New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-11
GERMAN AMITY FOR
U. S. EMPHASIZED
Prince Won BuelOW Discusses 1t IN
Germany Under the Reign
of William H."

Berlin. Dec i0.-Prince Won Buelow
references to the relations OF the uniteu
states and Germany in one Of the chap-
tiers Of the book to be issued this week
on Germany Under the Reign OF VIII
lam H." IN which he deals with Ter
man policy" show how much the iormeF
Imp,rial Chancellor valued the friendship
of the American government and people.
lie says in part:
During the Snanish-American War
portion Of German public opinion DIS
uIav,d strong sympathy for Spain. ana
this WAS not agreeable 10 the Cnited
states The manner in which incidents
that occurred between the German am
American fleets at Manila were made the
most Of in portion Of the English ana
American press also cast cloud over inc
relation ~ Germany and the Ih'teu
states This feeling reached lts cllfhaN
in February. 500. 30 that II seemed Wen
10 emphasize the relationship oy oIoou
and race Of the two nations IN order 10
bring about better feeling. What salo
m that pcrioJ In the Reichstag IN TINS
connection seems to have since been
prov 4. namely.
"I-rou the poin, of view Of sensible
roIi,y There is no reason why Germany
and the United states should not be on
the best ~ terms. ! do not sec any poin'
yn,rc German and American interests
,I.sl nor I'm the future do | see an.
min, where the lines Of our development
should cross each other In an inimicai
way. We can say IL calmly no othei
land I'm the last century has America
found better understanding or more JUST
recognition than in Germany.
TINS understanding and recognition
was given TO America by Emperor VIII
lam II more than hy an" other person
IIo - tu h. thanked before anybody To-
opcuiuc the way 10 a good and secure re-
i,tiruship With the United states. 10
gradually won over tn. Americans throus"
his friendly scqucutial AMI und'INt"n"Ih@
,,ay Of dealing. Personal .""o relations
inip.d him and President B, ..'''lD me
..udirc ~ Prince Henry a. America met
oitb the hopcd-for result L" the fullest
,xt..pt and helped in an important man
nor ia recall 10 both peoples how man"
,,,,,,,,l interests bound them together ami
an. fcu. differences existed between them.
1T was also happy Thought OF our
l,n,cror TO bring home firmly ana slh-
,.r,I,- tho intellectual junction OF the two
Ccrnanic peoples by means or An e>-
..b,rrc Of prominent university professors.
.,.r,,ar intellectual life, German poetry
,,biI,sophv and science have found sucn
sincere admiration perhaps nowhere III
IN. wo,ld as in the United states On
tho ,tber hand. the wonders Of American
t,,briouc are studied moro jealousy ana
.cco.uized more joyously in Germany
,han anywhere else.
This intimate eNchans" Of intellectual
and scientific conquest was gwen propei
cyprcssion 10 by the exchange ot PROBES
eors The ever increasing intimacy OF re-
iations between the peoples and the mean
OF the nations furthered also our pohtlca'
relations toward the United states we
rot onlv reached friendly agreement
about Samoa, but at the beginning or TINS
century. when we were passing through
critical political period. the United states
never stood in our way. Outside OF nus
,r,a there Is hardly nation which mas
GU
with us rs the United states. In tho
United states live about 100000 Ger
mans. Among these there is growing
,nort since the foundation OF the Ger
man American National Union. In l9oi'
ubilc remaining loyal 10 their new iather-
land TO keep up their relations win 'heir
old home and TO strengthen them. 30
,o,,, ,s noiitics here and in the Unite
states are in calm hands, and overdone
ovnressions Of friendship as we'll AZ ner-
yous feelings in connection with occasional
frictions are avoided-and these things
hammer now and then In economical mat
ters-ye need not have any fears as To
our relations with the United states. Re
spcct for one another on this basis ana
within the limit OF sclf-rcspect VIII De
the most advantageous friendship between
Germany and the United states.