Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-12
ASKS PRAYERS OF PEOPLE
Widow Of King Edward Returns
Thanks to Subjects.
BODY TAKEN TO THRONE ROOM
IL Enclosed within Oskcn Cssket
and Covered with Purple
Cloth which EnshrOuded
Victoria.

LONDON. May 1l.-While the rulers and
representatives Of foreign nations are as
sembling here for the obsequies of King
Edward the various necessary formalities
incident to the sad event are being gradu-
ally completed. The widowed queen has
sent a touching personal message to the
nation, written in unassuming style and
recalling similar intimate messages which
Queen Victoria was in the habit Of address
ing to her people.
King George has addressed messages to
the navy and army expressing his thanks for
their loyalty and devotion and his solicit
tude for the efficiency of both services.
message has also gone from the king
to the Indian prince and people, expressive
Of his profound gratitude for their SYM
pathy. Queen Alexandra's message to the
nation was as follows:
From the depth OF my poor, broken
heart / wish TO express to the whole nation
and our kind people we love well my
deep-felt thanks for their touching SYM
patty in my overwhelming sorrow and
unspeakable anguish.
Not alone have lost everything in him,
my beloved husband but the nation, too,
has suffered an irreparable loss by their
best friend father and sovereign thus sud
denly called away. May God give us all
His divine help to bear this heaviest of
crosses. which He has seen fit to lay upon
US His will be done
Queen Asks Prayers.
Give to me a thought in your prayers
which will comfort and sustain me in all
that / have TO go through. Let me take
this opportunity of expressing my heart
felt thanks for all the touching letters and
tokens of sympathy 1 have received from
which are so numerous that l fear 1t would
be Impossible for me to ever thank every
body individually.
II confide my dear son into your care.
who know will follow in his dear father S
footsteps begging you to show him the
same loyalty and devotion you showed his
dear father. / know that both my dear
son and daughter-in-law will do their ut
most to merit and keep it."
One of the first messages issued by King
George, who has long been known as "ThC
Sailor Prince" was addressed to the navy.
In 1t the king says:
1T is my earnest wish on succeeding to
the throne to make known to the navy how
deeply grateful L am for its faithful and
distinguished services rendered to the late
king, my beloved father. who ever showed
the greatest solicitude for its welfare and
efficiency.
Love for Navy.
Educated and trained in that profess
sion. which love so dearly. retirement
from active duty has in no sense dimin-
ished my feeling of affection for it, For
thirty-three years 1 have had the honor
of serving in the navy, and much intimate
participation in its life and work enables
me to know how thoroughly / can depend
on that spirit of loyalty and jealous de-
votion to duty, of which the glorious his
tory Of our navy is the outcome. That
you will ever continue to be as In the
past the foremost defender or your coun
try's honor 1 know full well. and YOU
fortunes will always be followed oy me
with deep feelings OF pride and interest
George ""
John e. Redmond, leader of the Irish
parliamentary party, has written to Pre-
mier Asquith reminding him of the favor
able expressions, when recently the ques
tion was raised in Parliament by the duk
of Norfolk the foremost Catholic in Eng
land. of abolishing from the declaration
which the monarch must make before {
new parliament of the ancient words
''abjuring the Church of Rome" which Mr.
Redmond declares are most offensive to al
Catholics.
Cabinet Takes Action.
The cabinet today decided to introduce
, BILL amending the declaration of the king
wherein he asserts his disbelief in tn
substantiation and alteration Of the virgin
and saints and that he makes the declara
ton without mental reservation or dispen
sation from the pope or other authority
For the declaration that the foregoing
doctrines and the mass ARE superstition
md idoatrous," 1t is proposed to substitut
he words. ARE contrary to my belief
and omit reference to the pope,
The majority of the members OF Parlia