St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1912-06-07

OF rule in Denmark. It was under
great internal disturbances and
political unrest that he was called
upon to serve his country as
King, but he did it with great
wisdom to the overwhelming sur
prise Of all political parties. The
King was a just man. He was
without doubt the most democra-
tic Monarch in the world con-
scious Of his great responsibility,
not only to the people but also
to God, as are few rulers of to-
day. He hated graft" and
prosecuted it wherever it was
found. De was liberal toward
the opponents of his own polit-
lcal party and took a broad view
of conditions with the welfare of
the majority Of the people as his
goal.
1t is not only Denmark that
mourns today, nay, it is also Nor
way, where his second oldest son
became King. It is also Sweden
from whence he received his be-
loved wife it is also England and
Russia with their Dowager
Expresses, his sisters; it is
Greece with her King, his brother,
together with his bereaved wife
the Doawger Queen and her eight
children thot mourn the loss of
their dear Father and Brother.
And we Danes scattered
throughout this, our adopted
country, we mourn the loss; for
the King took great interest in
the Danes of America. He never
asked is to Come back, but he
did inquire in regard to our well
fare. 1t was a great JOY to him
to hear Of the success with which
the Danes had met in the United
States.
He was interested in our
church among our people in this
country and when our ministers
called upon him he was not only
ready to receive them, but
eagerly inquired into the spirit
ual as we'll as the material well
fare Of his countrymen.
Not long ago when the Danish
Minister to the u. S. Count Won
Moltke visited this city he
brought us the best wishes of the
King.
Not because we wish to be
clannish do we today hold this
memorial service, but we do so
because we cherish his memory
whose love even followed us over
the Atlantic to Our new home.
We hold these exercises today
because we believe that as the
man who has a wife must love
her above all other human beings,
and that no man is worthy Of
his wife's love who does not love
his mother. We hold that we must
and will love this country above
all other countries, but that we
would be unworthy citizens Of
our adopted country, if we did not
love the country whence we came
and if we did not do our utmost
to transplant in this land the best
we inherited.
We are here today to express
our sympathy for the Dowager
Queen, and her children and all
the royal family and the whole
danish people. We are here to
pray that the Lords blessing may
rest upon them; we are here to
pray for a successful and glor-
ious reign for the new King OF
Denmark, that his days may be
many and filled with wisdom, Joy
and justice. We are here to pray
for the integrity of Denmark and
indeed, for the scandinavian
countries, that they may be pre-
served from the hands of land
grabbing neighbors. We wish
hope, and pray that many a sor
and daughter of Denmark may
glorify Our Mother Country as
men like Jacob Riis of New York
Prof. Lorentzen of Columbia
University, and the late DR.
Fenger the great surgeon Of
Chicago.
We are here to show that every
man and woman even i the
humb1est work in life be it in the
city or on the prairie or in the
backwoods, wish to prove him:
self the best, Industrious, most
intelligent and trustworthy citi.
zen of this country, worthy tc
fill any position in home, church
and state, and glorify our Mother
Country Denmark.
We wish also at this moment
to thank the American people fol
their kind sympathi shown us, as
a people in this hour of nationa
Importance and sorrow. We wish
to thank Our President William
H. Taft, of the United States 10,
his Cablegram of Coincidence, anc
we wish to thank the press fol