New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-10
SLIGHT FOR DELEGATES
Theodore Sutro BellttleS Cele-
bratlon of Client Treaty.
RAKES UP OLD HISTORY
Speaker at Dinner of German
Publication Society Sur
prises Visitors.

Many distinguished educators and dip
lomats attended the first annual dinner
Of the German Publication Society at the
Plaza Hotel last night. Count johann
Heinrich Won Bernstorff. German Ambas-
sador to the United States. was the guest
of honor He brought the fluctuations Of
the German Emperor and his earnest
wishes for the success Of the society in
accomplishing its immediate purpose Of
having the German classics translated
and published for distribution among the
American people with a view 20 binding
the two nations closer together In spirit
Of peace and good vii.
Ambassador Won Bernstein said iu part:
when ] was kindly invited TO this
banquet directly accepted With the
greatest pleasure. because always wish
to participate in any movement which is
inaugurated for thu purpose Of forming
new bond Of friendship between Germany.
my own country. and the United States.
which ! am happy to regard as my second
home. / was first told TO speak about the
relations between Germany and the
United States answered that II I
spoke about those relations { would have
nothing TO say AZ all because W. nave a
German proyerb which saws that those
wives are the nest Of whom one never
speaks And ! have found that among
political relations those are always best Of
whom one need say nothing at all.
Professor Calvin Thomas. Of Columbia
University, acted as POSTMASTER. The
other speakers were Or. Charles W.
Eliot. president emeritus Of Harvard !.
Professor John Grier llibbeu. president ~
Princeton. Professor hugo Munsteroerg.
If Harvard. Hugo Reisingcr. kuno
Francke and Theodore Sutro. president Of
the society.
MI. Sutro created come comment WheH.
a. the presence Of several Of the peace
deleeates WHO had come from their dinner
al tie Astor 80 express their f""n Ni"'
no declared that 10 would b' Wuch MOI
aunropriate FOR Germany and THIS 'ouh-
-, 10 celebrate an interminahie pc lo1 OF
roace than 10 celebrate the hundred years
Of neace with England "a the peace de''-
Gates were preparing to d..
referring TO the peace delegates. Mr.
"a" "At The Hotel Astor tonight they are
dining and Winning the delegates from the
Notwithstanding countries Of the world
&C a prelude to a grander celebration
next wear Of a hundred years OF peace
.rong them since the signing OF the
Treatv az Client. on December q, 1914.
,rh., may well celebrate. seeing Whai
,t,,io neace there was before that date
between England and America how d'"-
inc the War Of the Revolution England
bad tried her best to crush the struggle
~ the American colonies for indepehu-
o,ce and how she had fomented the war
~ 1872 by plotting for years 10 disrupt
the Young Republic
..yes n is well to further amicaple re-
la,ions among the nations and TO COM
,,,o,,,orate protracted period OF inter
a.to,al peace. And yet ] cannot help
,h,rltns that il is. after all. not so super
latively TO the credit OF the Aheio-"aNoi'
race that 1, has practically hVeu az ped'e
Win itself for single century ana
cannot understand why there should De
., that account such wild rejoicing such
evtravagant self-laudation or such ire
mendous demonstration.
The peace delegates who came INTO the
room lust before Mr.. Sutro spoke were
Iosepb Lane Baker, NJ p; \. Won YER
wercke. archiyist OF Client: G. De Bruyne'
alderman Of Client. and DR. George j.
Kunz one OF the American delegates.
DR. Eliot spoke on the educational deot
~ this country TO Germany, and traced
the development and impression OF Ger
man scholastic ideals on the American
mind. from the contact Of many Ameri-
cans with the German universities. fro-
fessor Hibben discussed the commerce OF
tboueht between the two nations, while
Professor Muensterberg discoursed upon
the characteristic traits OF German schoi-
arship.
Among the women in the boxes were
Princess Parlogy. Mrs. Henry Willard
Mrs Charles W. Eliot, Mrs. william
cummings Story. the newly elected pres
,dent Of the Daughters of the American
Revolution: Mrs Sutro. Baroness Won
plomberg, Mrs. Donald Mclean and MIS-
&. 5. Huntey.
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