Praise For Kaiser On Reign Of Peace.

New York Times 100 years ago today, May 16, 1913:

Americans Forward Congratulations for His Record of a Quarter of a Century.

POINT TO GERMAN PROGRESS

Due in Great Measure, Address Says, to the Emperor's Unwearied Efforts — Notable Signers.

    A message of congratulation to the German Emperor on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign, for the unbroken peace and progress maintained by Germany in the quarter of a century past, was presented yesterday to the German Ambassador at Washington, Count von Bernstorff, by Dr. George F. Kunz, on behalf of the Association for International Conciliation, which is one of a group of societies in different parts of the world organized with the object of removing the misunderstandings and prejudices which are often the cause of war.
    The address, which was engrossed in vellum with a portrait of the Emperor William the central feature of the cover, was as follows:

    To His Imperial Majesty the German Emperor:
    On behalf of organizations and societies which represent the effort of American citizens of every section, 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 more so than in the maintenance of twenty-five years of unbroken peace between Germany and the other Nations of the world. The memorable words of your Majesty shortly after ascending the throne, "the peace of my country is sacred to me," came both from the head and, from the heart; sacred indeed the peace, the order and the prosperity of the German people have been.
    More than once during the past twenty-five years it has been the high privilege of your Majesty not only to exercise peaceful forbearance but to inspire it in others. We beg to tender our thanks to your Imperial Majesty for what you have done to prevent war and to advance the coming of the day when there shall be peace upon earth to men of good will.
    In addition to the preservation of international peace we know well that every department of government has received and is receiving your sympathetic co-operation. The remarkable developments in the commerce and the manufacturing industries of Germany and the improvement of agriculture owe much to your Majesty's judicious and unwearied efforts. During your Majesty's reign the condition of the masses of the German people has steadily improved. Their education is now better and more practically helpful than ever before, the laws for the protection of the public health, for the compensation and care of the aged, the injured and the incapable are all due in large measure to your Majesty's support and approval.
    The increasing population and the growing wealth of Germany under improving conditions of life and of labor are an impressive tribute to your Majesty's labors for your people's good.
    Those of us engaged in the development of the industries, 'the commerce, the education, the science and arts of our country, and in promoting, as far as lies in our power, the brotherhood of man, unite in expressing to your Majesty our sense of obligation for the example that your reign of twenty-five years has set.
    We congratulate your Majesty upon the notable advance made by Germany in every field of human effort during your peaceful, prosperous and civilizing reign. Long may it continue unbroken.
    The address bore the signatures of:
    John W. Alexander, President National Academy of Design; Lewellyn F. Barker, President Association of American Physicians, Baltimore, Md.; Nicholas Murray Butler, President American Association for International Conciliation; Andrew Carnegie, President New York Peace Society; William H. Carpenter, President Germanistic Society of America; Walter Cook, President American Institute of Architects; William A. Dunning, President American Historical Association; Edward T. Fairchild, President National Education Association, Topeka, Kan.; John H. Finley, President American Social Science Association; Simon Flexner, Director Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research; Harold North Fowler, President American Philological Association, Cleveland, Ohio; Elbert H. Gary, President American Iron and steel Institute; Edwin Ginn, President World Peace Foundation, Boston; William F. M. Goss, President American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Urbana, Ill.; Ross G. Harrison, President American Society of Naturalists, New Haven, Conn.; Paul Haupt, President American Oriental Society, Baltimore; A. H. Hohlfeld, President Modem Language Association, Madison, Wis.; Archie M. Huntington, President American Geographical Society; Charles H. Huttig, President American Bankers' Association, St. Louis; L. R. Jones. President Botanical Society of America, Madison, Wis.; William W. Keen. President American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia; Frank B Kellogg, President American Bar Association, St. Paul; James F. Kemp, Past President American Institute of Mining Engineers; David Kinley, President American Economic Association, Champaign, Ill.; John Kirby. Jr., President National Association of Manufacturers, Dayton; John Koren, President American Statistical Association, Boston; Henry E. Legler, President American Library Association, Chicago; Seth Low, President National Civic Federation; Edward C. Pickering, President Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America, Cambridge, Mass.; Henry S. Pritchett, President Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Ira Remsen, President National Academy of Science, Baltimore; Leo S. Rowe, President American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia; James Brown Scott, President American Institute International Law, Washington; Carl E. Seashore, Past President Psychological Association, Iowa City; Albion W. Small, President American Sociological Society, Chicago; Eugene Allen Smith, President Geological Society of America, University, Ala.; Melville E. Stone, General Manaeer The Associated Press; George F. Swain, President American Society of Civil Engineers, Cambridge, Mass.; John Trowbridge, President American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Mass.; Westel W. Willoughby, President American Political Science Association, Roland Park, Md.; Edmund B. Wilson, President American Association for the Advancement of Science; Robert S. Woodward, President Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington.