Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-11
ALL ENGLAND
STIRRED BY
MESSAGE
ROBERT {. SCOT1'S FAREWELL WORDS
SEND THROBS OF GRIEF and
PRIDE TO EVERY BRITISH HEART.
"A WHITE NOT A
BLACK MOURNING !"

| Captain Robert F. SCOTS farewell
message to the world are close compe
titors for dominance in the feeling OF
the British public today.
/ 1T is a white and not a black
II burning we wear for these gallant
souls who have done and dared sc
greatly" was the comment of cabl
ret minister today.
The closing words of Captain
Scotts epic were: How we lived
saould have had tale to tell of the
hardhood, the endurance and the
courage OF my companions which
Guild stir the heart of every English
man These rough notes and our dead
odies must tell the tale. But surely
! surely, great and rich country like
ours will see that those who are de-
pendent upon us, are properly provid
! cd for
| These words seemed to have had an
electric effect. Steps are on foot al
ready to respond to his appeal to the
nation by assuring comfortable fu
ture for those dependent on the men
who, while waiting certain death
could still write they did not regret
| tneir journey.
I Captain SCOTS interest in the well
fare of his men was emphasized by
practically the last business he trans
acted before he left to join the eXpedi-
ton in New Zealand. This was the
sale of his story. He declined to
T. AXE any private profit from the
transaction and decided that the total
receipts should 60 to increase the
financial reward of the men who had
Undertaken to share with him the
dangers of the Anarctic region.
1t was, therefore, arranged that all
sums realized from the story of the
adventure should be distributed
among the members OF the crew as a
, surprise bonus on their return to Eng.
land. Mrs. Scott is assured of good
pension from the Br1J1Sn so~ornnant
A memorial service for Captain
Scott and his companions is to be held
in st. Pauls Cathedral on Friday.
! Flags in all parts of London are fly
ms at half mast today.
/ San Francisco, Calf, Feb. 1.-THE
widow of Captain Scott probably
knows today that her husband was
overwhelmed by blizzard while
] +, hn, tho SntIfE
pole, but how she received the news
! IS blanketed in the silences of the Pa
Lific ocean,
| Mrs. Scott sailed from here Feb
ruary 5 on the liner Aorangi, bound
for Wellington, N. u. 1t was impos
sible to reach her by wireless in day
Light hours yesterday, but the send
ing station here believed last nigh
! that the Aorangi was in range and re
f, peatedly sent messages. These
should have been received but the
| Aorangi's feeble sending apparatus
hich has radius of only about 300
miles, permitted of no acknowledg
rnent that could be caught, either
here or at Honolulu. Today the
Aorangi will pass out of range entirely
and, inasmuch as there Is neither
cable nor wireless at Papete, Hahit9
CT Raratonga, her next ports of call
TO further effort will be made to com
nunicate with her.
Tho lipap piti Loy,l o., Co.,
francisco and due to pass the Aorangi
next Sunday, has a powerful sending
equipment and may pick up mes.
sage from the Aorangi and relay it
either to Honolulu or the American
uainland Otherwise the Aorangl
will not again be in touch with the
world until she reaches, Wellington
February II.
TAFT SENDS CABLE.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 11.-Presi-
dent Taft today sent the following
cable to King George, of Great
Pritain:
In offering heartfelt coincidence
on the death of Captain Scott and his
companions, | reflect the sentimeH'
of my countrymen, who share the sor.
row of the British people at the loss
CT so many noble lives"
"A BRAVE MAN."
London, Feb. 1.-THE tragedy OF
captain Robert f. Scott's Anarctic ex-
Eedition was referred to today in the
house of commons by Premier AS
quith.
Speaking with evident emotion, he
said: eve all at this moment are un'
Gel the deep impression created by
the reading of the last message to the
world left by Captain Scott. 1t is
ore of the most moving and pathetic
ltterances in the annals of discovery
1t is the message of brave, enduring
ran in the face of a most tragic
death. His career was one of self sac.
ritce and devotion to the service of
his country. We can only say that his
last appeal will not fall on deaf
ears
The premier was so deeply moved