Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-04-16 | Page 2 | Premier Asquith Voices Sympathy of England

PREMIER ASQUITH VOICES SYMPATHY OF ENGLAND LONDON April 16 Pr PremIer Premier mier Asquith In a l brief statement in the house of ot commons this afternoon gave rave fave public expression ex ex- to Great Britain 8 sympathy In connection with th the Titanic disaster After Atter reading to tho the members the messages mes mes- sages from the White Star company al already already already al- al ready published the premier continued Perhaps the thc house will allow me to add this thIn that I sm am afraid we must brace ourselves to confront one of or those terrible events in the order of oC providence provi provi- dence denee which baffle hane foresight which appall appall ap ap- ap- ap pall the Imagination and make snake us real rea-I- t ize izo o the Inadequacy of oC words to do jus- jus ustice us- us tied tice to what wo we te feel I Ie We e cannot say more at this moment than to give she a Q necessarily imperfect im- im of or our sense of oC admiration that the best traditions of or tho the sea seem to have been observed and that willing sacrifices sacrifices sac sac- were offered to give the first chance for safety to those thole who were least able to help themselves and of or the heart sympathy of oC the whole nation to those who find themselves sudden suddenly bereft of their nearest and dearest St