The National tribune., 1906-05-03

was on the high seas word was wired
to Paris that EmhAeseAor Porter was
"First Special Embassador" 10 perforr.
the duties assigned TO Nv sISecial. etc.
LooIni4. WEI, wnens Gen. Porter en-
Tered the auditorium at Annapolis the
people there assembled nearly raised
the roof with their prolonged cheering.
1t must have been fn0ense to the soul
OF man like Gen.nPorter for it said,
We'll done, generous one" and that
Is the highest praise a man Of his fine
ness Graves. And his speech! All. IL
you could but have heard 1t. Gen. Por-
ter is an orator. but there was no effort
at oratorical graceS He was simply
full OF his subject. and he spoke as one
as he is. his voice is like the notes Of a
deep-toned bell. No great man ever
had finer. eulogist. And when at the
end he leaned far over the desk and
looking down at the casket, said.
"Good-by. thou great Achilles OF the
ocean,. tears were In his voice and
eyes, and in those of the President and
the Cabinet officials, and in everybody's
eyes.
After his return to Washington
President Roosevelt sent the following
message to the President of France:
white House. Washington, April "a.
ITO the President or France:
On the occasion of the formal re.
ception at Annapolis Of the body of
John Paul Jones, l wish to thank you
ana, through you, the great French Ma.
ton for it's distinguished courtesy in
connection with this event, a courtesy
OF kind which serves to keen even
more wildly before us the invaluable
aid rendered by France to this country
at what was well-nigh the most critical
period of Its history. France holds a
peculiar place I'm the heart of the
American people, and on behalf Of that
people l wish all success prosperity
and happiness to the mighty Republic
over which you preside"
Isn't this grand eulogy of the
American people, coming as it does
from the lips of foreigner who visits
US Tor the first time. Signor Caruso, the
world famous tenor. who with the
Grand Opera Company was wrecked
In the Palace Hotel In San Francisco !?
This American people," said Sig
nor Caruso, "is a great people. 1
thank God that the disaster was not in
Europe. In Italy my people would have
SAID, .Ai-af-ai-af-ai. what do. what do?'
quiet, nobody crazy, nobody cry out.
we saw people carry the dead, and
always we moved on with the crowd.
When the earthquake first came my
door was locked. The lights were out:
the shock made them light up some
how. l could not open my door. /
waited till the house was quiet. Then
t the door was very much opened and
the ceiling down and the furniture i'm
a heap. When l got to the street /
thought 1 had lost my voice, and I
sang as they said in the papers.
would have been more scared, but
everybody around was so quiet. When
we got to the park I had nothing to
eat all day until midnight. when some
one got pitcher OF milk and some
cake. Oh, very fine milk! 1 liked it
very much.
Then these Americans got our spe-
ciai train and we slept on the train at
Oakland Thursday .ffgft. In Europe
do not think we could have had these
trains"
There is such difference in people.
Gen. Funston, i'm supreme Command
until Gen. Greedy got bsck to San Fran
cisco. ordered troops. to come and 20
as ne wanted them. set them to doing
exactly the thing which it seemed best
10 DO. and then wired the War Depart
ment that he had done SO. and trusted
that his actions would be approved. and
tney We're Gen. Greedy looked over
the situation. found 1t good, approved
all that Gen: Funstont had done and
then. like, the yeriest Bureau Chief.
wired the Secretary opf War that he
would like to have $500 or 40 more
troops. and, OF COURSE red tame got
knottedl UP at once and It was four
days before Gen. Greedy got his order
Tor those troops. The Secretary OF
War refused them and the President
objected
would not be needed. But Gen. Greedy
got the troops finally. Gen. Funston
would have ordered them into San
francisco. and then opened commune
cation with his superiors and asked
their approval. There's such a differ
ence in men.
TACT. he has got there. having been
nominated for Congress over Mr..
in the Sixth Alabama Dis
trict. HobsOn is an untried quantity.
he nunked on the Navy, and after the
War gave nobody
any peace until he got out Of the Navy
10 enter politics. He does not seem to
De much. and he has but one idea.
greater Navy, and on that he is being
sent to Congress over Mr.. Bankhead.
VINO has served his district admirably
Tor 20 years. He Is one Of the working
members of the House. and a valuable
man. Alabama has let go her bird In
the hand. and 1t may not be that she
has secured as good as two in the bush.
On Memorial Day President Roose.
Welt Will make the address at the Ma
tlonal Cemetery at Portsmouth. He Will
go down Oh the yacht Mayfiower. drive
through old Portsmouth, deliver his ad-
dress, and return at once to the Nav
mower. 1t Is safe to say that the rebel
nag Will be in evidence everywhere. and
that there will be q good deal of inter-
mingling OF blue and gray-in talk.
Admiral Schley is not SO bad as a
Speaker, and when he does it this way
ne is sure of plenty of admirers. He
was responding to a toast, ''The Amer
lean Women" and said:
Our arms are their defense and their
arms are our recompense. Nothing that
can be said of woman will meet her
merit. l am her devotee and am ever
at her feet"
He said the men Of to-day are as
knightly as they have been i'm any Of
the periods past. for a knightly man
mood is sure to accompany a fair wo-
and the women of the pres
ent are az coy and attractive as in times
OF more ostentatious chivalry.
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