Show How Admiral Dewey Corrected a Hun Blunder h nfl when the Gorman an Emperor sent seni his 1113 I IN brother and a considerable beet Heet to Prince 11 Henry em of or Prussia gave a dinner to the officers of or the foreign warships which was attended attended at at- tended by Admiral Dewey Dewcy and other Americans Following tho the usual custom says a writer In Worlds World's Work Prince Henry rising proposed toasts to the nations whose representatives were his hi guests Diplomatic etiquette stipulated that those nations should be mentioned In alphabetical order the tho French names being heing used The Tho first toast was therefore proposed to Germany A Alle- Alle magne Next came rame England An fol rol followed lowed Jawed b by Spain Since the tho French name for fOJ time the United States is Unis Unis the tho toast to this nation should have haye followed that to Nevertheless e Prince Henry next proposed France Prance N paper r t re NIl Lure ur I IM I'M 1119 b diplomat c OH on punctilious I Few ew men were so 80 and at this affront be he berose q quette uette as ns Admiral Dewey rose robe with his officers and left the dinner table Naturally Z the incident nt produced a sensation both in iu Germany Germany- and in America Prince Henry sent an nn officer to lo apolo apologize ize but Admiral Dewey Dewcy again the soul of punctiliousness refused to accept an apology at nt secondhand second Ills His ro royal al highness had personally Insulted the United States the same gentleman must personally offer the apology Then Prince Henry Benr It made a n ceremonial call and ami apologized apolo explained the incident as due to a n. tem tem temporary gig cd Ho lIo mental aberration Although he be was using using p pOJ Ur the French names for tho the other countries he lie said his mind persistently thou thought ht of or the United States under Its Us familiar German Geiman appellation Stanten o 0 ol l |