The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-11
PitifuI Grief of Widowed Queen
Eloquently Expressed in
Message to English.
NEW KING IS CORDIAL
TO ARMY AND NAVY
Once Sailor Prince" Now
King George v, Is Outspoken
in His Praise.

LONDON. May l0,-While the ruler!
and representatives OF foreign nations are
assembling here Tor the obseQu!es OF klng
Edward, the various necessary tormali'
ties Incident TO the sad event are being
gradually completed
The widowed queen has sent touch
Ing personal message to the nation, writ
ten in unassuming style and recalling
similar intimate messages Queen Victoria
was in the habit OF addressing to her
people,
King George has addressed messages to
the navy and army, expressing his thanks
for their loyalty and devotion and his
solicitude for the efficiency OF both serv-
Ices.
\ message also has gone from the king
10 the Indian princes and people eX-
pressive of his gratitude for their sym
pathy.
Alexandra's Message.
Queen AleXandra's message to the ma
tion follows;
From the depth OF my poor broken
heart I wish TO express to the whole ma
well, my deep-felt thanks for all their
touching sympathy In my overwhelming
sorrow and unspeakable anguish.
p Not alone have / lost everything in
him. my beloved husband, out the nation,
too. has suffered an irreparable loss
when their best friend. father and SOW
ereign was thus suddenly called away.
May God give us all His divine help TO
bear this heaviest of crosses which He
has seen ht to lay upon us. His will
be done
GIVE to me a thought in your prayers
which will comfort and sustain me in all
that I have 10 go through. Let me take
this opportunity OF expressing my heart
felt thanks for all the touching letters
and tokens OF sympathy ! have received
from all classes, high and row, rich and
poor, which are so numerous that fear
II would be impossible for me to ever
thank everybody individually,
who. I know, will follow in his dear
fathers footsteps begging YOU 10 show
him the same loyalty and devotion you
showed his dear father. ! know both
my dear son and daughter in law Will do
their utmost TO merit and keep it,
New King Greets Navy.
One of the first messages issued by
King George. who has long been known
as the sailor prince. was addressed
10 the navy. In IT the king says:
1T is my earnest wish on succeed
ing to the throne TO make known to the
navy bow deeply grateful ! am for Its
dered TO the late king. my beloved father
who ever showed the greatest solicitude
for It's welfare and efficiency.
'Educa ted and trained In that profess
sion which ! love so dearly, retirement
from active duty has In no sense dimln-
ished my feeling Of affection for it. For
thirty-three years l have had the honor
OF serving in the navy and much inti-
mate participation in its life and work
enables me TO know how thoroughly
can depend upon that spirit OF loyalty
and jealous devotion to duty, Of which
the glorious history Of our navy is the
outcome, That you will ever continue
to be, as in the past, the foremost de-
fender Of your countrys honor, ! know
be followed by me with deep feeling OF
" tsigned) GEORGE V"
John L. Redmond. leader of the Irish
party, has written to Premier Asquith.
reminding him of the favorable express
sions, when recently t.lc question was
raised In parliament by the Duke OF Nor
folk. the foremost Catholic in England.
on abolishing from the declaration the
monarch must make before new parlla
ment of the ancient words, "abjuring the
church OF Rome"
These words Mr.. Redmond declares are
most offensive 10 all Catholics.
Concession to Catholics.
The cabinet today decided to intro
duce a bill amending the declaration of
the king wherein he asserts his disbelief
in trans s-Substantlation and alteration OF
the Virgin and saints and that he makes |
declaration without mental reservation or
dispcnsation from the pope or other au-
thority.
For the declaration that the foregoing
doctrine and the mass are "superstitious
and idolatrous" IL Is proposed TO substi-
tute the words are contrary to my be-
lief and 10 omit reference TO the pope.
The majority OF parliament is believed
TO favor these changes. but the Orange |
men and extreme Protestants will op
pose them. The Catholics Wish the en- |
tire declaration abolished. but the law
officers Of the crown consider such a |
safeguard against Catholic monarch |
necessary.
Late tonight the body of King Edward, |
enclosed in an oaken casket, was trans
ferred TO the throne room OF Buckingham |
palace. where II rests on catalfalque
covered with the same purple pail that |
enshrouded the coffin OF Queen Victoria. |
4 slkcn royal ensign has heen spread
over the pail Many floral offerings COM
ing from abroad will be deposited in the
throne room, where the body will remain |
until its removal to Westminster hall.