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Wilson Pays Tribute
to Roosevelt
The following proclamation on tho death of
Theodore Roosevelt was sent by cable from
Parla January 7 by Proslddnt Wiloon:
"A proclamation to tho people of tho United
States:
"It becomes my sad duty to announce officially
the death of Thoodoro Iioosovolt, President of
the United States from September 14, 1901, to
March 4, 1909, which occurod at his homo at
Sagamoro Hill, Oystor Bay, Now York, at 4:1
o'clock in tho morning of January 6, 1919. In
his death the United Stated has lost one of its
most distinguished and patriotic citizens, who
had endoared himself to the people by his
strenuous devotion to thoir Interests and to the
public Interests of his country.
"As prosldont of tho pollco board of his
native city, afi moraber of tho logislaturo and
governor of his state, a"B civil sorvico commis
sioner, as assistant secretary of tho navy, as
vico-pronldont and as prosldont of the United
Statos ho displayed administrative powors of. a
signal ordor and conducted the affairs of these
various offices with a concentration of effort and
a watchful caro which pormittod no divergence
from tho lino of duty ho had definitely sot for
himself.
"In tho war with Spain ho displayed singular
initiative and onergy and distinguished himself
among tho commanders of tho army in the Hold.
As Prosldont ho awoke tho nation to tho dangers
of private control which lurked in- our financial
and industrial systems. It was by thus arresting
tho attention and stimulating the purpose of the
country that ho opened tho -way for subsequent
necessary and beneficent reforms.
"His private life was characterized by a sim
plicity, a virtue and an affection worthy of all
admiration and emulation by tho people of
America.
"In tostimony of the respect in which his
memory is hold by the government and people
of tho United States I do horoby direct that tho
flags of tho Whito House and tho several depart
mental buildings bo displayed at halfstaff for a
period of thirty days, and that suitable military
and naval honors under orders of the Secretaries
of War and of the Navy bo rendered on the day
of tho funeral.
"Done this seventh day of January, in the year
of our Lord ono thousand nine hundred and
nineteen, and of tho independence of the United
Statos of Amorica the one hundred and forty-
L , t , , . WOODItOW WILSON.
'By the President. Frank L. Polk, Acting
Secretary of State." b
SEORETAKY GREGORY TO RETIRE PROM
CABINET
it 7h0,m? W ?reory, attorney-general of tho
United Statos since 1914, has resigned and will
return to tho practice of law. President Wilson
has agreed to his retirement noxt March 4 Mr
Gregory's letter of resignation, dated January 9
and the President's reply, cabled from Paris the
SanLV0 mtld0 publlc at Washington!
January 12. Mr. Gregory in his letter of resig
nation says: h
"Dear Mr. President: In accordance with the
purpose oxprossod in our conversations just be
fore you went abroad, I tender my resUination as
attorney general. No man ever served a fie?
Xil! imr uniformlr considerate, more Idnd
ly helpful and moro generously annrooiatfv. a
subordinate was over more alStuli
tho numberless friendly words and cYb o his
? rGCUn,a responsibilities of a sub
stantial nature rest upon me, and my private
affairs have long demanded attention Burin?
the continuance of actual warfare I did not fee!
? ,ihSP? WOleh t,hQS0 oraonl considerations
in tho balance against the public duties with
which I was charged. By March tho'" of the
present year the department of justice will i, t
substantially brought' its war activ t es to a dole
and be working under normal conditions I
therefore ask that this resignation lake Rnf
on that date. Faithfully yours, ffect
The President's reply saidi W" GREG0RY."
Mir Dear Mr. Attorney-General:- It is with
profound reluctance and regret that I nJ;f ,,
Tesignation I do so only becau Q ymlave on"
yiuced me that it is necessary in your own n
terest for you to retire. There haseen no oho"
with whom I have been associated In Washing
ton whom I have learned moro to trust nor to
whoso counsols I havo attached moro value and
importance. Your administration of your ofllco
has boon singularly able and singularly conspi
cuous and watchful of the public intorest and I
feel It is a very serious loss indeed to the nation
that you should find yourself obliged to with
draw from public life. My best wishes not only,
but my affectionato friendship will follow you
into retirement and I hope with all my heart
that In some way and at some time I shall again
havo tho privilege and benefit of being associated
with .you. Cordially and faithfully yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
BRYAN PLAYS ATHEISTS
From Baltimore newspaper.
Declaring that the teachings of Nietzsche, the
Gorman philosopher, wero responsible for the
atrocities committed upon the human race by
the Huns; that Lloyd George and Woodrow
Wilson are in accord upon the one great idea
of poaco based upon Christian principles; th'at
tho faith of our young men Is often undermined
in our colleges by professors who teach infidelity
in the garb of philosophy and science, and fling
ing defiance to atheists the world over, William
Jennings Bryan thrilled one of the largest
audiences which ever assembled in Ford's Opera
House yesterday afternon in what has been des
ignated by many who heard him as one of the
greatest addresses he has ever made.
Tho meeting vhich was under the direction of
the Young Men's Christian Association, was
scheduled to begin at 3:30 oclock, but by 3:00
o'clock tho audience was pack to the doors, and
thost who had stage seats had to force their way
through the rear 'entrance. Nearly as many men
tho meeting was for men only were left on
the outside as gained admission to the theater.
