Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-18
Peter Broken in Health but
With Mind Clear and viii
Unimpaired, Sends Message
10 Americans,
EXPECTS TO LIVE TO
SEE COUNTRY FREE
High Praise Is Given People
of United States for Assist
ancei Proud Of His Peas
ant Parentage.
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Acdephos, Island of Euhoen Feb.
10 (j.00 D. m Nia Paris Feb H.,
S:25 p. nd King Peter of Serbia re-.
ccivcd correspondent of the Asso-
ciatcd Press this morning. Hidden
away i'm this almost inaccessible spot.
bent under his . years disilluson-
ments and sufferngs. physically
broken virtually blind. his crown
gone his native land oycrrun by
ancient enemies, the eXiled sovereign
grmly clings to life in the hope or
participating IN the ultimate triumph
of his countymeu
The sorest trials havc not dimmcd
the spirit or clouded the intellect of
the king. He spoke with the same
determined courage as characterized
him when he led his soldiers to vie
tory over tho Turks and Analyzod the
causes and meaning of the war with
tho cold logic of the man who trans
lated John stuart Mil into serbian
Mind and VIII Clear.
Though still feeble from the effects
Of heart breaking marches through
Albania, and unable 60 walk without
assistance, he retains the keoncst
mental activity and striking cheeri-
ness IN the faeo Of the disaster which
has ovcrtaken his family and country.
II have long wanted very much to
speak from the bottom of my heart
to the greut heart Of America which
IL 80 deely moved over tho fate Of
Serbia and has done 80 much Tor un-
happy people" he said. 1T seems to
mo that somehow your compatrlots
have been able to divine in the strug-
giles of a people, simple ana rugged,
but stubbornly indvidualistlc. the
same sacred fire which inspired the
first American 400 years ago to leave
Europe TO erect In the wilderness OF
America n home for freedom. They
Is so deeply moved over the fate Of
guage Of liberty
Praises American Spirit
And those of your compatriots who
have come to US as doctors, nurses
tho American Red Cross, the Serbian
relief and the sanitary commissions.
all these brave young people, who
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know What YOU are thinking, he
ontlnued lihaily. Aou are wrong.
or those OF our allies who remained
tilhiul, we have no reproach' They
anne to our aid too late TO save US
mt they came. They were not organ-l
.ed for war nor ruled over by soldiers.
lad they been 50 organized, SO ruled,
erhaps they would have been able to
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