Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-02
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM
FROM THOSE HIGH
IN THE WORLDS COUNCILS.
King Edwards Cablegram First to
Reach the Observation-Disclosures
Officials and Citizens Eulogize.

ITO the President:
Il beg to offer the expressions of my
deepest sympathy on the occasion OF tho
death of your distinguished Secretary of
State, Mr.. Hay. whom | had the pleasure
of seeing very recently. His loss to tho
great country over which you preside Will
be national one.
(Signed) EDWARD, r."
To the cabegram of King Edward Presi-
dent Roosevelt responded as follows:
oyster BAY. n. y. July 1. 1905.
ITO His Majesty, King Edward VII, Ions
don, England.
Pray accept my hearty thanks for the
expression of your sympathy in what Is
a national bereavement
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
High Tribute From Berlin Press.
BERLIN, July Consul General Mason,
who spent three weeks with Secretary Hay
at Bad Nauheim, commenting on their life-
long friendship. said:
For the mere pride of holding high
and conspicuous political position Mr. Hay
cared very little. He had a surfeit of all
that and was weary of the strain of public
life. He was devoted to the President and
wanted to help him complete the great
work he had begun, to secure after the
Russo-Japanese war an enlightened. Just
and permanent settlement of the far east
the entity of China and give free and equal
opportunities to the United States and
other nations in the trade and development
of eastern Asia. This and the promotion
of arbitration and reciprocity m interna-
uonal relations were the things nearest to
his heart and which nerved him to stav
at his post and work when his health and
personal comfort would have constrained
him to retire"
Mr.
with Mr.. Hay he saw many evidences ~
the great regard in which the Secretary
was held by the sovereigns and Statesmen
VI Europe IN the telegrams of inquiry let
ters of sympathy and kind communications
5nroueh Che visitors from Emperor William,
Shancellor Won Buelow, NJ. Delcasse, King
Edward and Lord Lansdowne
ne evening newspapers contain long an.
precautions OF Mr.. Hay, saying that hi.
name will be connected in history with
the great place the United States has taken
~ ~ iisedha,ionai his dI politics during the period
OF MS direction of its foreign affairs The
1aVorite view is that with his calculating
anu uiscernlng temperament he was an
admirable complement to the President.
Deep Sorrow at Russian Capital
81. PETERSBURG. July 1.-The death %
secretary Hay caused the deepest impress.
sion here. where his statesmanlike Quail.
ties were highly appreciated. The high of.
nclals of the foreign office were shocked
10 hear Of his death. since the late reports
indicated that he had returned from Eu.
rope with his health restored. They ex.
pressed the heartiest sorrow at the loss
sustained by American diplomacy and the
cause OF International comfy
Ambassador Meyer was deeply grieved M
TecelVlng the news from the Associated
Press He Immediately wired bis oon
dolences and ordered the flag to he hadf
masted over the embassy buildings and nj.
Iesioehce' the kleinmichel Palace The am.
nassador ., VIII wait for the official announce-
meht before officially conveying the fact 90
tne Secretarys death to the Russian gov
ernment. when probably he will hava a
PeisoIal audience with Foreign Minister
The death of Mr.. Hay, however mil, h,
nc no erect on the negotiations for neace
ttNo.nins is known of armstice pegottatjons
are IN sue er ioreign ofiice stating that If they
are III progress they probably are hain, !
conducted through Washington. 'e'as
Eulogize Late Secretary Hav
FAhis' July 2-The French press devotes
long and eulogistic articles to the mer,or,,
of the late Secretary of State Hav Ths
Journal says he was the noble victin y, ~
active life and passed away when he was
most needed
Difficult to Find a Successor
COPENHAGEN. July 1.-American Min.
s'er oBrien Is receiving many messages
OF coincidence from diplomats and other
nigh officials on Secretary of State Hays
ieatn Ihe evening papers print sympathetic
articles concerning Mr.. Hay and exnrass
thelr admiration for his great capacity and
craftsmanship. America. they say. will
una IL dlfhcult to find a successor of his
equal.
Foreign Policy His Legacy.
ROME. July 1.-The whole of the Italian,
press comments on the death of Secretary
ef State Hay. The Tribuna says he leaves tho
American foreign policy so well defined in
all particulars that his successor will have
nothing to do but follow his lead
Sincere Regret at Vienna.
VIENNA. July 1.-The news of Secretary
Of State Hays death was received hero
with sincere regret. The newspapers say
that America has lost one of her most
able, devoted and educated sons who is
we'll remembered in Vienna. The Fremden-
flee, says that Mr.. Hay always proved him.
sele a far-seeing and experienced states.
man.
Lamsdorff's Unusual Tribute.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 2. 1883 am,
Foreign Minister Count Lamsdorff yester-
day afternoon paid an unusual tribute to
the memory of the late Secretary OF State
John Hay. Without waiting for an official
of the Secretary's death and
the conventions Oh dfplOmallC
etiquette the minister the receipt of the
news Immediately called at the residence
Of Ambassador Meyer, and. finding the am
Dassador absent. left a note expressing his
personal sorrow at the death of Mr.. Hay.
Ambassador Meyer will probably present
formal notication of the Secretary's death
IN behalf of the American government at
special audience of Emperor Nicholas
today.
Ambassador Reid's Grief.
Used of the death of Mr.. Hay, expressed
he deepest regret at the loss which not
nly the country but which he personally
lad sustained Messrs. Reid and Hay hav-
ng been friends for upward of forty years.
dr. Reid was groomsman at Mr.. Hays