Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-01-07
ENTIRE NATION
PAYS TRIBUTE
T0DEAD LEADER
Congress Adjourns and Men
Prominent in Public Life
EuIogize Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt.

Washington, Jan. 6.-Washington,
representing the nation at large.
gave solemn and earnest express
sion today to the countrys regret at
the death OF Theodore Roosevelt
and its admiration for his character
and achievements.
Flage on every government build
ing throught the United States and
at every army post and on every
naval vessel were ordered placed at
half mast. The senate and house
adjourned after eulogies of the form
er president had been delivered by
both republicans and democrats, and
committees had been appointed to
attend his funeral and the supreme
court took unprecedented action in
adjourning without the transaction
of any business.
Many Express Grief.
Formal tributes were paid Colonel
Roosevelt by government officials,
members of congress and cabinet Of
ficers. President Wilson was cabled
the news by the executive officers of
the White House. Many touching
statements of personal grief were
made by men and women who had
been associated closely with the
former president during his life in
Washington, particularly the seven
years of his residence in the White
House, and members of the diplo-
matte corps expressed the admira-
ton which the peoples in. foreign
lands held for him.
Discuss Political Effect.
The bust of Colonel Roosevelt IN
the senate corridor was draped in
crepe. The National Press club
where the former president fire.
quently had been guest and a
speaker. postponed its annual in
auguration of officers and the frolic
to follow, which was to have been
version of the Versailles peace con-
ference, with Colonel Roosevelt as
one of the characters.
Political effects of Colonel Roose-
velt's death began to be discussed
even while the capital mourned the
passing of one of the leading figures
in American public life. Inasmuch
as Colonel Roosevelt had been men
toned prominently as a possible
p esidential nominee in 1920, it was
inevitable that his passing should
cause speculation as to other candi-
dates.
Since the republican schism of
1912 and the return of the demo-
Gratis to power, Colonel Roosevelt
admittedly had been out of harmony
with some elements of his party.
Republican leaders asserted that the
death of the founder of the pro-
gresslve party would mean the COM
plete reunion of the republicans.
France Mourns Loss.
Eduoard de Billy, deputy high
commissioner of France, made the
following statement upon hearing of
Colonel Roosevelt's death:
"All Frenchmen feel that in
Theodore Roosevelt they have lost
one of their staunchest friends, who.
through his noble character and
generous spirit appealed to us as
strongly as any foreigner ever did
The sacrifice he made of one of his
sons, fallen for the common cause
on our battlefield, endeared him
more especially to US. France feels
that Americas bereavement is her
own"
Bainbridge Colby, member of the
shipping board, who nominated Col
Roosevelt for president in 1912 at
the republican national convention
at Chicago said:
Col. Roosevelt was one of the
greatest men in the world and a
classic type of American. He
loved his country better than his
life and served his day and genera
ton with genius and brilliance and
courage and devotion"
Il admired him greatly" said
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