan.
Mr. BarthoIdl who was Introduced
O, the emperor by the American am-
hassddor, IN uil. made th, speech %
prr-ent1uou. in the course OF Which
ur said.
Your Majesty. By direction of tho
president ot the United states We
huy, come across M, ocean o. fui-
hu en-, pugport of a resolution unaui-
mnusly adopted bS the American CON
gr"s proyidinE for the prrscntatiou
to his majesty. Ga, German emperor
and tho German people of a statue OF
General Won Stcuben. great German
aud crytwhilr citizen ana hero Of two
continents. a. "a gift from the Amcrl-
can peopl" " bon the performance
of this honorable mission ! may be-
permitted o. interpret the sentiment
oi the people of tho United states,
would 0ay on behalf uf President
Tafrs special embassy that the prof
3 erred donation rs to b, u pledge of
peace and anity aud a guarantee OF
the sincerity of the earnest hope.
cherished by all americans. that the
effect uf this ceremony may be- To
draw more aud mur. closely thS
bonds uf traditional friendship ana
good viii which. strengthened as they
ar, Dy the ties of blood nave always
SO happily united the great German
empire with the great rrpuolic OF The
west. the United states of America.
The nam. OF Strubcn viii ever
awaken patriutl, memories beyond
th, ocean. u, nearer vas the embod-
mrut of German order and discipline
and uf tnat loyalty of which th poet
says l' n were not an old az the world
surely u German would have invented
it H, Vas not only th. order ere
ltiug genius ~ the colonial army. but
also the indofatigahlc though mod st
organizer uf the victories. IN Just
appreciation of his great achievements
o grateful people. uobly dlsregarding
national distinctions honored his
memory by the erection. iu front 81
the whit. house IN Washington, OF d.
monument which is tu com ner'n". t.
hts valuable services as well us nose
rendered bN tine Germans generally
n. b. Hlt|a
.n,c And todays crltbratinn' % o.
verify a beautiful act of intsrJJ.inIai
courtesy. bat may wc not Flso Inter-
urct IN. ready acceptance co. h's $40.
tu, az Just and gruoroJ- N.Il Sn"s~.
pu the part of St.uusu's "li tt''f-
land and H. exalted soycro s-. Co ap-
pr,ciatr thr honor inu-r who lv ueir
conduct abroad have added 'Ji,ro to
t.r G,rmap am,r Millions o' h'ar.V
ou tho otuur side, of tho Atlantic
which tur1b warmly on sccount of
the dedication v,I rejoics cNultnniN
90 such interpretation
tFruw .hr material tu th' political
Hrd deal -.guihcsuvr of today's act is
uui a step The Peace President ok
tends to the Peace Kaiser under
u hose r.|In the phrase. "Thy Empire
hand of friendship FOR hearty cooper
uuuu boo the peaceful solution .f tho
great problems Df civilization Nnd
ar. There two other nations which
resting upon IN, tradition of undi-
turbrd friendship aud looking '"'
ward to 10 future of HE closer r.''-
'.pur. .puid u1r, Justly 'y'l cil'r1
upon to MAX, common cause in the
gr,at humauizinu tasks ot our TIME.
u ta. promotion uf art aud science
.uld in roo frud.uyirr looking t' tho
Increased Vc.'ar. ni Che people. We
llr 200 im' ai international rouei.-
.Iauuu prU nave come io realize that
peaceful development i- ui more
ttua.s,I,uJ importance than al. thai
ID, now dividing tho 0Ruuur. and Ger
.muul- tort. Years pf puag, Is am am.
.ri. guarantee to America that .l re-
.gu.r,. uut an merut'f, boo order ~
.r-uIfa mutual sympathy into poe
'.u,N TACT Mas this hrauufu' .sr.-
mons hasten such happy vpnsum
uauon'
.,- special ruNoys of th, president
.of on, United ~tttps w- hdN, tlr dlr-
tugui-h,d honor OF asking Nluc mae
i,-tv to accrpt this statue as a tukcu
nf on, .ius,rg friendship of th, Amer
loan gov, rumrut ana people for YOUR
mii,sty and thu pcop., pl germany
tie majesty. rrplyiug Go Rvprc-eu.
tariN, iUrfholdt expressed m, cor
diN thanks or himsclt ald thc Get-
man poopt lu Pres.dout rait and the
American people "For this beautiful
monument