Mr. Speaker. it is my sad duty to announce to the House the untimely death. at the age of 59. of a man who has personified. in his own lifetime. the opportunities and the trials of the democratic way of life. Generoso Pope. publisher. leader. political figure. public servant. businessman. who in a short life rose from the role of penniless immigrant boy to a man of vast power and influence and great wealth. died suddenly in New York early Friday morning. This country has suffered a great loss by his passing in the prime of his manhood and at the zenith of his influence. it is. perhaps. no exaggeration to say that the world. in its anxiety to maintain peace with honor. has suffered a grievous loss. Mr.
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