Salt Lake Telegram | 1904-12-09 | Page 1 | President is Cheered by German Warriors

PRESIDENT IS CHEERED BY GERMAN WARRIORS NEW YORK, Dec. 9. The New York German Warriors' association gave a 'Kommers" in honor of Emperor William's Wil-liam's ' special representatives, MaJ.-Gen. MaJ.-Gen. Von Loewenfeld and Major Count SchmeUow, who attended the unveiling of the statue of Frederick the Great at Washington recently. ' Gen. Loewenfeld addressed those present as "dear comrades." Among other things he said It was the heart's derlre of the Emperor to present to the people of America the statue of Fred erick the Great as a lasting expression of thanks . for the welcome his bother Henry found everywhere in this country. coun-try. The General said the Emperor had remarked to him: ' "When, you meet an old soldier of ours over there give him my best greetings. greet-ings. And don't neglect to visit the Veterans' and Warriors' associations. Their members understand very well how to combine the duty and honor they owe the country they are living in now with their love for the old home." "In a similar strain," continued the General, "President Roosevelt spoke to me. He assured me the Union would never forget what it owed the Germans. Ger-mans. At the beginning of the Civil war, he said, several State were kept In the Union by the German socletiea" The veterans cheered loudly as the speaker concluded with a tribute to President Roosevelt.