Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-28
KING ALBERT IN
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as friend, defender and ally.
Alberts address.
King Albert's address to the senate
follows:
1T is indeed a great honor for me
to address this illustrious assembly.
Il salute not only the eminent men
who receive me here, but I salute the
memory OF your great predecessors
who during 100 years have occupied
this place and given the whole world
examples of the highest civic virtues.
From the bottom of my heart 7
thank your president for the beautiful
and far too laudatory words he adj
dressed to me. This welcome Of the
senate seals that, reception so warm
and so spontaneous that I have re-
ceived everywhere during my journey
across this magnificent country
II am deeply moved by the express
sicns of sympathy that the name of
Belgium evolSes from this noble Amer
REIGN OF DEMOCRACY
Nothing could better characterize
the reign of universal democracy than
that friendship which unites the great
republic with its one hundred and ten
million citizens and the realm of which
l am the constitutional head with is
seven and a half million Inhabitants
If there is no equality of power and
riches between them. there is equality
in the love of liberty and in aspira-
tons toward social progress. On both
sides of the Atlantic the same ideal in
spires us. The exchange of ideas, the
commercial relations, the visits to Bel
GUM and eminent American citizens
of whom many sit in this assembly
are means of tightening the bonds be-
tween the two nations.
II hope with all my heart that these
relations which go back as far as MEM
DRY and which have been fortified dur
ing the war as well as the admirable
assistance which you rendered Belgium
by feeding her people and by the fra
ternity in arms, will never cease to
develop for the great good of our two
peoples"
King Albert's address to the house
follows:
Il am profoundly grateful to Mr..
Speaker of the House, for his eloquent
GREETINGS OF BELGIUM
Il am happy to be able to bear to
this chamber, which eYhbodies the liv-
ing spirit of the American people, the
greetings of Belgium, democratic
and parliamentarian state created by
the vote Of the popular assembly of
1880 which proclaimed the indepen-
dence of our provinces. 1t Is a pleaZ-
ure to recall that many of the provi-
sions of our constitution were taken
from your fundamental law so that
at the outset of her career Belgium
was indebted to you.
"Our two peoples have fought and
triumphed together. The intervention
of the American army was the decisive
factor in determining the victory. 1
pay my respectful and sincere homage
to the officers, the soldiers and the
sailors who fell for a great cause on
the battle fields of Europe and in the
defense of the seas.
"The hearts of Belgians whom these
heroes helped to liberate from the DOM
ination Of the enemy, go out in pro-
found gratitude to the wounded. In
their name I address to the wounded
of the great war the assurance of our
affection and sympathy. l express the
gratitude of Belgium to those distin-
guished American citizens who gave
themselves with such rare spirit of
sacrifice to the task of tightening the
sufferings of the Belgian people.
In this noble assembly. / solemnly
thank the members of the commission
for relief and the committees that help
ed in its admirable efforts. l salute
in particular the names craven for
ever in our memories of Mr.. Herbert
Hoover and Mr.. Brand Whitlock.
may lAA0 0PACAuAo <1AASliSah udtiOH
SO richly endowed by nature. so mag
nificently served by its people. per-
servere In the serenity OF its power
the work of achievement, of culture
and Of progress"
The White House received it's first
European monarch today when King
Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
called to pay their respects to the
President and Mrs. Wilson.
Their call was informal and lasted
only 20 minutes. 1t was 1920 when
they reached the executive mansion
and they left at 10: 40.
While the Belgian rulers were in
the White House. Doctors Grayson.
Ruffin and Slit were holding their
customary morning conference over
the Presidents condition and they did
not see the visitorA
Mrs. Wilson greeted them - the