Arizona republican., 1909-04-06
WELCOMED
 AT NAPLES A F|utering In the Bay When the Hamburg Approached. BEARING MR. ROOSEVELT
He Was Met by Royal Mes cages of Esteem and Good Wishes--What the. Duoh- ess of Aosta Thought of the Travelling American.

Naples. April 5.-Theodore Roose- welt passed several hours in Naples to- day and was given many evidences of his personal popularity with the Ital- ian people. The steamer Hamburg on which MT. Roosevelt was a passenger. coming in soon after noon. was greet ed by the blowing of whistles. the flut- tering of many flags and the playing of bands. Italian warships in the har- Dor. steamers. private yachts and crafts of all kinds dressed in bunting and signal flags. added to the pictur- sequences of the scene which Roose- welt characterized as magnificent.
 Great crowds. too. waited for his ap- pearance on the streets and when he rode along in an automobile he was greeted with an enthusiasm that aston ished him. He met various official delegations at the Hotel Excelsior. scores of prominent Americans and the representatives of other countries, and to them all he expressed his warm est thanks for the welcome He visit ed the the Duke and Duchess of Aosta at Capodimonte and later dined in pri- vate at the hota- going aboard the steamer Admiral at 10 o'clock tonight.
 The Admiral. which will convey Mir. Roosevelt to MoTnbassa, sailed at mid night The Geman consul general, in the name of the emperor, carried to Mir. Roosevelt his warmest greetings and letter in which the emperor ex pressed the hope that he would see MT. Roosevelt in Berlin on his return. Tn, ar,1s- RnnGaxralt fold inc r0nGIIl general to inform the emperor that he would certainly go to the German capi- tai and would tell the emperor how the white man can live and fight fin Africa" The emperor closed his letter with ''Weidmanspeil," Hail to the sue cessful huntsman." MT Roosevelt was especially touched by this and. in ex- pressing his thanks for the gracious thouht, he said. Tn a year from now you will be in a position to see wheth- CT I deserve such a wish"
 MT Roosevelt told the American ann bassador later that he should assured ly go to the Vatican to see the pope if he visited Rome. MT. Roosevelt seems in the best of health and spirits. Following a luncheon Mir. Roosevelt proceeded in the motor car of Ambas- sador Griscom to Capodimonte to meet the Duke and Duchess of Aosta at their palace, which is the most mag nificent in the Neapolitan province. He admitted that his visit was intensely interesting to him, not only because of his desire to meet the duke and duchess personally. but because of the official nature of the meeting. the duke representing King Victor Emmanuel. MT. Roosevelt was welcomed at the palace entrance and the duke received him in private. the two conversing at length. The duke expressed hope that Mir Roosevelt would meet Count who is now on a shooting expedition in Africa.
 Mir Roosevelt was presented later to the Duchess of Aosta and they con- versed for twenty minutes. their con- versation dealing almost entirely with hunting in Africa, where the duchess had passed some time.
 The room in which the meeting oc- cured was resplendent with trophies of the duchess African expedition, be- ing hung with elephant tusks. deer antlers and skins of tigers and lions. The good impression was mutual, as while Mir Roosevelt was charmed with the duchess, the latter said he was the