The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-16
Emperor william Congratu.
lated on Peaceful Reign.
Andrew Carnegie With Ameri.
cans Presenting Address.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF PEACE
Ascension Speech of Emperor
Is APPLY Recalled.
Progress of the Empire Fit
tingly COmplimented.

| Berlin, Berlin, June 16.-The TWEEN
| ty-fifth anniversary of the accession
| of Emperor William to the imperia
| throne was celebrated today through
! out the German empire as genera
holiday.
| The commemoration, which has
| been deferred from its actual date out
of respect to the memory of the en-
| peror's father Frederick comedies with
| the forty-second anniversary of the
! triumphal return of his grandfather
at the head of his victorious army,
after the Franco-Prussian war. and
was naturally marked by considera BILE
| military display.
Emphasis, however, was laid on
| the peaceful aspects of the emperor
quarter century reign-industrial and
civic developments and the material
prosperity of the country. The pre-
American peace society by Andrew
Carnegie, r. S. Bookings of st. Louis,
and J. G. Schmidlapp of Cincinnati,
gave the emperor an opportunity of
bringing out this aspect of the occa-
sion. He responded to Andrew Car
negie's congratulations on the COM
pletion of rs years peaceful reign with
an emphatic, IT hope we shall have
rs years more of peace"
Berlin, June Gone of the first
delegations received by Emperor
William today to congratulate him on
the attainment of the twenty-1fth
anniversary of his reign was that
headed by Andrew Carnegie.
The Americans presented to the en-
peror an address signed by a large
number of their countrymen. The adj
dress was in part as follows:
ITO his Imperial Majesty, the Ger
man Emperor:
"On behalf of organiza tons and So
ri he Of
American citizens of every section,
creed and race to advance the cause
of civilization, we venture to express
to your imperial majesty our congrat-
ulations upon a reign notable in
countless ways, in none more so than
in the maintenance of twenty-five years
of unbroken peace between Germany
and other nations of the world.
The memorable words of your ma
jesty shortly after ascending the
throne, The peace of my country is
sacred to me- came both from the head
and the heart. Sacred indeed the
peace, the order and the prosperity of
the German people have been.
More than once during the last
twenty-five years it has been the high
privilege of your majesty not only to
exercise peaceful forbearance, but to
inspire it in others
I'VE beg to tender our thanks to
your imperial majesty for what you
have done to prevent war and to adj
vance the coming of the day when
there shall be peace upon earth to men
good will.
I'm addition to the preservation of
peace, We know we'll that every de-
partment of government has received
your sympathetic cooperation. The
remarkable developments in the COM
merce and the industries of Germany
and the improvements of agriculture
are due much to your majestys judic-
ious and unwearied efforts.
Those of us engaged in the develop
ment of the industries, the commerce,
the education, the science and arts of
your country. and in promoting as far
as lies in your power, the brotherhood
of man, unite in expressing to your
Majesty our sense of obligation for the
example your reign of twenty-five
years has set
1--WE congratulate your majesty up
on the notable advance made by Ger
many in every field of human effort
during your peaceful prosperous and
civilizing reign.
Long may it continue unbroken."