The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-03
GAR REMEMBERS
FLOUR CITY GIFT
1T HELPED WAsHBURNs IN AUDI
ENCE WITH NICHOLAS. .4
The Senator Returns from His Long
Trip Abroad Deeply Impressed with
the Magnitude Of Roosevelt's serv-
u ices to the Country Says Chicago Is
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| Thoroly rejuvenated by a month at
| Carlsbad and the changing scenes of a
six months continental trip, former
| Senator William D. Washburn and Mrs.
Washburn returned to Fair Oaks today.
To Americans the most interesting Incl
dent in General Washburn s trip was
his twenty-three-m minute interview with
the czar Of all the Russlas, and the
| czar's expressions Of good feeling for
the American people and desire that
American capital might come to Rus
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Without doubt the extreme consider
alton shown Mr.. Washburn iii the i'm
mediate and long interview Was due to
the czar remembrance that in, the
time of Russia g famine in 1892, Sena-
tor Washburn was instrumental in Sc
curing the Minneapolis gift Of a ship
load of -four and in the passage of an
| order by the senate to commission a
warship to transport the flour.
It is certain that Senator Washburn q
admiration for President Roosevelt s
manhood was not dimished one whit by
the czar's testimonial and by the dis
covery that on the continent and in
England, Roosevelt is regarded as the
man of the century. I<.t.
In speaking Of Emperor Nicholas,
| who accorded the interview thru the
arrangement Of Ambassador Meyer,
Senator Washburn said that he found
working blouse. In stature he was be-
low the standard Of the Romanof line.
He had a perfect command Of English
and enunciated it like an American.
He had good face and look Of bright
intelligence.
"The palace is fifteen miles from St.
Petersburg, said the senator today.
1.-TWO lines are for general traffic and
a third for the imperial use. was
train and was met by the imperial car
riage. After being taken thru long
passage I was admitted to the presence
Of the car.
''We Want American Caprtal.''s
"In the conversation the car ex-
pressed a wish for the reinstatement Of
States. I'VE want American capital and
we want American enterprises he said.
"The car spoke Of President Roose-
welt with the highest admiration and
as a wonderful man, and said that he
couldn't be grateful enough to him for
the part he played in the peace confer
ence. The car no doubt is doing the
best he can to bring things about, but
he has hard job.s He is a right
the tone Of his conversation. He did
not look worn, and, as William T. Stead
said after an audience, he seemed to
have more courage and more nerve than
anybody in Russia. felt pleased and
honored at the reception
OF reported Russian atrocities against
the Jews Senator Washburn said that
sometimes the accounts might be exag-
gerated, and then, with a Knowledge Of
conditions leading up to the reported
outbreaks, the events might possibly not
seem so bad as at this distance. i
How the -douma will work out the
senator is not sure. The conditions in
Russia are very uncertain and he does
not know how they will come out, mol
does he think anyone is able to form
an opinion as to the future.
The Cars Dilemma.
IT think the czar wants to do right
said the senator, Esbut he is between
the devil and the deep sea. The bureau
Gratis want to carry out their ideas, anc
the country has been so repressed thai
it is likely to burst out. The situation
reminds me very much Of the conditions
: at the time of the French revolution
It looks to me likely to become thu
same in Russia - IT,
3 The senator heard Of the beef inves
3 LEGATIONS everywhere, is glad Of them
: altho he believes that it will be a ter
3 that altho the stories Of conditions ma,
Q have been exaggerated, they are as
r sumed to be substantially correc
: abroad, and that the only thing for tn
t packers is to have very rigid an
9 drastic inspection, as this is the onl
! way to restore confidence. Chicag
has been brought into contempt every
where abroad.
l. Roosevelt Esteemed Abroad.
j Viewing the progress Of history i
+ the United States from afar, Senate
- Washburn g admiration for Presiden
RGosevelt oa has grown Sn;a a% "a
# greatest = man living and a, that the Pc Pc,
e He has stood between anarchy an
j. the country. The railroad, pure foo
7 and packing bills would not have b,
come a law had it not been for Roos,
; Welt All the time was in congress-,
! he said, eve were fighting for a pun
i food law and we have iiggled alon
" and would never have had the 'legisl,
Ie gotten on TIER backs With a Club.
s. "He may have been intemperat
It. but man Who is genuine is apt to e
indignant and explode at an outrage.
~ like q man better for it. - IL =
~ emo man living is regarded wit
o, the same admiration as Preside1
O.. Roosevelt. All thru Europe he is r
h. spected in this way, perhaps more !
IS, in England. He IS regarded as tt
7e great figure of the century, and I WI
Ie perfectly astonished too, especially
Ill the attitude in England, where thu
h. wouldn't ordinarily think 50 we'll 4
I that type Of a man: 4 -
"The way in which Mrs. Longwor'
er is being treated is most marked Joy
rs dence Of the way the president is hel
ID It is the president they are honori1
le abroad and not Mrs. Longworth. !"
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