Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1906 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

Pioneer In Onr Sew Diplomacy. Professor John William Burgess, whose recent speech at Berlin attracted wide attention In German official and scholastic circles, Is the first Ineumbent of the Theodore Roosevelt professorship of American history and institutions at the University of Berlin. In lijs address, which was made In the presence of the emperor, Professor Burgess said: “In my first meeting with the president after my appointment to this professorship It pleased him to address me as an ambassador of peace, friendship and civilization. “He gave proof through this that he recognized and appreciated the great Idea which his majesty, the highly gifted and magnanimous German emperor, gave to the world.” On Jan. 1. 11)05, the German emperor said to Ambassador Tower, who had called to present New Year congratulations : “I wish that an arrangement could be made under which American pro-

fessors could come to our universities and deliver courses of lectures each year and for German professors to go to American universities and deliver lectures there.” Columbia university took the first step toward a general system of cooperative education between the large universities of Europe and America. The Columbia trustees nominated John William Burgess, Ph. P., Ll. D„ Ruggles professor of political science and constitutional law and dean of the faculty of political science in Columbia university, and his appointment was made by the Prussian minister of education. In return the German government established at Columbia university a professorship of German history and Institutions. It is expected that in the near future similar professorships will be established at other European universities, especially at Paris and London. The Knlner’* I’olitene**. A story is being told to the effect that Emperor William while on a hunting expedition lately in north Germany took breakfast at the castle of a young newly married couple. The soup was served en tasse (In a cup), and the kaiser, who was busily engaged in conversation, asked the servant for milk and sugar, thinking it was tea. The hostess was too shy to call attention to the mistake. The milk and sugar were brought in aud the kaiser added them to the soup. When he sipped it he discovered his mistake, but rather than embarrass the hostess he heroically drank the whole lot. The Japanese Incident. Viscount Sluzo Aokl, Japanese ambassador at Washington, who recently protested against the exclusion of Japanese children from the schools of San Francisco, Is the first diplomat of highest rank to represent the mikado In this country. • The San l-’ranclsco Incident, lt is believed, will not lessen the cordiality of the relations that now exist between the two governments. The Japanese are said to he fully aware that the San Francisco troubles proceed from local conditions and do not indicate a national prejudice on our part. The Jap-

anese people are sincerely desirous of maintaining good relations with the Americans. They have the greatest respect for President Roosevelt and are satisfied that under his direction the American government will do what IS right. Viscount Aokl is about sixty years old and has had loug experience as a diplomat, having served his country both In England and Germany. He hns also been minister of foreign affairs at Tokyo. In his youth he studied In Germany and was married In that country to the Baroness von Rahden, a German lady. The Aokls have a daughter who Is married to a German.

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JOHN WILLIAM BURGESS.

VISCOUNT SIUZO AOKI