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Show FORMER PRESIDENT SHOCKED BY NEWS By Associated Prosa. STOCKHOLM. May 7. Ex-President Roosevelt, who arrived here today, was grouty shocked when he learned today of King Edward's death. What effect this will have on his London plans he cannot for the present say, but it is his intontion to go to Berlin and complete com-plete his itinerary as announced. Colonel Roosevelt -today sent a message mes-sage to Embassador Hill inquiring if King Edward's doath would necessitate a chango in the emporor's plans, and asking that he be advised should the emperor go to London. In that event the former president would undoubtedly bo either tho guest of tho American embassador or proceed to a hotel. Ho has a fixed engagement to lecture at Berlin university on May 12. Speaking of the late king 's tact. Mr. Roosevelt gave an illustration of what ho termed the finer sense of things which tho king possessed. "Next to tho ring John Hay gave me," he said, "I voluo the miniature of John Hampden King Edward sent me, after I became president. That was n present a soveroign could make with dignity and ono a democratic president could accept. All tho his--lorians and royalists agree that Hampden Hamp-den was a good man. They king must have known that Hampden was one of mv four heroes Timoleon; Hampden, Hamp-den, Washington and Lincolu. Such a selection as tho miniature showed extreme ex-treme tact. His Personal Tribute. "I have a personal feeling about the king's doath. I know from having been president that he had an earnest dosiro to keep the relations between Groat Britain and the United States on the closest, and most friendly terms. King Edward's death removes' one influence in-fluence that tended strongly for peuce and justice in international relations. His own people and other lands must feol that loss." Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt spent a comparatively quiet day in tho company com-pany of tho crown princo and princess, and in the evening wero the guests of honor at a dinner given by the citizens. In n laudatory speech at this dinner, Premier Lindman said: "Wo nro glad to welcome the foremost fore-most citizen of the great republic, to which Sweden has sent so many loval citizens." Colonel Roosevelt in response touched upon the question of tho hour in Sweden, Swe-den, the propaganda which has been spread by a certain faction of love without children. Tho ex-president did not name the leader in this propaganda, but strongly donounced race suicide as ono of the most unworthy things of nil timq. It happens that the Swedish pop illation, next to Franco and Spain, has increased more slowly than anv other, and tho speaker was applauded enthusiastically. enthu-siastically. Ho was congratulated bj tho premier and others on his bold am1 unequivocal declarations. |