Show TRIBUTE Of P PARLIAMENT TO MEMORY OF v I I f n li I S t tS ts s M I Ie e Ji S CHILDREN OF OP KING GEORGE V From left to right Henry William age 10 Albert Frederick age 14 the youngest John Charles age 5 the present Prince of Wales Edward Albert age 16 only girl Victoria Alexandra age 13 and George Ed Edward Edward Edward ward age 8 KING EDWARD LOVED BY All HIS SUBJECTS Deputations From Prom Lords and Corn Com Commons mons Condole With the Royal Family London May 11 Parliament 4 t tf 4 f paid a high tribute to the mem memory 4 4 1 ory of King Edward today t 4 4 adopting addresses of ot consolation 4 4 and congratulations to the new nen nf W f 4 4 king Premier Asquith In the 4 house of commons and the Earl Karl t 4 4 of CreWe Cree in the tho house of lords lord 4 4 f 4 delivered eulogies on Edward VII t The day was wad chiefly devoted to t 1 recording the nations official f o U royal toyal family f 4 4 King George Geore and the quen queen t tf f mother received at Marlborough I 4 4 anti and n l Buckingham palace reaper c 4 4 4 lively Y deputations from the f 4 4 lords and anI commons bearing tIlt tIc 4 f ft t solutIons resolutions r 4 f The announcement that Sl dent ent Roosevelt Roo will attend the funeral as the special representative rel of o tiie Hie United States Stases has been received wih Hh great satisfaction by the British pub public lie lic Among the numerous functions function Abandoned or indefinitely postponed owing to the kings death is the royal military tournament That King Edwards Edwaros death was part party art Jy IY y due to worry over the political sit situation situation situation is officially declared in a state statement statement ment regarding his illness which li hIs s physicians Sir Francis Laking Sir Si r rJames James Reid and Sir Richard Douglas Powell are publishing over their sip sig st signatures natures in Lancet tomorrow statement says S S His Ris majesty had for some years suffered from emphysema with at attendant attendant attendant bronchial catarrh signs oC or which were permanently present at atthe atthe the bases of the lungs On several oc or occasions cantons digestive disturbances had bad caused his medical attendants to rea realize realie lize lie his majesty no longer had the re reserve reserve reserve serve constitutional power which had hadI stood him in such splendid stead after I his serious operation in 1902 and that any catarrhal or bron bronchal bronI chal chat attack of a serious kind Uld at once call upon pon both heart bea lungs I for their fullest effort Concerned In Polities Politic It must here be said that those thole I around him knew how earnestly earnest con conI concerned he was at t the present pre ent strain I 1 position of political affaire and tins flits I fact should not be lost sight of in ail an Continued on ou Page lage ln e Two I KING EDWARD LaED LOVED BY ALL HIS SUBJECTS Continued From Page One One round health consideration of the te kings Referring to the kings recent visit to Biarritz the statement kings says The first night In Paris his majesty had a severe attack atack of acute Indigestion ties tion with short shortness shortness ton subsequent ness of breath On his arrival at Biarritz this developed Into a a bron attack causing cusIng his hi physicians great anxiety This passed off and ad his majesty returned better betler beter In every ever way but he contracted a chill chil at Sandringham ham while Inspecting the gardens grdens On his hi return to London the te state statement meat ment continues from May 3 8 the at attacks attacks tacks of at Increased although the king Insisted upon attending to business of state as a late as Thursday May 5 S SOn On that day the physicians added the attacks became more frequent and distressing and with wih Increasing cyanosis gravely suggestive of threat threatened treat threatened ened cardiac failure With the kings kings permission the doctors Issued the first bulletin on Thursday but not until it was seen by his majesty who some somewhat somewhat somewhat what modified Us Its is terms From Friday morning his condition rapidly became worse There were sev several severa several eral era dangerous attacks and his hi ma majesty majesty majesty jesty jesty only rallied by the use of ot powerful remedies At 3 in the afternoon consciousness failed The end at 1145 after a came pro prolonged prolonged prolonged longed period of perfect calm calm Royalty Arriving Empress Dowager Marie of Russia Russia a sister of ot Queen Mother Alexandra Alexandra arrived here today toay accompanied by Grand Duke Michael younger brother of ot Emperor Nicholas who will wi be be the official representative of the Russian Ru lan government at the fu funeral funeral funeral of at King Edward VIL VII Parliament Parlament met this afternoon to pay paya a national tribute to the memory of King Edward and to welcome his suc sue successor successor cessor King George V A message from the new monarch monarch in which he an announced announced announced the death of his father and his hil own succession was read in both houses which subsequently adopted addresses of condolence and congratulations congratulations lations to the king Upon a motion moton by Premier Asquith seconded by A A J 1 Balfour leader of ot the opposition the house of commons adopted unanimously an address to be presented to King George Gorge In which his majesty was wa assured of the heart heartfelt heartfelt felt feI sympathy of the lower chamber in his grievous affliction and aid In which also were expressed the congratulations of the house upon his accession accession His address proceeds proceed We will wIl ever remember with wIh grate grateful grateful ful affection the zeal and success with wih which our late sovereign labored to consolidate the peace and concord of the world to aid every ever merciful mer en endeavor endeavor endeavor deavor for the alleviation of ot human suffering and ad to unite in justice and freedom all races and classes of ot his nis subjects with wIh al his imperial throne We Ve beg of ot offer your majesty our loyal congratulations on your au an auspicious auspicious accession and we assure asure your majesty of our devotion to his royal royl person and our sure s re conviction that I peron his reign will under the favor tavor of Di Divine Divine Divine vine rig Providence wi be distinguished by unswerving efforts to promote the virtue and contentment of the realm and to guard gard the rights and liberties of ot his faithful people As Au Aso Apostle tle of Peace Speaking on tho the motion moton Mr Asquith referred to the reign reig of ot the tho great geat king suddenly taken from us as a years year crowded with moving events through throughout out the empire Ho continued In our relations with will wih foreign conn trios they have been years of growing friendships and now new understandings strength and safeguards of the tho peace of mankind Within the tho the sense sene of Interdependence the Iho con consciousness consciousness of common interests and common risks and of the tho ever over lighten lightening ing bonds of oTt cooperative coope unity has hns been developed as a never before Here at home hoe and by way of con contrast contrast controversial issues of tho the gray grav gravest grayest est kind economic economic social and constitutional const constitutional have ripened with rapid ma maturity maturity In all al of these multiform mani manifestations manifestations ot our national and imper imperial ial life history wl will assign a part of particular dignity digity and authority to the great geat ruler whom we have lost In external affairs his powerful personal influence was directed steadily and ceaselessly toward avoiding not only wars but the causes and ad pretexts of ot wars war and ad the title tte by which he be will wil always be remembered the peacemaker of the world The premier then moved an expression sion Ion of condolence to the queen mother Alexandra Alexandr and assuring her that the house of commons and the nation naton would ever preserve pre ere toward her sentiments of unalterable reverence and affection While he was wa speaking Mr lr Asquith was obviously deeply affected When he expressed the sympathy which the house felt fel for or the queen mother he all allbut al allbut but broke down along similar lines in lu the house of lords the Earl of Crewe was overcome with wIh emotion and concluded his remarks remark with wih difficulty |