The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-11
QUEEN SENDS A
PATHETIC MESSAGE

LONDON, May 10-Whilc tho rul-
ers and representatives OF foreign ma
tions arc assembling here for the OBJ
scqulcS OF King Edward. the various
necessary formaIitIes incident TO tho
sad event arc being gradually com
plcted Tho widowed queen has sent
touching personal message to tho |
nations. written In uDassumDg style |
and recalling similar intimate mes |
saees Queen Victoria was in the habit |
of addressing to her people. King |
George addressed messages to the |
navy and army. expressing his thanks |
for their loyalty and devotion and |
his solicitude for the efficiency OF |
both services. A message also has |
gone from the king to the Indian |
princes and people expressive of his |
gratitude for their sympathy
Queen Alexnndra's message TO the |
nation follows:
From the depth Of my poor broken
heart, | wish to express 10 the whole !
nation and our kind people We love
so well, my deep felt thanks for all
their touching sympathy in my over
whelming sorrow and unspeakable
anguish.
in him. my beloved husband, but the
nation. too. has suffered an irrepar-
able 'oss when their hest friend. faith
er and sovereign thus was suddenly
called away. May God give MS all His
divlnc help TO bear this heaviest cf
crosses which He has seen NJ 10 lay
upon US His Will be done
Give to me a thought in Your pray
nl,
me In all that have to 90 through.
Let mc take this opportunity Of OK
pressing my heartfelt thanks for all
| the touching letters and tokens OF
sympathy | have received from all
classes, high and low. rich and poor.
which are 80 numerous that ] fear
1t would be impossible Tor me to ever
thank everybody individually.
II conflde my dear son Into Your
care. who, I know. will follow in mis-
dear fathers footsteps. begging you
to show him the same loyalty and de.
yotion you showed his dear father.
| know both my dear son and daugh'
ter-In.law Will do their utmost TO merit
! and keep It,.
One OF the FIRST messages Issued by
King George. who has long been
known as the sailor prince was ad-
dressed to the navy In it the king
says.
1t IS my earnest wish on succeed
ing to the throne. to make Known to
the navy how deeply grateful | am
for it's faithful and distinguished SER
Vices. rendered TO the late king, my
beloved father. who over showed the
greatest solicitudc for Its welfare and
efficiency
Educated and trained In the pro-
fession which ! love so dearly, re-
tirement from active duty has In no
sense diminished my feeling OF al
lection for IT, For tbirty-three years
| have had the honor OF serving in the
navy and much intimate participation
In it's life and work enables me TO
known how thoroughly | can depend
upon that spirit OF loyalty and jealous
devotion to duty. Of whicn the glor-
ious history OF cur navy is the out
come That YOU will ever continue To
he az in the past. The foremost de-
feader e your country's honor Il
know full we'll. an1 your fortunes VIII
always be followed by ME with deep
feeling Of pride. affection and inter
est"
CSigned)
GEORGE V
John f. Redmond leader Of the
Irish party. has written TO Premier
Asm!th reminding him Of the favor
able expressions, when recently the
question was raised in parliament by
the Duke Of Norfolk, tho foremost
Catholic in England. ON abolishinG
! from the declaration the monarch
must make before new parliament
Of The ancient words "abjurinG the
church of Rome
These words are, Mr. Redmond de
cares. most offensive 90 all Catholics
Tn" cabinet today decided To intro
duce 4 bill amending the declaration
of the king wherein h asserts his
disbelief In ranssubstantiation and
alteration OF the Virgin and saints and
that he make declaration without men
/ tai reservation or dispensation from
the nope or other authority,
The declaration that the foregoing
doctrine and the mass are "supersti
! tious and idolatrous" II Is proposed
: to substitute the words ARE contrary
to my belief" and TO omit reference
? to tho pope The majority OF parlia
ment is believed 10 favor these
changes, but The Orangemen and ex
tremc protcstants will oppose them
The Catholics wish the entire de
claration abolished. but the law of
: flcers Of the crown consider such q
safeguard again1t Catholic monarch
; necessary. II was definitely an
nounced tonight that Mr.. Roosevelt
lecture at oxford university, sched
uled for May Is. has been postponed
Late tonight the BODY OF King Ed
a ward, enclosed in an oaken casket
: was transferred to the throne room
of Buckingham palace. where IL rests
on a catafaloue covered with the same
3 purple pail that enshrouded the COT
+ fin Of Queen Victoria.