The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
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the part of the Chief Executive Of the /
United States, will be filed away in the /
archives OF the State Department. I'M
der the head OF Germany. with similar
documents.
William. Emperor Of Germany and
King Of Prussia, &c. To the Presi- |
dent Of the United States Of America,
sendeth greeting" IS the manner in which
the German monarch addresses the
American President.
The royal etiquette OF correspondence
obtaining in most countries demands that
the monarch commence his ceremonial
letters with a formal assertion OF his
divine right to rule For instance: Ed
ward Of Great Britain and Ireland. king,
defender OF the faith. emperor or India,
/ &c, &c To the President Of the United
/ States OF America sendeth greeting.
Then follow the form Of address: our
Good Friend" The letter Will close:
Your good friend, Edward r. and l.
Throughout the letter the words 1--WE"
''us" and "our" Will commence with
! capital letters. King Leopold, addressing
! recently the President Of the United
/ States. said in French Tres cher ct
( grand ami" Every dear and great friend.
and closed the communication: ''Eotre SIN
/ cere amir CyOur sincere friend). The King
OF Italy, after asserting that he is king
| by the grace OF God and the VIII Of the
nation" writes: "The Queer and we have
received with satisfaction. &c"
The Car Of Russian can boast OF the
record title. and this he unfailingly ar
fixes 10 each ceremonial letter by way OF
introduction. thus: I'VE. Nicholas. En-
peror and autocrat OF all the Russias. OF
Moscow. Klow. Vladimir. Novgorod, Car
OF Kazan. Car q Astraghan. Car OF
Siberia. Car OF the ChernOnses. Gar OF
Georgia, lord Of Ploscow, and Grand
Duke Of Smolensk. Lithuania. Volynia. OF
Courland and Semignle, Of Bialostock,
PORN. Viatwa, and other provinces; Lord
and Grand Duke OF Lower Novgorod. Of
Czerningo, Polotzk, Rostow, Iaroslaw,
Bolovsersk, order, Obdor. and Widopsky:
ruler Of all the country Of the north, lord
Of Armenia. hereditary prince and sover-
| eign OF the princes Of Circassia and other
J princes OF the highlands. lord OF Turkes-
tan &c. &c, &C" Having made his
| Identification reasonably secure. he some
times imparts some information occupy
ing less than half the space devoted 70
such an introduction His conclusion is:
I'VE pray God that He viii keep you and
the United States Of America in His holy
keeping. Nicholas
The bodies OF these ceremonial letters
are never written with the royal hand
although the monarch's signature IS al
ways personally affixed. The Kaiser s
signature IS by far the record breaker in
! the state Department files, both for size
and flourish. Queen Wnhelmina is one OF
= the few sovereigns whose autographs car
: be distinctly read. King Edward employs
? the angular chirography characteristic OF
! the English An attendant is evidently
close AT hand with the royal blotter, mas
. much as the dimness Of his autographs is
in contrast with the sharpness OF the
bodies OF his letters. Skilled chirogra-
, iphists are employed at all European courts
7 for the enErossing OF ceremonial letters
! These men are selected for the neatnes'
r and uniformity rather than the fiouris!
: OF their penmanships. Letters from Latin
e American Presidents are written in cop
perplate penmanship: some Of It Is so fin'
- as TO be distinguished from engraving
only by the aid OF a strong glass
II Monarchs and other executives address
our President in their native tongues. A
soon as their letters arrive they are hand
ed over to one OF the translators Of th'
State Department and their Engllsl
] equivalents in typewriting are affixed e
them with paper fasteners. The Car
letters are accompanied by a translation
2 in French. as are those also Of japan.
Letters from Oriental monarchs are TIT
2 most picturesque communications which
e the President receives from royalty
I When the King Of Korea used 20 address
D the President he transmitted the com
c munication in book form. The pages Wert
bound in crimson silk and fastened to
: gether at the back with blue silk cord
= A ceremonial letter from the Emperor o
: China might reasonably be taken for ont
= OF the posters commonly seen upon TIL
: walls Of celestial Iaundries. The charac
!, tiers expressing the body Of the letter ar,
: in black. arranged in fourteen vertica
rows differing in length. Two squar,
seals having Oriental characters within
J are affixed in red ink, one OF them being
! the great seal OF the Emperor.
, Letters announcing the death OF Euro
!. pean royalty are edged with heav!
u mourning. which is employed for all cere
n monial communications issued during tn
9 period Of court mourning. While II 4
: bad form for our home officials TO address
= the President his exeeIeney," some Eu
. ropean monarchs afix this title TO the ad
>" dress upon the envelopes of their letters
: An envelope in heavy mourning. bearing
s a letter in which King Leopold Of Bel
gium some time ago announced the brit
{ or q royal Belgian princess, bore the in
scription: "Son Excellence. Monsieur j
n President des Etats Unis d'Amerique.
8 The President sees none of these roya
letters Of ceremony, and this fact is wei
. ! known to their senders. Nor does tn
: Chief Magistrates apparent indifference
d cut his fellOw-rulers sorely TO the heart
for they themselves never see the forms
n replies which he dispatches to them. S
o the whole affair is a polite sham, like z
e fifteen minutes call However, the Gus
b tom keeps many. men In employment ant
: adds some tangible historic data TO tn
e archives OF the State Department Mon
= archs do not !ntrust such letters to tn,
y ordinary channels OF the public post. Tt
n begin with they are written to the pal
e aces for the royal signature and theI
: transmitted by special mall pouches di
e rectly to the ambassadors and minister
g Of the powers accredited TO Washington
: These diplomats deliver them TO the SEQ
n rotary OF State.
In the event Of death OF royal per
son immediate notification IS made TO tn
= State Department by our diplomatic rep
resentative accredited TO the Athlete,
I ,-,,t Tho S+afa Depa- troent fv,orroadia 10
n w wires the Presidents coincidence. It
contrary to our traditions to initiate an.
Of this ceremonial correspondence, othe