The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-04-07
ROOSEVELT'S TOUR
Ex.PreSident Visits Earth
quake Ruins at Messina.
DELIGHTED AT NAPLES WELCOME
Duchess of Aosta Receives Him q,
Ducal Palace and Says He
Is the Most Interest
ing American.
DELIGHTED AT NAPLES WELCOME


welt and party on their way to Nom
basa, East Africa, passed through the
strait of Messina today.
The former president Of the United
States, which country was the first to
respond with food. money and shelter
for the victims of the Calabrian earth
quake, viewed the ruins and the new
houses erected by American carpenters
with lumber shipped from that coun
try.
Mr.. Roosevelt went ashore on the
Scorpion and was shown over Mes
sina by Ambassador Griscom and
Frank A. Perret of Brooklyn, assistant
director to Professor Mateucci at the
observatory on Mount Vesuvius. Lieu
tenant Commander Belknap was also
of the party.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent several hours in
Naples and during that time was given
many evidences of his personal popu-
larity with the Italian people and of
the admiration which they have for
his distinguished services to his coun-
try.
Great crowds waited for his appear
ance on the streets, and when he rode
along in an automobile he was greeted
with an enthusiasm that astonished
him. He met various official delega-
'tions at the Hotel Excelsior, where
apartments had been reserved for him;
scores Of prominent Americans and
the representatives of other countries,
and to them all he expressed his warm
est thanks for the welcome which he
had received.
Emperor William showed particular
interest in the former president. The
German consul general in the name of
the emperor, carried to Mr.. Roosevelt
the warmest greetings and letter in
which the emperor expressed the hope
that he would see Mr.. Roosevelt in
Berlin on his return.
In reply to this Mr.. Roosevelt told
the consul general to inform the en-
peror that he would certainly go to
the German capital and would tell his
majesty "how the white man can live
and fight in Africa"
The emperor closed his letter with
"Weidmannsheil''-" to the sue
cessful huntsman."
Mr.. Roosevelt was particularly
touched by this and in expressing his
thanks for the gracious thought said,
'In a year from now you will be in
position to see whether deserve such
a wish.'
When Mr.. Roosevelt appeared in an
automobile and proceeded to the Hotel
Excelsior a great roar Broke from the
| crowd, and he was cheered continu-
ously all along the route. The ovation
moved Mr.. Roosevelt to remark, at
seems that the Italians can make as
much noise as the Americans, after
ALL"
Arrived Mt the hotel, the ex-presi-
dent received with the greatest cor
diality the Americans and foreigners
who had gathered there to welcome
him. He spoke for some minutes with
Guglielmo Ferrero, the historian, who
recently returned from an extended
visit TO the United States and whom
Mr.. Roosevelt recognized Immediately.
Many oS those assembled, however,
could only receive a smile and a hand
shake, as there was little time for
words.
Lunch was served at the hotel, among
those at the table with the eX-presi-
dent being his son Kermit, Ambassa-
dor Griscom, Consul Crowninshield
and Mrs. Crowninshield, Lieutenant
Commander Logan, John w. Garrett,
first secretary of the embassy; Win
throp Chandler, Mrs. Garrett and Miss
Cartwright. The party was a merry
one, frequent outbursts of laughter be-
ing heard as Mr.. Roosevelt described
some of his adventures aboard ship.
He seemed to be in the best of health
and spirits and expressed himself as
looking forward impatiently to his ar
rival at Mombasa.
Following lunch Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
ceeded in motor car with Ambassa-
dor Griscom to Capodimonte to meet
the Duke and Duchess of Aosta at
their palace, which is the most mag
nificent IN the Neapolitan provinces,
with its extensive gardens and splen
did prospect.
On the way to the palace Mr.. Roose
velt confessed that this visit was in
tensely interesting to him not onl.
because Of his desire to meet the duk
and duchess personally, but because o
the official nature of the meeting, tn
duke representing King Victor EN-
manuel.
Mr.. Roosevelt was warmly welcome,
at the palace entrance, and the duk,
received him In private, the two con
versing at great length concerning af
fairs in the United States, the voyag
just ended, the ex-president's prospec
tive hunting trip and the experience
of the Duke of the Abruzzi.
The duke expressed the hope tina
Mr.. Roosevelt would meet the Coun
Of Turin, who is now ON a shooting ex
peditioh In Africa.
Later Mr.. Roosevelt was presented
to the Duchess Of Aosta, and they con
versed together for some twenty min