New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-04
Mr.. TAFT HALLS GERMANS
Boards the MoItke to Greet the
KaiSer'S Officers and Men.

| to-day welcomed a great foreign fleet to
| American waters when he extended the
| hand Of friendship to Rear Admiral Won
| MISUNDERSTANDING. commanding the visit
| ing division OF the German navy.
While more than a thousand brawny Ger
man sailors stood at attention on the decks
| Of the giant Moltke. Germany's battleship-
| cruiser. President Taft boarded the vessel.
! At the gangway Admiral Won Rebeur-
Paschwitz and his staff waited to greet the
| Chief Executive. AS the President stepped
from the ladder that led him over the side
of the Moltke he extended his hand in
greeting to the German admiral and ex-
! claimed:
Admiral. I'm glad to welcome YOU ard
| TO have an opportunity OF visiting tie
Moltke, one of the finest ships I'VE ever
| seen"
The President was escorted over the big
| German vessel the crew standing at quar-
tiers. saluting as the party passed. Every
part of the battleship cruiser was scrubbed
and holystoned. every spar and line bore
brilliant bunting, and every individual
sailor was trim in holiday attire.
AS the President left the Motke the Ger
man warship's band struck up The Star
six-pounder barked out the twentyone guns
! of the Presidential salute
| The President, his formal call Of welcome
| over. returned to the Mayfower, the trim
white yacht that doomed tiny and slim he
| side the gray, grim sides of the German
| liners. short distance away the Ameri-
| can battleship squadron that welcomed the
visitors swung idly at anchor Seven great
| ha
| Delaware and Utah. dressed ship the
President and the admiral exchanged cour-
| teses.
No sooner had the President returned to
| the Mayiower than the chugging launch Of
| the Motke swung away to carry the Ger
man admiral to return the call and lunch
with the President aboard the yacht.
| Cordial toasts were exchanged aboard both
the Mayfower and the Moltke, where Pres
| ident Taft raised his glass to the health OF
| the German Emperor and Admiral Won
| Rebeur- Paschwitz toasted the President.
Cannon Roar a Salute.
| As the admiral left the MayfOwcr the
| crews Of all the ships in double column,
| through which the German vessels lad
| passed up the Roads manned the rails.
| Down the line the booming six Founders
roared their parting salute over the broad
reaches Of the Roads.
| This ended the Presidents part in the
| formalities Of greeting the foreign fleet and
| the head OF the Mayfower was turned up
| stream upon the return trip to Washing
ton. The officers OF the American feet
! then took up the task OF entertaining the
] visitors.
| No speeches were made during the visit
| of the President TO the MOltke. but tonight
| q formal dinner given To the officers
| OF the German feet on board the Dread
nought Florida. Rear Admiral Ward. com
| handing the American squadron, and Rear
| Admiral Rebeur- Paschwltz delivered
| speeches.
Besides the German admiral the guests
were Captain Won Mann, Commanders See
bohm and Won Krosgk, Lieutenant Com
| manders Roehr and Prentzel Commander
Boy Ed. Neutenants Betz. Won Grancy and
! Captain SEVERN, commanding the Moltke
| infantry regiment, especially invited to
make the trip.
The American officers were Rear Ad-
! miral Ward. Rear Admiral Winslow, Cap
! tains Benson, Knapp. Oliver, Hood, Snow
den. Hoogewerff Wilson and Welles Lieu
tenant Commander Sellers. Lieutenant
|
| Howell. representing the army.
Ward Praises the Kaiser.
| Rear Admiral Ward, addressing the
guests in German, said:
| In the absence Of the commander IN chief
| of the American Atlantic fleet II becomes
/ my pleasant duty to welcome YOU on De
| half of myself and my colleagues, 10 the
! waters of this country. ] am all the more
grateful for this chance. because 1t ar.
| fords me the opportunity TO express my
! unforgotten sense Of obligation Tor NOS
| nit.litv extended to me during my tour
Of duty as naval attache at Berlin twenty
years ago ,,..
The German navy, In it's modern develop,
| ,nent. is largely the result Of the personal
| rfforts of single man, the present cx-
! allied ruler OF that country. To ms ais
corning influence we must aaa 'hG al snoi s5
! irspiration of his. which. with its mag
nifcent membership OF over one mlIlioh'
J distrIbutes throughout your country an IN
tImate patriotic knowledge Of the require
,nents of your navy and the necessity Tor
it's existence. -, -.
| tributed perhaps as powerfully TO the pres
! cnt enyiable efficiency of your great meet
! 7 do not refer to patriotic devotion nor 10
| tho spirit Of self-sacrihce. FOR those you
share with other nationalities; but ] 40
| aIIude to the painstaking ana unceasinS
| efforts toward thoroughness wlthout VIII.
! no good organization ever can De per- erteo c.
| \
| a motto for every man-of-War the Ger
man phrase of which you German Ia'a a.
| men are the living opponents Leaih W
| walk before you try TO run g., . nina
| with the wish that your VISIT 10 A.neiioa
| nav he made as pleasant ana INSTRUCTIVE a.
| ,or made my own when in your countE'
| yyoise my glass and drink TO the heaith Vi
! III Majesty the German Emperor
THE American and German officers rose IN
/ .hair nlaces as they drank the toast. Nd
,,,tra, Won Paschwitz replied in English
| saying: ......,o
! Tbroa times have had the good fortune
| J.. come 70 America: therefore, ] feei my
! ~ among friends. Ny first visit In 1880
| is n delightful memory to me. Again IN
! ZOO I had an opportunity TO observe inc
iue nrogress and rapid development OF
| r. nerican navy. However Inuch hau
| en,cted I was greatly surprised 10 see
e,,ch splendid fleet assembled here. FROG
! rass in all directions In America mas psei
| great, but In the navy the ADVANCE mas
| 80 Greater than anywhere else.
| YouT admiral has spoken inc fuipVi"'
| ,,tarest i'm the German fleet. but your leau
| img men also show great interest III yours,
ma they have forwarded its deVeiopnen'
| a.. i,s nresent state of efficiency ana PEI
| sootio, The visit of your President 10 tno
! MoitLe shows that he also Is interested ~,
~ navy and every seaman ~ piau WV"
| .n iaading men display such interest.
ine hank YOU, Admiral Ward, Tor you,
| a.n,hv and for Germany. ana ASK az
| byInp'',s l,tnLtnp fine health OF the fffSl-