Connecticut western news., 1916-01-06
NEW YEAR GREETINGS
 TO ALL AMERICANS
British and GsTaan EnVOys
 Join In Good Wishes.

New Years messages to the people of the United States issued by high gov ernment officials and persons of stand ing in public life laid special emphasis by this country in the world war and carried the hope that the coming year will bring peace and prosperity as well to all the nations of the globe. Follow ing are some of them:
 President Wilson's message:
 I sincerely join with my fellow citizens in praying that God may grant unto us during the year 1916 the blessings of abun- dant and rewarding prosperity and that he may give us as a nation the guidance we need in playing the very difficult role we are now endeavoring to play amidst the confused affairs of a world dominated by war.
 Tn maintaining our position as the fore most neutral nation in the world we must not only guide our government wisely, but must ourselves as individual citizens seek to attain that high standard of individual justice and probity which has been the ideal of the nation from the day of its in- dependence.
 God grant that the American people
 
 may presently see its blessings returned to all of the other nations of the world. I wish you all a happy New Year.
 Sir Cecil Spring Rice. British ambas- sador:
 On behalf of Great Britain I wish to con- vey to the people of the United States best wishes for a happy New Year, and may the prosperity of the country be Of long duration.
 Count Johann von Bernstorff. Ger man ambassador:
 I desire to convey my felicitations to the people of the United States for a happy and prosperous New Year.
 Josephus Daniels. secretary of the navy:
 The optimism of America is justified by business conditions. This has been happy Christmas. and we enter the new year with the confidence that it holds in store larger opportunities and more generally diffused prosperity than any previous year in the history of our country.
 William c. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury:
 God grant that the American people may continue to enjoy the inestimable blessings of peace and prosperity during the new year: that the soul of the nation may always be exalted above material re- sources; that patriotism may never die that love of country may always tram scend personal interest; that peace may be restored to stricken Europe; that the American people may have a noble part in this restoration, and that they may al. ways be foremost in helping the distressed and in useful service to humanity.
 Albert &. Burleson, postmaster gen eral:
 Good will means peace as we in Amer. ica know peace; 1t also means prosperity Therefore let us send a message of good will to the uttermost parts of the earth.
 Governor Charles s. Whitman:
 The Empire state having shared with the other states of the Union the prosper. ity of the past year, shares with then now in the hope that the coming year may bring prosperity to all and peace on earth
 Champ Clark, speaker of the house of representatives:
 I believe that the year 1916 in the United States will be the most prosperous year that any country has ever experienced ir the history of the world. Let us pray and work to the end that this condition may not be a temporary but an abiding one ana that peace and industry may bring us happiness. In the words of Tiny Tim God bless us, every one"