496 ROOSEVELT FOR WORLD PEACE. 



" Let me repeat that I am sure all American people feel at this 

 time the deepest and most sincere sympathy for his family and the 

 English nation." In addition to this, Colonel Roosevelt sent a per- 

 sonal message to the widowed queen. 



In the course of the day, in speaking of the late King's tact, the 

 Colonel gave an illustration of what he termed the finer sense of 

 things which the King possessed. " Next to the ring John Hay 

 gave me," said he, " I value the miniature of John Hampden King 

 Edward sent me, after I became President. That was a present a 

 sovereign could make with dignity and one a democratic President 

 could accept. All historians and royalists agree that Hampden 

 was a good man. The King must have known that Hampden was 

 one of my four heroes — Timoleon, Hampden, Washington and Lin- 

 coln. Such a selection as the miniature showed extreme tact. 



SILENT TOAST TO KING EDWARD'S MEMORY. 



" I have a personal feeling about the King's death. I know 

 from having been President that he had an earnest desire to keep 

 the relations between Great Britain and the United States on the 

 closest and most friendly terms. King Edward's death removes one 

 influence that tended strongly for peace and justice in international 

 relations. His own people and other lands must feel that loss." 



At a citizens' brilliant banquet that night where were assembled 

 the members of Sweden's parliament, the highest officials of Stock- 

 holm and society representatives from all parts of the Kingdom Mr. 

 Roosevelt proposed a silent toast to King Edward's memory, pre- 

 faced by the following sympathetic remarks : 



" I came here at a time when a great friendly nation is bowed 

 in grief over the loss of her sovereign. Britons mourn a wise, 

 generous ruler whose sole thought was for the welfare of his people. 

 All nations join in mourning the man whose voice was always raised 

 for justice and peace among nations. So I propose our great sym- 

 pathy and sorrow for the King who is dead and good wishes for 

 him who takes the throne. I propose a silent toast to Britons in 

 their hour of sorrow and trouble." 



