Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-17
TESTIMONIAL TO
THE PRESIDENT.
Bears Autograph Signatures OF
Nearly All the Great Names
OF France.
SEND HIM MEMOIRS OF SULLy
signers Are Members of the Arb,ra-
ton Group Of the French
Parliament.

Paris. April l7.--Baron 'Estournelles
de Constant Will forward to Washing
ton within the next few days q unique
testimonial to President Roosevelt
bearing the autograph signatures OF
nearly all the great names OF France.
Some months ago the arbitration group
of the French parliament, OF Whlch
Barren D'EstOurnelles Is president, sent
Mr. Roosevelt "A rare volume or the
Memoirs OF Sully, the minister Of Hen
~ ~, which urges PACING union OF
the great nations. Mr., Roosevelt was
greatly pleased with the gift ana en-
pressed the wish that he had the names
OF those uniting in the gift, to be In
scrlbed in the volume.
The presidents wish for the names
has now been gratlfied and the list
which Is about to go forward Is as re-
markablo and unique as the origina,
volume of Sully's memoirs. II embraces
four large pages of parchment, OPEN
ing with a highly ornate text III blus
and gold, followed With the signatures
Of the foremost men III public aHairs,
literature, art and science. all of whom
are connected directly or indirectly
with the movement for international
Cancellation which Baron D'Estour-
nelles directs in parliament
The inscription is as follows;
ITO MIR. Theodore Roosevelt, presi-
dent of the Republic OF the United
States. from the undersigned members
Of the French parliamentary group or
arbitration and of International con-
ciliation. who have decided TO address
To President Roosevelt testimonial OF
their high esteem and their grateful
sympathy for the persistent and de-
cislve initiative he has taken for sub
stitutlng progressively the friendly ana
judicial determination of conflicts be-
tween nations for a determination by
violence.
They have thought that the action
of Mr.. Roosevelt realized the most
generous aspirations that history has
recorded. suggesting the illustiious eff
forts Of the past. notably the project OF
international accord known under the
name Of the grade design OF Henry ~
as set forth In the memoirs OF his first
minister, the Due De Sully.
In consequence they have secured
a copy of the first edition of those
memoirs, which they are happy to Of
fer him. in asking him TO class them
among his family archives"
The first signature Is that OF Former
President Emile Loubet IN small,
round hand. Then follows Leon Bour-
geols. minister Of foreign affairs, Nj
Berthelot. president of the Academy OF
Science; Aiphonse de Courcel and
D'Estournelles de Constant, these be-
Ing with the iate Waldeck Rousseau
the leaders Of the cOnciliation move.
ment In France. There are scores OF
others senators, deputies. members OF
the institute members OF the academic
artists. sculptors, puhliclsts, writer's
altogether representing the most In
nuential men and women IN all
branches of French life,
The handwriting of those not<
Frenchmen is no less interesting thar
their signatures, Rouyier signs Will
bold large hand using only hts last
name Combes has fine. delicate
signature ard used his full name
Jaurez has small signature. Mos
of the autographs have the French
Characteristic of running upwards end.
ing with flourish beneath. Tn,
names, strewn over four pages. give
an odd impression of dash and energy
and as whole the list Is a callgraphiC
curiosity as we'll as a souvenir to tbs
president.