In 1897, he spoke to the Concordia Press Club in Vienna as a special guest, following the diplomat Charlemagne Tower, Jr. He delivered the speech "Die Schrecken der Deutschen Sprache" ("The Horrors of the German Language")—in German—to the great amusement of the audience.[2]:50 In 1901, he was invited to speak at Princeton University's Cliosophic Literary Society, where he was made an honorary member.[60]