The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10
Americans Take Leading
Part in Demonstration at
Berlin Station.
HITCH IN PROGRAM
STIRS KAISER'S IRE
Train on Time, Officials Late.
Alarming Stories of Health
Are Denied.

BERLIN. May I0-Theodore Roose-
velt, advocate Of international peace
with the big stick, and Kaiser Wilhelm
II. EUr0pe's strenuous war lord, met
today for the first time ThodEa the
death OF Edward VII altered the official
plans for the reception OF the former
President OF the United states the
Kaiser gave him a brotherIy welcome
Shortly after his arrival here from
Stockholm. MI Roosevelt, accompanied
by his family. was whisked ont to the
royal estate al Potsdam- There -he
party were received with open arms
and little show OF formality-
Almost the first question the German
Emperor asked Nj Roosevelt was lu
regard TO his health. particularly bis
throat, explaining that alarming reoor5S
had been current IA Berlin BIr- l,oose-
welt replied that. though suffering from
a bad cold and forbidden by the I9c-5rs
20 tax his throat. Ee felt Comparatively
well He characterized the alarming
stories as nonsense"
Welcome At Station
The arrival Of the Roosevelt party at
the Stertiner station here was the occa-
sion OF one Of the most remarkab be
demonstrations Berlin has ever seen.
The great bsrnlike structure was given
over almost entirely 20 Americans. vvno
packed the platforms and waiting
rooms Outside q vast throuE OF Ger
mans awaited the first appearance Of
the man whose CominE has aroused
more interest IN Germany than the
visit Of any other single Individual In
years
Police President Won JaEov had made
extensive preparations for the event
and cordons OF gitruerinE troopers were
drawn Up about the station. within The
2-llalng p q large detail OF police Kept
Long before the time for the arrival
OF the stockholm train, eos am. there
was little room 10 spare in the station
Americans Of Note There.
Second Secretary Joseph C. Grew, OF
the American embassy. had been de-
tailed 10 meet the train at TreUeborE.
Sweden, 10 greet Mr.. Roosevelt in The
name Of Ambassador Hin and escort
him across the Baltic TO Sassnitz, the
hrst German station.
Not only was practically every mem
Der or the American colony at the sta
ton, but many distinguished travellers
from the states were al the station, in
Guiding Henry White, ambassador to
France. and Seth Low OF New York
As 1Ir. Roosevelt stepped down from
the train the great mass Of his com
patriots broke INTO cheers, and the sal
ute was taken up by the Germans out
side the station
"HurrahsI" and "HOchsI"
A great vOIley Of "Hurrahsl'' and
"Hochs-- went Up. followed By con-
tinUed cheering as the remOter parts OF
the crowd caught the signal
After a few moments Of greetings
with old friends. Afr Roosevelt. Mrs
Roosevelt. and Miss Ethel, were taken
IN an automobile 10 the embassy, where
they are 10 stay during their visit here,
the entertainment at the palace having
been made impossible by the Kaiser s
mourning for his uncle, Edward VII
Ambassador Hil did not greet AIr.
Roosevelt at the station, but awaited
Kermit Roosevelt IS the guest OF Sec
retarE Grew while here Beyond the
POtsdam visit today little was planned
in the way Of entertainment, the even
ing being largely given over 10 a pri-
vate dinner at the embassy. 10 which
only a few friends Of Mr.. Roosevelt
were invited
Mix-up In Program.
An interesting feature Of the former
Presidents stay in Berlin is the designa-
ton OF a special aide 70 him This aide,
Lieutenant Colonel Won kOerners was
iormerly military aJtache 70 the Ger
man embassy a. Washington. and while
holding that post became q close
friend Of Mr. Roosevelt Lieutenant
Colonel KTOener was the only German
official at the station when the party
came IN
Al awkward mix-up marked the ar
rival OF the ROOSevelIS, due 70 miSin-
formation By the railroad officials. who
teIe1honed the American embassy and
the imperial palace that the train was
lhirty-eiEht minutes late As mat
ter Of fact. the train arrived one min
ute ahead Of schedule time Colonel
Kroener explained the mistake TO the
L was because OF this mistake that
Ambassador Hin was not at the sta
The Kaiser had planned to have his
imperial guard drawn uD at the station
70 welcome the Colonel and 70 convey
the RoOsevelts TO the American en-
baSsy in the imperial carriages
The guard. resplendent IN gold and
lace, and the imperial carriages. rich
with their trappings, all arrived, how
ever. after the ROosevelts had been
bundled into taxicsbs and started for
the embassy
when the Kaiser heard Of the mis-
take he upbTaided those in charge Of
the reception plans for their careless
ness.
Though warm. BerlIn's greeting 70
M Roosevelt was not without few
distinct notes Of disapproval. These
would certainly have been much palmer
had the Kaiser been able 10 carry cut
his original intention Of meeting E1r.
Roosevelt at the station
The recent attack on the guest made
by Macmillan harden. the exposer Of
the kaisers Round Table" was re-
called today, fragments Of il being
reprinted by one OF two papers
In that attack Harden blamed Mr-
Roosevelt for Germany's defeat in the
Morocco conference at AlEeciras. be
cause he sent teleErams 10 the Kaiser
recommending that Germany yield 70
the proposals Of France. Roosevelt s
career. Harden characterized as a car
nlval Of bluff. buster. and EneiiElt.-
largely the work Of a born press agent.
The attack concluded. ''the applause
seeker VIII soon come 20 Berlin. The
German empire viii then enjoy the or
pcrtunity Of demonstrating that il con-
tains a race Of serious-minded people
who are Of age"