Show SPECIAL AMBASSADOR I President Taft T Taft it has Appointed former fornier President Roosevelt as special ambas ambassador ambassador ambassador to represent this country at the funeral of ot King Edward May 20 Colonel Roosevelt R was due In London Lon London London don about that time and naturally un under under der the circumstances could not avoid attending th the funeral It was WItS felt that as a former chief executive if t f this great nation he was entitled to be bo placed on an equal footing with the envoys of the continental powers It Is not supposed that Mr Roosevelt would have resented a place In in the rear during the obsequies owing to the fact of ot his being a private citizen Other Americans in London will at attend attend attend tend and not feel teel humiliated on that account Nevertheless less it was due to the dig dignity dIgnIty dignity and prestige of the United States that a special ambassador be appoint appointed ed and there Is no one else better en entitled entitled entitled titled to the honor or whose presence among the special representatives willbe will willbe be more appreciated by the th British people than Colonel Roosevelt I |