The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-28
PERDICARIS PRAISES RATSULI.
DEFENDS MOROCCAN BANDIT IN
AFTER DINNER SPEECH.

TENS the Library Club About Ills Cap
tor, VINO IL Letting Ills Hair Grow
Until lie Gets Even With His Brother
Says President Roosevelt Did Right.
Ion Perdicads made his first public ap-
pearauce since his return TO America last
night at the dinner Of the New FORK Library
Club, held at the Park Avenue Hotel TO
celebrate It's twentieth anniversary. Mel
VII Dewey, State Librarian, spoke Of the
rapid development Of the library system
and was followed by Edmund Claren 90
Stedman, who read a poem which he said
had been obtained from him under false
pretenses by a society Of bibHophiles. and
which he was determined should be heard
somewhere.
Then Mr.. Perdicaris was called on. He
said in part:
Friends, you cannot understand my
emotions St finding the kindly and appre-
oiative interest that has met me since my
return. Americans are quick TO care for
the sorrows Of one Of their number on whom
misfortune has fallen. In this new country
many from distant lands are met together,
yet when one Ii In trouble all are ready 10
rise In his behalf.
II wish that could tell you something
new Of RaiEuh, that patriotic prince, as
prefer TO speak Of him. who held me pris-
oner In an effort to save a people from
bondage. He should not be judged as
a criminal. He had suffered incredible
crlelties and remained chained to a prison
wall for four long years. To him II could
hardly seem a hardship to take a man by
foroe and afterward to treat him with
kindness.
IT was all done TO attain a political
end. His first object was revenge on bis
foster brother, who took advantage Of his
trust to overpower him and cast him
into prison. / was in position TO know
Of RAlsuli's story, and one day asked him
II the rlmor that he had taken an oath
not 20 cut his hair until his revenge was
complete was true. The Prince said moth
ing, but raised his head dress and showed
me a long lock Of braided hair. II is the
Arab custom TO wear the head shaved
but that braid7of hair will remain until
Raisuli's foster brother IL laid low.
Il remember that when the two squadrons
were despatched TO demand my release
much criticism followed because such
energetic means we're used. but know that
lue inOTe BneTketlC tne means lue less JIOu-
BILE in dealing with half civilized peoples.
Nothing has happened abroad that has
had better effect than that order Of the
Presidents. Entirely apart from my own
feelings in the matter say that It was a
grand thing 10 be done and the thing that
should always be done when an American
citizen IS in peril through no fault Of his
own
Superintendent OF Schools Maxwell. after
quoting figures on the increase in the use
Of books by the children, said: These
facts mean that the new education has como
to stay. An education different from the
three Re will not be driven out by little
coarse abuse. Public sentiment is gather
ing around the movement for strengthen
ing the public mind. The new education
comprises three things: TO teach children
10 love one another, TO teach them TO love
nature and lastly TO teach then ths love
II books for what is in them