A PATRIOTIC GERMAN COLONIST.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 59, 21 February 1902, Page 2

A PATRIOTIC GERMAN COLONIST.

STIRRING BPKKCH BY THK OOMSVIi AT WANGA.NOT.

Mb F. A Kbuu, German Consul, in expressing his pleasure in propeeing that Wang»nui should unite in doing houour to the Right Hon. the Premier " on Tuesday evening, delivered a stirring speech, mainly having reference to the recent slauders circulated by thegatter Press of Germany. He said the Germans bad been abussd a g.<od deal lati ly, but the trouble had originated with only a small section of thePresS of his country. He could eay that all the better class pipers were entirely in sympathy with Greit Britain's attitude in South Africi, and their tone was in.sympithy with the friendly at* titude of the Emperor towards the English. Tbe Consul gave instances of the practical xympathy shown towards Englmd by the Emperor Wililiam when our Qu«en wiisdyinfc the j Emperor leaving all his affairs of&tafte I and left the Fatherland to attend at tho j deathbed ofjdw g-andmother whom be loved. Whea L-»rd Robatte returned | from South Africa the Emperor conferred up n him the order of the Blank ' Eagle, the highest military distinction

within h's gift. For this be wee attacked by the same email section cf tbt Presswhieh had wc ntly attacked tho Fair fame of.tbe British Army at the 1 seat of war. The diplomatic relatione between England and Gerasiny were of the gr*ates". cordiality, and when the little wave had blown over. England would find that she ba-l no friend than Germany.* The British and the Germans bad stood aid* by side since Waterloo. Nothing hadjrW - disturbed that friendship, and nothing ever Bbould. So long as the Emperor lived so lo.ig would he remein the true friend of tbe English people. Let the wave pass. As for the war, it .war' good fof Empire that it had torn about, for it had shown to the werld how deep-rooted waa the patriotism of British people. It had, too, given tho Premier of this colony an opportunity of ooming to the front, and right had ho done it. Krnll) h»d had anomorfenco sartending over 48 yean of all aerte im oobditioos of Gsvernmsnts, and speaking for German colonists generally be sail' that they enjoyed a freedom under tit* British flag suoh as they did not enjoy in their own country. It wu a freedom unequalled, a frerdom they | would never help to saoriflo yayi never [ fail to appreciate. They mu> t remeasi ber that they had in the r* k« of their own countrymro a number of die* cipl.guf Judsslseariot, tbe men of tho 8 ead and Oamplall-fiannerman typo, Tbe traitorous utteranoeaof th' n me*' foutad their way into a vcti m sf the Gennan Pres«, and could tbey wonder that the less enlightened G*naine wan misled thereby. These men in Mo oonntry would be rogardeJ aa traitors, and he oould not understand bew England tolerated them for eo long, la Germany they would soon bo broaght up for high treason. While wetolerated them we must not bteme 'be Germans who believed them. He paid * hiah tribute to tbe Premier. He had net always shared Mr, SedJoo'S political opinions, bui he recognised: that there never bad been in this colony » Premier equal to bim. / Mr. Sedoob . was a man in a thousand. Sir Julio* Yogel was a groat statesman, but M*. Seddon had risen far above him. Mr. Seddon would be a marked man at th* Coronation. He had come to tho front, and would always retgain there* and he would reoeive a magniiooat ra> caption at Home.