The Washington herald., 1909-03-21
FEEL CONCERN FOR ROOSEVELT

ore: that ~ there Is such a thing as right
and wrong between man and beast-4nd
who shall say there is nOt?-right is
plainly on his side; there Is time for this
before perceive that, stunned and da1ed
By the frightful conclusion OF modern
firearms. he has sweTved sharp 20 the
right. and Is now moving across our front.
brOadside on, at the same swift trOt- More
firing. and as I reload some one says he
Is down. and IRE instead Al his smaller
companion. already some distance OF up
on the plain"
Mr.. Churchill Travelled from Mombass
10 Cairo. and his most positive deduction
from his observations WIS that the Brit
lsh government. in preference 10 its other
African estates. should concentrate upon
Uganda"
It IS safe 10 say that there IS not a man.
woman. OF child who does not agree with
Gardner F. Williams, one Of the trusted
counselors Of the late Cecil Rhodes and
whose knowledge Of Africa, by reason OF
his twenty years residence there. Is con-
ceded TO be most extensive. when he SAYS
that there were not enough tsetse flies in
creation 70 put Col Roosevelt 70 sleep
Mr. Williams said:
Put away your fears. Il VIII take the
concentrated energies of an army OF tsetse
flies 70 give Theodore Roosevelt the
sleeping sickness IN the viIds Of Africa
Mr. Roosevelt has never been accus-
toned 10 be put 20 sleep" by anybody.
and il IS known positively that he has not
changed his habit in that respect.
Engineers Wife Is Brave.
There is an optimist and a brave woman.
Mrs Frederic Hellman. the wife OF a
mining engineer. and the only American
woman who has taken the trip across
Africa along the route which viii be fol-
lowed by Mr.. Roosevelt Mrs Heuman-
Ike the sensible woman she is, does not
think that the former President runs any
particular risk OF perishing, either BY
wild animals insects. OF pestilence- Quite
right. II Mrs. HeIlman returned in good
health. what is there 10 prevent Col.
Roosevelt from doing tie same thing7
The Temps Of Paris satirizes the trip
and Geduces that cookery alone viii profit
By the expedition IN an article this
French paper proceeds 70 picture Fifth
avenues sumptuous homes dining next
winter on elephants feet. giraffe saddle.
and hippo steaks. while the histori0greph-
ers whom the ex-President viii take along
with him viii describe the methods OF
cooking. The Temps bases its conclusion
on the character or M ROOSevelt-s nu-
merous suite. which. 1t says. is not com
posed Of mathematicians. scientists. and
archeOlogists so much as photographers.
reporters. and possible cinematographers.
while apparently the object is not 10
study the fora OF fauna or 70 write
treatiseS for the Academy Of Sciences.
but articles Tor less astute publications.
Ike magazines Nor Il is proposed to en-
trap rare animals for American z0ologi-
cal gardens Recalling that kangaroo has
figured on Paris menus this winter and
that a guest exclaimed az a certain din
ner. I recognize the joint; saw il al a
music hall. the Temps hopes that Mr..
ROcsevelTs victims viii have a less ath-
letic training So much for this French OBJ
servatiOn- Jealousy and envy has always
been q falling OF the French. and II Col
Roosevelt was a Frenchman undertaking
this trip the French press would chal-
lenge the whole world 20 produce another
Ike him. claiming that only La Belle
France could produce men Of that caIlbe-
According 70 dispatches received, Nom
oasSa IS preparing already 10 welcome the
noted American. and the governor OF the
Z
Sadler, is getting up a programme OF en-
( tertainment for Col. Roosevelt. The white
population Of Mombassa has heard much
Of the former Presidents personality. and
IN joking way frequent references 20
the big stick are being made The
rains are late this year and & heavy fan
( Is expected The regular time for the big
rains Is from the end Of January 20 the
end OF April The prospects for good
hunting this season are considered ex-
cellent- Many Of the settlers in the out
/ lying districts. realizing the Increasing in
terest in the prospects for sport because
[ OF the coming OF Mr. Roosevelt are vol
unfairly sending IN Information about the
movement Of game Dispatches received
I IN Mombassa recently declare that q group
or lions, numbering thirty-tWO. was seen
/ on the Nandi plateau at a point about
/ nifty miles north Of Port Florence. -Four
families Of giraffes have been seen ar Ma
kindu, 20 miles inland from AIombassa
on the line Of the Uganda Railroad. and
elephants have been seen al EfburCon. "A
miles inland on the railroad. and along
the SebaSi River. not far TO the north OF
MOmbassa- The railroad car used over
the line as Far as Port Florence BY other
distinguished visitors 20 Uganda such as
the Duke of Mecklenburg. the Duke ~
COnnaught. the Duke OF the Abr71zzi
Joseph Chamberlain. and Winston Church
/ III. has been rehtted for M- Roosevelt
The natives are peaceful and game <
plentiful and the indications are thar
Alr. Roosevelt viii have the time NJ bfs
lie shooting and hunting n Africa