New-York tribune., 1910-05-11
| WIDOWED QUEENS
MESSAGE TO NATION
A Pathetic Note OF Thanks for
the Sympathy of the
People.
CATHOLICS ASK A CHANGE /
Ca binet to Introduce Bill Amend
ing Royal Declaration-Mr.
Roosevelt Not to Speak on
May 18 at Oxford.

representatives of foreign nations are
assembling here for the funeral of King
/ Edward VII the necessary formalities
incident to the ceremonies are being
gradually completed The widowed
Queen has sent a touching personal mes
sage to the nation, written in unassum-
ing style and recalling similar intimate
messages which 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 services. A message also has gone
from the King to the Indian princes and
people mentioning his profound graft
tude for their sympathy.
Late tonight the body of King Ed
ward, inclosed in an oaken casket. was
transferred to the Throne Room of Buck
ingham Palace, where it rests on cata-
falque covered with the same purple pail
which cnshrouded the coffin of Queen
! Victoria. A silken royal ensign has been
spread over the pail. Many floral offer
! irgs coming from abroad will be de-
posted in the Throne Room. where the
! body will remain until it's removal to
Westminster Hail.
| The Queen Mother Alexandra's mes
! sage follows:
! From the depth of my poor broken
heart ! wish to express to the whole ma
ton and our own kind people we love SO
well my deep felt thanks for all their
| touching sympathy in my overwhelming g
sorrow and unspeakable anguish.
Not alone have ] lost everything in
him, my beloved husband, but the ma
! ton, too, have suffered an irreparable
! loss by their best friend, father and SOW
ereign thus suddenly 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"
Give to me thought in your prayers
which will comfort and sustain me in all
that | nave to 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 low, rich and
it would be impossible for me ever to
thank everybody individually.
confide my dear son into your care,
who. know, will follow in his dear
fathers footsteps, begging you to show
him the same loyalty and devotion you
both my dear son and daughter 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 addressed to
the navy. In it the King says:
1t is my earnest wish on succeeding to
the throne to make known to the navy
how deeply grateful ! am for it's faithful
s-t,
the late King. my beloved father. who
ever showed the greatest Solicitude for
its welfare and efficiency.
Educated and trained in that profess
sion which ] love SO dearly. retirement
from active duty has in no sense dimin-
ished my feelings of affection for it. For
thirty three years | have ! ad the honor
of serving in the navy. and such init
mate participation in its life and work
ableS me to know how thoroughly
can depend on that spirit of loyalty and
jealous devotion to duty, OF which the
glorious history of our navy is the out
come. That you will ever continue to
be as in the past the foremost defender
Of your country's honor | know full we'll,
and your fortunes will always be fol
lowed by me with deep feelings of pride,
affection and interest. GEORGE r.
John Redmond leader of the Irish Par
liamentary party. has written to Pre-
mer Asquith reminding him of the fa
yora BILE expressions when recently the
question was raised in Parliament by
the Duke of Norfolk, the foremost Cath
olic in England of abolishing from the
declaration which the monarch must
make before new Parliament the
ancient words "abjuring the Church of
Rome" which. Mr. Redmond says, are
off 70 all Catholics Tho
Cabinet decided to-day to introduce a
bill amending the declaration Of the
King wherein he asserts his disbelief in
the substantiatiOn and alteration of the
Virgin and saints. and that he makes
declaration without mental reservation
~. dispensation from the Pope or other
authority.
For the declaration that the foregoing
doctrines and the mass ARE supersti
tjous and idolatrous.' il is proposed to
substitute the words ARE contrary to
nv belief" and to omit reference to the
Pope.
The majority of the members of Par
lament are believed to favor these
changes. but the Orangemen and ex
-reme Protestants will oppose them.
The Catholics wish the entire declara-
tior abolished, but the law officers of
the crown consider such a safeguard
against a Catholic monarch necessary.
Roosevelt Lecture Postponed
II was definitely announced tonight
that Mr.. Roosevelts lecture at oxford
University, which was scheduled for
Nav Is. has been postponed.
The city is again assuming a compare
tivelv normal aspect. Except for the
annearance Of mourning emblems along
the streets. the futtering of flags at
hoIfmast and the drawn blinds al the
| ,cad;ng clu bhouses and in the govern
mont offices, q stranger visiting London
.o-dav would find little outward evidence
20 tho occurrences which have attracted
-, attention of the world for the last
three days.
Meantime, however. preparations are
,oi,e forward for the imposing state
! f,,,.ral of the monarch These grange
cents are being made behind closed
-, The chief officers OF The royal
,,o,sehold and OF the Cabinet shaping
- various preiminaries. Eew details
hoya been made public
,.,,i.f interest to-day was in the first
.aa,ing of the Cabinet since the return
! - premier Asquith IL does not appear.