Cablegrams

Part of the function of a President is the devising and despatching of suitable felicitations. He has the privilege of corresponding with all the great. Here follow three cablegrams sent by the President last week, two of them a little tardily:

To Gerardo Machado: "Accept my cordial felicitations on this national anniversary of the Republic of Cuba."

To Victor Emmanuel: "With a feeling of satisfaction at the connection of one of my own countrymen with the exploit, I desire to offer to Your Majesty my congratulations on the important participation in the Amundsen expedition to the North Pole by an Italian airship and the son of Italy who piloted it. To Commander Nobile's scientific skill is doubtless due, in large measure, the success of this hazardous and historic undertaking."

To Haakon: "Gratified at the news of the safe arrival of Captain Amundsen and his associates in Alaska, I desire to offer to Your Majesty and people of Norway my congratulations on the success which attended the bold undertaking of this hardy and intrepid descendant of the Vikings. It is a matter of great satisfaction that one of my countrymen should have been associated with him in this daring and courageous exploit."

As if to show that the President of the U. S. is not alone in having to preserve the amenities, the day after the last of these messages was despatched the President received the following:

"I am much touched with your telegram on account of Captain Roald Amundsen's successful flight. I thank you and likewise congratulate you and the American people on the courageous flight success of Lieutenant Commander Richard Byrd. Without the aid of Lincoln Ellsworth, Captain Amundsen would have been unable to carry through his plan.

[Signed] HAAKON REX."