The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-28
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and calrnncss and dignity in tho
discharge of his high dutics we
have watched with admiration.
1--WE sec In won a hanpy union
OF tho gifts OF the scholar With
those of the statesmen. Yon can'e
from studious. academic quiet
into the fulI Stream OF mn artnous
public life and your d@iivcranres
have combined q breadth Of view
and grasp OF world nrohs"r's with
the mastery OF lofty diction re
calling that Of your s-'s.sst. orators
< of slsa .sast ard snt, nFy, ss.y.a,s T.
IsOU~p BY tsYa3sY->sr TITS.
"You come as the official head
and spokesman Of a nlighix tsn-,2-
monweal'h bonnd to us by tho
closest ties Its peonfn s1s'N"'- 'N''
tongue of Shakespeare and MIL
ton. Our literature is yours. "a
yours is also ours, and men OF
letters In both countries have
iotncsf I'm maintaining Its incom-
paral,Ie clorieS.
HTo You not less than TO us he
long ,l,s r~"I,,@rirs NJ. our ma
tionAl heroes from Kim tiF-"d
de-,p NJ DAYS ~ Philip Syl-
ney and Drake, Of Rri"tgh and
Blake md vaosr.ion 'he dnvS
when the rqoiiftcai life NJ the Eng
fish stock ir North America was
just beginning.
fsYou share with ms the ira
ditions of free self cov~rn"rent ms
old as the Marina CFPrta. We
recognize bond of s;i'i d"cner
stcnifs~anr~r in m" r.r,'re''r~'r tdrsis
which our p.>ontc- che y First
among those ideals yon value snd
we value Freedom md pe-ec.
PRIVILEGED as we have been ~ fre
exponerts and csar'ri@s IN M
tiounl life of the PRINCIPLES of
p0pular self Government ha sod
upon equal hvS. II uow fails 70
both Of Us alike 70 sne how these
princirlrs can bc nnn'c' hnvorfd
our o'r" 'orders for the good OF
the world.
fOVE or urrSr'RTy.
III ,.wS love cT ,ifsA-+v respect
for the law, good firth md ~"
Sacred RIGHTS Of hrte' 9rs'ty that
brought you tn the Old World to
{ojn In saving T. r-o.-, tho dan
rrrs thar sros>., .hsch er7ir~ aro-nd
and that arrarre-t tfa~S( .'if'ron
w.
soldiers of vorrs whose ~@'antry
We have ADMIRED side by side with
ours In war.
"You have now cSyvnc 10 h~fp in
building M new Stat"s ry"'d 'hc
ruins Of .hos. that war his shat.
tered and in mvi~r the so'td
foundatiors Of a settlement sfa.
nay stand ANN ss~~s~. u WI
vesA upon sf,~ s~-n~err ~ tho
cJnancirated nattnns.
"you haze elonrcr,f'v exr~essed
the hope 81 the Arreriron pen-,Ir,
rs il Is orr hove that sc-'c n'rn
may lie devised To attain the end
which You have dome 81 ,rrrch 20
PROMOTE. nv which tho risk 81
futnrc wars ,,rav hc. n possible,
avcrted. Of relieving the raf'ors
~ tho into'rr~r,in hrrf'~r which
the fnar os war has laid upon
them.
4 SESSF or pF-rN.
THE British nation ,'Sshcs I'll
success 10 all the deliberations
On which yon and s~r and the
great free nations aUsed with VS.
are now 10 rter ~>ovcH nv DIS
interested good viii and se-sc
Cf dtrN ca-,n,ers-v~nte with me
power Which we bold ms a solemn
truss
.s1-lfc American e-d p-isteh
pe0pIes have hecn f-o"hr--s In
assvys@ pDd shefr a~-,,s have enan
cypw1sed with victory. We thank
WitA nil our hears your valiant
un141ers and sailors for their
sple1Nlid par In That victory ms
Nc tIsrnk the American host for
Slhelr noble rcsDonse to the call Of
civilization end humanity. May
80 sDzae brothessy spirit inspire