The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-01-07
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$3.50 NASAo was u pie Oh messages
nearly two feet high waiting de-
livery. to the Roosevelt home. They
are pouring in by the thousands.
| Among them were the following:
Ex-President Taft:
Il am shocked to hear the sad
news. Ny heart goes out to you and
yours in this great sorrow. The
country can i'll AFFORD in this critical
period to lose one who has done and
could in the decade have done so
much for II and humanity. We have
lost a great patriotic American, Al
great world figure, the most COM
handing personality in our public
s.fe since Lincoln. mourn his going
as personal loss. Mrs. Taft and 1
tender you our sincerest and deepest
sympathy"
Queen sends Sympathy.
Queen Mother Alexandra, Of Great
Britain:
81 am indeed grieved to hear OF the
death OF your distinguished husband,
for whom 1 had the highest and great
est regard. Please accept my deepest
sympathy in the irreparable loss you
have suffered"
Secretary Daniels:
MY wife joins me in sincere SYM
pathy in the death Of your disting-
uished husband
J. G. Cannon:
you have my sympathy in your
great bereavement"
Emmett ]. Scott, special assistant
to the Secretary of War and secretary
/ of Tuskegee Institute:
"The 100000 negroes Of America
learn with sincere regret OF the death
of your distinguished husband. The
! nation suffers an irreperable loss in
/ his passing. His intense patriotism,
| love OF justice and practical helpful
ness endeared him.to the Sntire. coun-
| try. In your hour Of bereavement,
! beg to assure you OF the deepest SYM
pathy OF The negro people and Tuske-
gee Institute, OF which he was an
| honored trustee. The demise Of
Colonel Roosevelt is sorrow which
we share in common with his family"
Plain Felix's GFIeved.
It was noted that many Of the SYM
pathy notes came from "just plain
folks" who had never seen Roose-
welt, bot felt that they had suffered a
personal loss and fastened to express
their grief. A number OF cables ar
rived from soldiers In the American
expeditionary forces in France, WHO
were entertained at Sycamore Hill
when in Long Island camps before
going over.
kilograms came from Spanish
American war veterans, rough riders
and the G.. A r.
There was sorrow in the hearts %
many people here. uncle Teddy IS
dead! Uncle Teddy is dead!" cried
one little girl as she ran down -he
street with a newspaper.
Crepe draped pictures o. Colonel
Roosevelt hang in many windows.
Around Sagsmore Hin there IL pro-
found quiets
Chief DeerfoOt's Tribute.
Cbief DeeAfoOt..s. So. townsville, N. l.:
Sincere sympathy to you on the
death of NY former colonel"
cambridge Colby, United States
Shipping Board commissioner, today
paid the following tribute to Colonel
Roosevelt:
The sad news CT the ColoneFs
death fills me with sorrow. or late
years I have not been able to go
along with him IN GONE OF the courses
he has pursued. but our differences
were without rancour, think, and
without any fatal wrench to the deep
regard in which I have held him fronI
the days OF our earliest association"
senator Cnlder's Message.
Senator William Calder:
please accept my heartfelt sym
psthy. in the passing away OF Col
oael Roosevelt, America has lost her
hrst citizen"
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ]. Henri:
1--WE mourn with all the world the
loss of your husband. We loved Dim
Ar-.i re"cred him as the greatest nan
of this day. Colonel Roosevelt was
friend 10. humanity. a lover OF j1s-
ticc, and courage. All will mourn
his loss and DO trfSuto to his 1Iem-
ory.'
Norwegian Minister BTyn:
please accept my heartfelt SYM
pathy on the occasion Of the death
Of Colonel Roosevelt. The NOrWe-
Gian people are participating in your
Unreasonable bereavement. and re-
greet the loss not only to his country
but to the whole OF mankind"
Sympathy frcm Colonel House.
Col. f. NJ. House (sens through AS
sistant Secretary OF Statc):
Mrs. House shares with ne the
great sorrow which o.! Americans feel
for the death CT your distinguished
husband"
French Charge d'AGaires Charles de
Chambrun
I'm Offering to you, IN your great
sorrow, condolences OF my ccuntI :.
whose friend Mr.. Roosevelt was, and
those Of the embassy, where he was
held in high esteem. beg you to az
cept the assurance OF E.y profound
personal regret"
British Charge d'Afraires Barclay:
I'VE are deeply grieved at the sad
news Please accept in my name and
that OF the British embassy this ex.
preston Of our profound sympathy"
Swedish Minister Ekengren:
ct have Just learned with deepest !
regret Of Colonel Roosevelt'S demise. |
and 1 hereby venture to most respect |
fully address to you ana your family /
our most heartfelt sympathy"
italian Charge DC Afraires Mimi |
calchi:
81 beg you to accept our personal !,