Mr. Bryan was evidently in splendid condition,
and it seemed that he gained inspiration from
the enthusiasm of his audience as he proceeded
with his address. There was a dramatic moment
near tho end 6t his remarks when, after defend
ing the Bible with all the vigor of his strong
personality, he said that, with all that the
doubters in all tho world had been able to do
to discredit it since tho time of Christ, it was
the only book a man or woman cared to have
near when they were about to face the mysteries
of the great beyond, and he recited the twenty
third Psalm, beginning with "The Lord is my
shepherd; I shall not want." The audience
listened to the familiar words as though the?
were new thoughts and they did seem to have
a different, a new meaning when spoken by Mr
Bryan with all the fine Intonations of which
the Nebraskan is capable In his masterly delivery
Mr. Bryan took for his subject "Back to God"
and prior to speaking had asked the Rev. Hugh
?l ieS?' r?Ctor f Manuel Protestant Epfs
copal Church, who had been asked to read a
passage from the Scriptures, to read from the
twenty-second chapter of St. Matthew with
S TiS ?? thirty-seventh verseT'"Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all tliv lit?
and with all thy soul, and with all tmSt
After the reading Dr. Birkhead offered mwtv
fie" audience0: el t Hotr't UnodW' by
nouncement by wffiiam U MoSs L
secretary of the Young MentianKS
It is claimed that the kaiser, under an
be said In criticism of the taSS -M8!
being said but it seems quite clear tw i
has an accurate knowledge of how S ? , le
it comes to making Investments! Ct when.
Says Lloyd George: "We must n
sense of revenge, any spirit S JLJS ?fc allow any
ing desire, to override the fdf S?f di ?ny grasP
of righteousness." He wasS?1 ?Tlncl1
basis for making a DerSXJX S about tho
is the man that toryism ' ?eTn, LPnQaco' Jet this
WS to ofpg
? lLnrB the
they are feeling pretty wSe2l ' flag' Aa
it might be said, toptha 5iinnho Dresent time,
graph that' they -seem toZTSVSl
idea of the color scheme of democracy! ed
Cotter T. Brid
(Mr. Bryan's tribute to a friend.
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Political
I havo been asked by tho familv nt LaJcentnr
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xixouuo xor more tnan a auartor nf
to say a word at the eravn t Llecel
honor done me and tho privilege of Wh i th
in this last tribute of respect mtiH
The word "friend" Is a treasure word i
language and tho sacred relationthin wtiW
describes is recognized throughout Jlw? ,l
Abraham is called "the Friend of God -h ft
IS Said of thA trrnnf .TnTOlci. i .":." a"
the Lord flnolr fT. uXZ , wfiYSp- ms, that
speaketh unto his friend." SotemovZ?
the strength of th fiJ:?:0?,0 u?derBtoo4
the. strength of the friendship Uel-Bin
w.ou& mo,u mu nea ot Dlonn .
he speaks of "a friend that sticketh clour ul
a brother." Ho was also acquainted i tth ft
superb qualities of true friendship for ha JS
that "A friena loved at all times ' "
Christ, too, hallowed the word and the rPi,
tionship He found tho supremo test of love In
man's willingness to lay down his life for t
friend; and He called attention to tho confi
dential character of friendship when Ho said t
His disciples "Henceforth, I call you not er?.
ants, for the servant knoweth not what his lord
doeth; but I have called you friends; for all
things that I have heard of My Father I hava
made known unto you."
Mr. Bride's friendship measured up to the
highest requirements of tho most exacting defl
nition of the word. Among the many with whoso
friendship I have been honored I have known
none more true and unwavering.
Wo became friends on the day we first met,
some twenty-eight years ago, and that friend
ship continued without a moment's interruption
until he was called to his reward.
Friendship to him was -not like the tide that
has its flow and ebb; it was not like the surface
stream that is swollen by sudden showers and
then recedes. It had rather the evenness of the
mountain brook. thatfn'dsits. source in living
springs.
Our friendship rested upon a very substantial
foundation. We found ourselves in accord on the
fundamental tenets of the Christian faith and
on the basic principles of popular goverment.
We were" in agreement as to party policies and
methods and, in addition, were personally con
genial. We loved and trusted each other.
During my four years Jn congress I roomed
at his house and the attachment which grew up
between our good wiveB was scarcely less intim
ate than that which existed between us. I valued
his constancy and his companionship and seldom
visited Washington without seeing him. When I
learned, ten days ago, of tho illness which
proved fatal to him I hastened to his bedside
and enjoyed an hour's communion with him
an hour made preciouk by the fear that it would
be the last meeting with him on this side the
tomb. I shall sorely miss him when I return,
from time to time, to the national capital I
shall miss the earnest lookjn his steadfast eye,
the. cordial grasp of his hand and the warmth
of his honest heart.
He was a typical American. In tho home he
was faithful to every tie; in the state, loyal to
every civic duty; in politics, active; and, In
office, Incorruptible. He was of the kind that
give to our government a guaranty of perpetuity
and, progress. We can ill afford to lose such an
one especially at this time when so many
great problems demand attention.
We can say of the deceased as the Master said
of Lazarus "Our friend sleepeth," but, alas,
we cannot recall to its tenement of clay the
imperial spirit that has' been summoned to the
world beyond. Our words cannot soothe his ear
or bring back to his face the smile of welcome
with which ho was wont to greet his friends.
But as one who prized his confidence and devo
tion I come to bear witness to his worth and
to speak words of comfort and sympathy to bis
family. '
I shared with them the happiness which his
life bestowed and I could bear with them the
sorrow, which his death has brought into their
homes. Peace to his ashes; repose to his soul.
A special commission to Investigate the reasons
why coal enfined in bins shrinks so rapidly dur
ing January and February would meet a widefelt
need just at this time.
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