The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-23

UNIQUE COLLECTION oFFRENcH
AUTOGRAPHS IS 70 Resent
10 HIM.

TO HIM
PARIS. April 23-Raron d'Estour-
nelles de Constan viii forwardto Wash
instoa within the next few days
unique testimonial to President Roose-
Welt. bearing the autograph signatures
of nearly all the great names of
France Some months ago the arb:-
tration group of the French parlia-
ment- of which Baron 'Estournelles
is president. sent Mr.. Roosevelt a
rare volume of memoirs of sully, the
minister Of Henry ", which urge 2
pacific union of the great nations lIr.
Roosevelt was greatly pleased with the
gift, and expressed the wish that he
had the names of those uniting in the
gift to be inscribed in the volume
The Presidents wish for the names
has. now been Sratifed and the list
which is about to go forward is as
remarkable and unique as the original
volume of SrllS's memoirs It en-
braces four large pages of parchment-
opening with a highly ornate text in
blue and gold. and followed with the
signatures of the foremost men in pub
lie affairs, literature. art and science.
all of whom are connected, directly or
Indirectly, with the movement for in
ternational Cancellation. which Baron
IdEstourneIles directs in Parliament.
The inscription is as follows
TO Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt, PreSi-
dent of the Republic OF the United
States, from the undersigned members
of the French parliamentary group OF
arbitration and of international conciI-
adon who have decided to address
to President Roosevelt n testimonial
of their high esteem and their grateful
sympathy for the persistent and de-
cisive initiative he has taken for sub
shutting progressively the friendly
and judicial determination of conflicts
between nations for determination
by violence.
They have thought that the action
of Mr. Roosevelt: realized the most gem
crcns aspirations that history has re-
corded. suggesting the iliustrious e.
forts of the past, notably the project
Of International accord known unler
the name OF the grand design Of Henry
", as set forth in the memoirs CT his
first minister. the Due de Sally
In CONSEQUENCE they have secured
a. copy of the first edition Of those
memoirs. which they are happy to
offer him. in asking him to class them
among his family archives.
The first signature is that Of former
President Emile Lorbet. in small.
round hand Then follows Leon Bour-
seois. minister Of foreign affairs; NJ
BertheIot, president Of the Academy
of Sciences; Alphonse de Courcel and
ldEstourneIles de Constant, these be-
/ ing. with the late Waldeck-Rousseau
| met in France Other siSneS are M
Rouvie-, late president of the cou2-
Gil OF ministers. Senator Labiche:
Emile CombeS. former president OF
the council; Ardsdde BRAND. the dep
uty who reported the separation law;
Frederick Passy,, venerable dean OF
the peace movement in Europe: Paul
Descharel, former president of the
Chamber of Deputies; Jules cIaTette,
director of the Coincide FTaocalse-
Jean Jaures. leader Of the socialist
element II Parliament; N. de Ian
nessan. former minister of marine;
Eugene Ca1ere. the famous paint
er, whose signature was affixed Just
before his death recently: 81. PelLe-
tan, late minister OF marine; A. Car
1ot. nephew Of the former president;
Paul Appel. dean OF the University OF
France; Paul and Victor Marguerite,
| the authors; Marquis de ChambruD;
Maxine Lecomte. the senator who re
ported the separation law in the Sen
ate: Countess Marthieu de Soa5lles: