Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-23
AFRICANS CHEER
FOR ROOSEVELT
CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH FOL-
LOWS ESTEEMED TRIBUTE
EDWARD VII WIRES BEST WISHES
FOR SUCCESSFUL HUNT
Hope Expressed by Speaker for Bring
ina About Entente Between
Great Britain and
Germany
rBv Associated Press. ]

MOMBASA. April 22.-Theodore
Roosevelt and the members OF his par
ty are to leave Mombasa at 2:3O
o clock this morning on special train
for Kapiti Plains station, whence they
will be conveyed to the ranch of Sir
Alfred Pease, on the Athi river. -,
Sir Alfred is already there awaiting
the coming of his guests. The party
probably will remain at the ranch Tor
one week, making it the base Tor
shooting expeditions, and then move
on to Naconi.
Mr.. Roosevelt, Shis son Kermit, Ed
mund Heller and Messrs. Selous anu
Cunningham, the general manager OF
the expedition, were entertained at
dinner last night by the members Oh
the Mombasa club. The acting gov
ernor of the protectorate, F. j. Jack
son. in proposing the health of Mr..
Roosevelt, read the following telegram
from King Edward:
az bid you hearty welcome 10 Brit
ish East Africa, and l trust you VIII
have a pleasant time and meet win
every success"
Continuing, Mr. Jackson said Mr..
Roosevelt had left the Dig SUCK al
home and after seven strenuous years
as president of the United States had
come out to Africa to make use OF the
rifle. ~.
In conclusion he promised the dis
tinguished visitor an immense variety
of game and good sport.
When Mr.. Roosevelt arose to reply
he was enthusiastically received with
fun Highland musical honors. He be-
gan with a tribute to the British peo-
Die for their energies in civilizing the
unciviized places of the eartn. he
said he was surprised at what he had
heard of the progress of British East
Africa. but he warned his hearers they
could not expect to achieve in snort
time what 1t had taken almost TWEEN
ty generations to accomplish. lie tneh
emphasized the necessity or leaving
local questions to be solved by the au-
thorities on the spot and commented
upon the fact that the people at home
knew little of affairs abroad. In TINS
connection he instanced the united
States and the Philippine islands
Continuing, Mr.. Roosevelt expressed
his great pleasure at the welcome
given him yesterday by the British
cruiser Pandora, whose rails and masts
were manned by cheering sailors when
the Admiral came into the harbor. he
said he believed in peace, but consid-
cred that strength meant peace, ana ne
hoped that all the great nations would
provide themselves with this means to
the end.
In conclusion Mr.. Roosevelt releiIou
briefly to his future plans and gave
some of his first impressions of the
country. Mr.. Roosevelt was followed
by Mr.. Selous, who expressed the hope
that Mr.. Roosevelt would use the pow
er of his position to bring about an
entente between Great Britain and
Germany.
]. Alden Loring and Major Means
did not come ashore from the Admiral
yesterday because of the heavy rains.
They disembarked this morning.
A guard of honor composed OF ma
rines and bluejackets from the Pandora
was at the railroad station when the
Roosevelt party arrived The station
building was decorated with flags.
Mr. Roosevelt spent the morning at
Government house, where he was guest
last night of Mr.. Jackson. Kermit
Roosevelt, j. Alden Loring, Edmund
Heller and Major Mearns spent their
time UP to the leaving of the train IN
driving about the city.
From Mombasa Mr.. Roosevelt dis
patched a cablegram to the emperor of
Germany expressing his appreciation of
his treatment on board the German
steamer Admiral under Capt. Doherr.