The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-22
ROOSEVELT Gets
READY To LEAVE
FOR AFRICA
LEAVES OYSTER BAY FOR no.
eokEN TO INSPECT SUITE ON
eTEAMER - WILL BE NO
SPEEcHEs AT DOCK.

NE WYORK. March 22.-Preceded
by wagon load OF baggage. ex-Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt left his home
at Oyster Bay today and went to Ho-
boken. there to inspect the suite on
the Hamburg American liner Ham
burg. which he will occupy on his trip
to Europe. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, his
daughter. accompanied him.
The loading Of the baggage already
at the pier and what Will come later
is under Mr.. Roosevelts personal SUI
pervision.
Mr.. Roosevelt. his wife and Quentin,
walked 70 church from Sycamore Hill
90 Oyster Bay yesterday morning Dr.
Henry Washburn, rector Of the church.
Incorporated special prayer for Mr.
hoosevelts safe return. Several or
the congregation pressed about the
ex-president at the close OF the church
service and wished him safe jour-
ney.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his wife made the
long trip back to Sycamore Hill on
foot and seemed not to mind the
clouds OF dust raised by passing We
hicles; rather Mr.. Roosevelt took 1t
as an experience that might likely be
met with on the dry veldts outside OF
Nairobi, where he will make his head
quarters in British East Africa.
After luncheon Mr.. Roosevelt with
two officials OF the Hamburg-American
Steamship Go. made a careful inspcc-
ton OF all the baggage to see that
everything was right and tight for the
trip to Mombasa. The baggage was
checked for Naples and will be taken
TO the steamer Hamburg at Hoboken
today.
Il am going to New York Monday"
said Mr.. Roosevelt, and will go to
the steamer To inspect my quarters
and see that my personal baggage ID
safely cared for. | shall take with
me my wearing apparel, rifles, am
munition, one tent from here, books
and some scientific instruments"
No Westerner Going.
Mr. Roosevelt was shown dispatch
stating that a gentleman from the
west would join the expedition here as
an additional member.
81 don't know anything about II. y
said Mr.. Roosevelt. If anyone else
Is going, | don't know II. IL they try.
| think there will be some way to stop
them. There IL story that man
went [ o Texas with 22-caliber re-
yolver and q cowboy said to the new
conner. Stranger. II you shoot me with
that thing and | find II out, I'll KICK
you out of Texas Well. II | hnd
anyone trying to follow me l may
think OF the cowboy story.
II want to say now that l do not
intend TO make and will not make
any statement regarding my African
trip or on any other subject here, Al
Naples or Mombasa, 30 that any ap'
pearing as coming from me Will De
false on It's face"
Mr.. Roosevelt was surprised when
informed that several delegations
from civic and political organizations
from various parts OF the country
would be at the dock and that several
thousand people undoubtedly would
be on hand To give him parting cneer
as the steamship goes out.
Gracious me-" said Mr.. Roosevelt.
"you don't really mean TO say there
will he such a crowd as that? Are
ALI those people coming? The French
Ambassador. n. Jusserand, wrote me
that he would see me at the dock.
n a big crowd Is coming / Will write
the company to see that he has no
trouble IN getting through the crowd.
No Speeches TO Be Made.
81 will leave here early Tuesday
and may go by the Tube TO Hoboken
from New York, which. OF course. de-
pends ON the weather. There VIII Do
no speeches or statements from me
at the steamer.
The intelligence that many packages
had been received at the pier from
various friends containing every
thing from an assortment or pills 10
cure all the evils that flesh is heir
TO In the jungle, to ammunition ana
guns. caused Mr.. Roosevelt TO ex-
claim: II might say now that | have
engaged all my equipment and l won't
take them. won't even look at
them. It's no use to send these things
to me-"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he was q pri-
yate citizen, and as such he was en-
titled to a private citizens rights and
would decline to make any statement
on American political AFFAIRS. On his
return here Monday afternoon dele
CATION from the town board OF trade.
headed by c. Chester Painter. chair
man OF the board. will call at Saga
more Hill and present him with a set
OF resolutions recently passed, COM
mending him as a citizen and wishing
him a safe return.
The members Of the Roosevelt fam
ily at the reunion yesterday besides
Mr. Roosevelt and his wife, were Mira.
Nicholas Longworth, Ethel Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., and Archie.