Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-20
HAIL PRESIDENT
AS PEACEMAKER.
Greatest People Of France Sign Testl-
monial to President Of United
States.

PARIS. April 17.-Baron D'Estour-
nelles de Constant will forward to Wash
ington within the next few days unique
testimonial to President Roosevelt bear
ing the autograph signatures of nearly
all the great names of France.
Some months ago the arbitration group
of the French Parliament, OF which
Baron 'EStournelles is president, sent
Mr. Roosevelt a rare volume of the me-
moirs of Sully, the minister of II enry
". which urge a pacific union of the
great nations. Mr. Roosevelt was great
Iy pleased with the gift, and expressed
the wish that he had the names OF those
uniting in the gift, to be inscribed i'll
the volume.
Remarkable List of Names.
The Presidents wish for the names
has now been gratifed, and the list
which is about to go forward IS as re-
markable and unique as the original vol
ume of Sully's memoirs. 1t embraces
four large pages of parchment, opened
with a highly ornate text III blue anQ
gold, and followed with the signatures
of the foremost men in public affairs,
literature, art and science, all of whom
are connected, directly or indirectly. with
the movement for international concllla-
ton which Baron O EstOurnelles directs
in Parliament.
Text of the Inscription.
The inscription is as follows:
To Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, President of
the republic of the United States, from the
undersigned members of the French parma
mentary group of arbitration and of inter
national Cancellation, who have decided to
address to President Roosevelt testi-
monial of their high esteem and their grate-
full sympathy for the persistent and de-
cisive initiative he has taken for substl-
tuting progressively the friendly and Ju-
dicial determination on conflicts between
nations, for q determination by violence.
They have thought that the action OF
Mir. Roosevelt realized the most generous
aspirations that history has recorded, suS-
costing the illuStriouS efforts of the past,
notably the project of international accord
known under the name of the grand de-
sign of Henry ". as set forth III tn"
memoirs Of his first minister, the Due de
SuIly.
In consequence they have secured a copy
of the first edition of those memoirs, Whlcll
they are happy to offer him. i'll asking MN
to class them among his family archives.
Noted Men Sign.
The first signature is that of former
President Emile loubet in small,
round hand. Then follows Leon Bour-
geois. minister of foreign affairs; NJ.
Berthelot, president of the Academy Of
Sciences; AlphOnse de COurcel and DIES
tournelles de Constant, these being, with
the late Waldeck-Rousseau, the leaders
oil the cOnclllatlOn movement III L rance.
Other SignerS are:
of ministers; Senator Labiche, Emile
Combes, former president of the council;
Aristide BRAND, the deputy who reported
the separation law: Frederick Passy. ven
cradle dean of the peace movement in Eu-
rope: Paul Deschanel, former president Of
~ chamber of deputies; Jules Claretis, d1-
r of the Coincide Franchise; Jean
.eAures leader of the Socialist element in
Parliament; NJ. de LanneSsan, former min
lister of marine; Eugene Carrtere, the
famous painter, whose signature was af-
fixed just before his death recently; NJ.
Pellentan. late minister of marine; A. Car
not, nephew of the former president, Paul
Appel, dean of the University of France:
Paul and Victor Marguerite, the authors
Marquis de Chambrun: Maxine LecOmte,
the senator who reported the separation
law ill the Senate; Countess Matthew de
Weis, of the faculty of law; NJ. Croiset,
dean of the Sorbonne; Senator Jean Dupuy
Louis BarthOu. minister of public works
Senator LeoE Cruppi; K. Poncare, minister
of finance.
Greatest People of France.
Scores of others. senator's, deputies
members of the institute; members of
the Academic, artists, sculptors. publ
cists, writer's, altogether representing the
most influential men and women in all
branches of French life also signed
The handwriting of these noted
Frenchmen is no less interesting than
their signatures. Rouvier signs with a
bold, large hand. using only his last
name. Combes has IL fine. delicate sig
nature, and used his full name. Jaures
has a small signature. Most of the all-
tographs have the French characteristic
of running upward, ending with a flour
ish beneath. The names, strewn over
four pages, give an odd impression of
dash and energy. and as Il whole the list
is q caligraphic curiosity as well as Il
souvenir to the President.