Speeches Correspondence And Political Papers Of Carl Schurz Vol 5 Of 6 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz, Vol. 5 of 6 As a loyal American citizen I feel in duty bound to make to you the following confidential communication. Early this morning I received a note from Count Al'cot informing me that he would be in this city during the day and requesting me to meet him at such time and place as I might designate - if possible during the forenoon. Having been for years pleasantly acquainted with Count Arco, I called upon him at the Albemarle Hotel on my way down town. He at once asked me for my Opinion on the present state of the Samoan business, adding that he intended to write to Count Bismarck to-day. I replied that as to all I should say I wished him to keep in mind that I could only speak for myself as a private citizen; that I had had no communication con cerning this subject with any one connected with the Government, and that I had only the official publications, the newspapers and my acquaintance with people of different classes as sources of information and Opinion. From my study of the matter it appeared to me that the Germans had committed the error common to civilized nations coming, in the pursuit of their material interests. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.