Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-11
EVENTS OF WEEK

I. EVkNlS UF a WEEh
The week was ushered in with the announcement
OF the death of Theodore Roosevelt, an announcement
which brought profound sorrow to the entire nation
and to the world, for Roosevelt had become more tnan
a national character. The funeral was conducted with
a simplicity in perfect keeping with the transformations
character Of the home life of the departed statesman,
! and was attended only by members of the family, a few
close personal friends, and those whose official position
! made their presence especially desirable. In the absence
of President Wilson, who would otherwise have attended,
the United States government was represented by Vice
( President Marshall, The president wired a brief mes
sage of sympathy to Mrs. Roosevelt, and issued a proc
lamation calling for appropriate honor to be paid to the
memory Of the deceased patriot and statesman. In
this proclamation the president took occasion to express
i'll most appropriate language, his appreciation of the
character of his predecessor. Something Of the univer-
salty of the love and admiration felt for Colonel Roose-
welt was indicated in the number of expressions of ap-
probation from eminent men all over the world, and
the resolutions of regret adopted by civic and other
bodies all over the United States.
In this connection it becomes proper to note that
the only evidence of dissent from the otherwise universal
feeling of respect and esteem for Roosevelt which has
come to notice here was given by seven Socialist alder
mon in the city of Minnea polls, who voted against a
! resolution of appreciation and sympathy introduced in
, the Minneapolis city council. The names of these men
are:
: Albert G. Baetis Peter J. pryts
- "A. E. voelker Theodore E.. Jcnson
A. II. Gisslcn /. G. Scott
c. 81. Rudsdil.
t-t It is well that the names of these men should be
made public, in order that all may know of the manner
in which the implacable enmity Of warped and dwarfed
individuals is not checked even by death. 1t is crafty
ing to recall that on the day on which these rather OBJ
scure Socialists gave this evidence of their spite, five
other Socialists, acknowledged leaders Of their party,
were convicted in the federal court in Chicago, h'xins
been proven guilty of persistent interference with the
war work of the nation. ~
Preliminary plans for the peace conference at Yer
sailles are well under way as a result of the several inter-
changes of views between the statesmen of the leading
Allied nations. Premier Lloyd George has not been able
Ito reach Paris quite as early as was expected, and this
sshas delayed matters somewhat. Presiden. Wilson has
~been spending the time since his return to Paris in con-
ference with members Of the American delegation, and
-in occasional informal meetings with members of other
sdelegations.
If the progress of the president through Italy was
mot followed here quite as closely as his earlier move
sHents had been that fact was due to our growing
familiarity with the honors paid abroad to the president
of our nation. The reception in Italy was fully as warm
and cordial as that given in France or England, and
hundreds of thousands of Italians met and cheered Mr.
Wilson as he passed through their cities. Since his re.
aturn to Paris there have been none of the larger gath.
eerings which marked the few days after his arrival from
America.
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The passing days have brought no new information
sof moment on the more complicated problems with
which the peace conference will have to deal, The fac
lin this connection most prominent in the dispatches il
that there is substantial unanimity Of opinion on all i'm.
sportant points between President Wilson and the repre-
sentatives of the British government. Whether or no
the apparent difference of views between the presiden
and Premier Clemenceau has been reconciled has no
been stated.
@1 The situation in Germany continues to be obscure
except for the fact that the surface indications hay
been of a most violent character. The city of. Berlh
has been the center of the widest sort of rioting. an.
many deaths are reported. Accurate information Is no
pendent Socialist leaders organized a revolt against tn
provisional government headed by Ebert. and. with tn
aid Of the Spartacan, or Bolshevik faction headed b
Eebknecht, gained some important military advantage
during the fighting OF the first two days. The revoltin
faction captured several important buildings, and SCENE
on the point of oustins the de facto government alto
Esthcr. Ebert and his friends succeeded, however. 1
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