The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-07
Nation Loses "a Great Leader.

Inc keN. Dr. Joseph S!NeTmnni COL
| Roosevelt was one OF the great men OF
our time, whose loss will mean much
| not only e his friends hut to many citi-
zens Of our country who looked to him
! Cor leadership"
| Jacob Gould Schurman, president of
| Cornell University: THE whole civilized
, world mourns for Theodore Roosevelt.
| Since the great world war began he has
| been the unofficial leader of the Amer
| lean people. exercising an influence Sec
| ond only to that OF the President of the
| United States himself and in the educa-
| ton OF public sentiment for the policy
which the nation ultimately adopted lie
| held a position of unchallenged su-
! premacy. To-day our thoughts and feel
| ings gather about the man himself.
| Perhaps no other American who ever
| lived had so many warm, devoted and
, enthusiastic friends and admirers. His
ideals were high, his character noble,
| his virtues OF the old fashioned type. a
man who stood flour square to all the
winds that blow"
! Lawrence Abbott of the outlook: "It
/ is impossible at this time to express any
| estimate of Mr.. Roosevelt as a statesman
in my judgment one of the very great
! statesmen of modern times. l can only
/ think that | have lost a friend. one of
/ the most delightful, warm hearted and
| dependable that I have ever known. As
! the shock of his sudden death passes
! away believe >that it will be found
I that this note of affeCtionate friend
! ship will be the one which will most
| characterize personal estimates OF all
! sorts and conditions of men with whom
| he was associated in his rich and many
sided life"
II. J. Whlgham OF the Metropolitan
! Mnod.tne: Col Roosevelt's death is
| felt by every one in the metropolitan
! office for he was a personal friend OF
| every one here. He came in n great deal
and took a personal interest in the well
, fare of every one. One of the first things
, he ever did, for example. was to find out
whether the girls in the circulating de-
/ partment were paid a proper wage. lie
was loved by every one here and was
Ike one of the staff. He was a great
aaIrce Of inspiration. and every one felt
I that it was easier to work when he was
around. IL is needless to say that his
| death is a great loss to the magazine. !
saw him on Thursday, TO talk over his
next article. lie seemed quite we'll then
I and we talked for an hour and half on
| intervention in Russia and the whole
subject OF Bolshevism. He was to write
the article on sunday, but / don't think
he wrote II. 1t seems to me that two
! of his Cniet CndTdCltIIStiCS' poli VI
which were shown here. were his keen
personal interest in every one with whom
! he came In contact and his extraordinary
modesty. which people did not at all
realize
John Ii. StanchfeId: Like every ont
else l was shocked at the sudden and
very unexpected death of Col. Roosevelt
His outgoing removes the most brilliant
and picturesque personality In our ma
tional and civic life"
| Martin W. LittIeton; 1.-THE universe
opinion of mankind will now be that hi
was, as he loved to phrase 1t himself. q
through and through American He was
the first President that ever made TN
National Government vital with a new
force. We have all had our excruc'at
ing personal griefs since this war began
but no mans death will be more gener
ally lamented than that OF Col Rooee
| Welt"
De Lancey NicoIl; He will live II
history as one of the greatest OF Ameri
cans, a man OF wonderful individuaht,
and versatility, patriot. warrior ant
statesman. admired and beloved by mor'
Americans, probably. than any othe'
man in public life. and respected even b.
those who did not agree with all his pc
litical principles"
Judge julius ". Mayors Ills death \
personal loss to me and great loss u