The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-04-06
Remarkable Reception rendered to an
Unofficial American Citizen by
Officials and People of an
Italian City.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
Former President Wildly Cheered as
He Leaves the Hamburg-German
Emperor Sends Best Wishes and
Asks His Good Friend to Visit Him
At Berlin on Return Journey.

NAPLES, April 5.-Theodore Roose.
Welt passed several hours in Naples
today, and was given many evidences
of his personal popularity with the
Italian people.
The steamer Hamburg on which MIR
Roosevelt was a passenger coming in
soon after noon, was greeted with the
blowing of whistles, the fluttering OF
flags and the playing of bands.
Italian warships in the harbor
steamers, private yachts and craft of
all kinds, dressed in bunting and sig
nal flags, added to the picturesque
ness of the scene, which Mr.. Roosevelt
characterized as magnificent.
Great crowds, too, waited for his
appearance on the streets and when
he rode along in an automobile he was
greeted with enthusiasm that aston
ished him. He met various official
delegations at the Hotel Excelsior,
scores of prominent Americans and
the representatives of other coun-
tries and to them all he expressed
his warmest thanks for the welcome.
He visited the Duke and Duchess of
Aosta at Capodimonte and later dined
in private at the hotel, going on
board the steamer Admiral about 10
o'clock tonight. The Admiral, which
will convey Mr.. Roosevelt of Nom
basa, was ready to sail at midnight.
The ex-president's quarters aboard
were filled with flowers, which had
come from admiring friends. Chief
among these were punches of red,
white and black carnations from the
German emperor and a great cluster
of fragrant blossoms from the en-
press. Emperor William showed great
interest in the former president. The
German consul general, in the name
of the emperor, carried to Mr.. Roose-
velt the Warmest greeting and let
ter in which the emperor expressed
the hope that he would see Mr.. Roose-
welt in Berlin on his return. In reply
Mr.. Roosevelt told the consul general
to inform the emperor that he would
certainly go to the German Capital
and would tell the emperor "how the
white man can live and fight in AT
rica."
The emperor closed his letter with
"Weidemanshiel'- Hail to the sue
cessful huntsman." Mr. Roosevelt was
particularly touched by this and in
exchanging thanks for the gracious
wish expressed, he said: I'm a year
from now you will be in a position
to see whether | deserve such wish"
Later Mr.. Roosevelt told the American
ambassador that he should assuredly
go to the vatican to see the pope if
he visited Rome.
Three longs hours elapsed between
the arrival of the Hamburg and the
former president as Mr.. Roosevelt
wished personally to superintend the
of the baggage, of which he
had very large quantity. Mean
while he was the object of a continual
ovation from emigrants who cheered
every time they caught a glimpse of
him from the moment the Hamburg
anchored.
The ovations moved Mr.. Roosevelt
to remark:
'It seems that the Italians can
make as much noise. as the Americans
after all"
Mr.. Roosevelt desires it to be
known especially in the United States
and England that he received in Ma
pies several thousand letters and tele-
grams but not having a secretary at
his disposal, it was physical i'm
possibility for him to reply to them.
He wished to thank all the senders
for their thoughfulness.
After dinner at the hotel, Mr.. Roose-
velt boarded the Admiral. He was ac-
by Ambassador Griscom
and Lieutenant Commander Belknap
who will go to Messina with him.