The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-17
Iwenty-hfth Anniversary of
Accession of Emperor Will
liam Celebrated Through
out the Empire.
ANDREW CARNEGIE,
PRESENTS ADDRESS
Remarkable Story Told Con
corning the Attitude of the
War Lord Toward a Con.
stitutional Monarchy.

BERLIN, June 16-The twenty-hfth
anniversary of the accession of EN-
peror William to the imperial throne
was celebrated today throughout the
German empire as general holiday.
Tho commemoration, which had been
deferred from its actual date out Of re-
spect to the memory of the emperor IS
father, Frederick, comedies with the
forty"second anniversary of the trium-
phal return Of his grandfather at the
head of his victorious army after the
Franco Prussian war, and was naturally
marked by considerable military dis
play.
Emphasis, however, was laid also on
the peaceful aspects of the emperor s
quarter-century reign-industrial and
civic developments and the material
prosperity of the country.
The presentation Of an address from
the American Peace society by Andrew
Carnegie, R. S. Brookings of st. Louis
and j. G. Schmidtlapp of Cincinnati,
gave the emperor an opportunity Of
bringing ont this aspect Of occasion.
He responded to Andrew Carnegie IS
congratulations op the completion of
his twenty-five years. peaceful reign
with an emphatic, "I hope wo shall
have twenty-five years more Of peace. -
American Address.
The Americans presented to the en-
peror an address signed by large
| number Of their countrymen. The ad"
dress was in part as follows;
His imperial majesty, the German
emperor;
On behalf Of organizations and
societies which represent the effort
of American citizens OF every SEQ
ton. creed and race to advance the
cause of civilization. We venture to
| express TO your imperial majesty
our congratulations upon a reign
| notable In countless ways, in none
moro 80 than in the maintenance OF
twenty-five years Of unhroken peace
between Germany and the other ma
tions of the world.
| The memorable words Of your maj
| esty shortly after ascending the
! throne, 1.-THE peace Of my country
is sacred to me-" came both from the
| head md from the heart. Sacred
| indeed, the pence. the order and the
prosperity Of the German people have
| been.
More than once during the last
| twenty-five years II has been the
! high privilege Of your majesty not
| only to exercise peaceful forbearance
but to inspire 1t In Others
We beg to tender our thanks to
your imperial majesty for what you
have done 10 prevent war and to
advance the coming Of the day when
there shall be peace on earth to
men OF good Will.
We congratulate your majesty on
the notable advance made by Ger
many in every field OF human effort
during your peaceful, prosperous and
civilizlng reign. Long may It con-
tinuo unbroken,
Massed Military Bands.
The day began with "general rev
ellie, n6 maS5cu H1l1GaIy DaHuS
from the division of the guards sum.
moned the emperor to his window with
deafening music played in the inner
courtyard of the castle. The bandsmeu
then paraded Inter den Linden.
In the meantime 1000 school children
had replaced tho baudsmen in tho castle
courtyard, where they sang several
songs to the evident pleasure Of the en-
peror. The reception Of deputations and
the presentation of addresses began at
10 O'Clock but was interrupted from
clock till clock by his majesty s
reception of representatives of tho gov
ernment offices, the army and navy, the
parliament and various municipalities.
The impressive ceremony Of the
mounting of the caRtle guard was fol
lowed by q luncheon to the imperial
family Mt the castle.
To a delegation of English received
by his majesty this afternoon the en-
peror said;
isT can assure you I shall continue TO
do my best TO preserve peace and pro-
mote the friendly relationships existing
between our two countries"
} The array Of deputations seemed nj.
most endless. The dele~ates repre-
sented organizations Of every kind and
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