Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-21
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his views respecting Moslems and
Christians All his guests agreed that
they had been misfnformed. and voted
the Colonel good fellow.
Popularity Short Lived.
But his popularity was short lived.
especially among the editors of the
Nationalist press, for on the following
day he made his sensational speech at
the University of Cairo. denouneIng
the assassination OF Boutros Pasha
GhaIi, the premier, who had been MUIR
dered but a month before by Nation
alist sympathizer. He said that the
assassin stood at the pinnacle of in
fanny. and that those who are apoI-
ogizing for or condoning his act oc-
cupy the same bad eminence" As the
majority OF the students at the uni
yersity are NationaIists. and as Egyp-
fian political conditions resemble a
smouldering volcano, the speech
caused an eruption OF course. the Col
onel came in for his share Of criticism.
but at the same time the university
conferred on him its highest honorary
degree. '-in recognition Of his eminent
service to humanity"
The following day about 200 stu
dents paraded arouna the hotel where
Mr.. Roosevelt was stopping. crying
Down with Roosevelt and ''Yive 4
Egypt"
Two days later the colonel and his 1
family sailed from Alexandria, Egypt 4
en- route for Naples He was given an
enthusiastic send-of. despite his |
speeches at Cairo and Khartoum and
as one correspondent expressed il. his
departure from Egypt was like his ar
rival in the country He was the big
gest figure in the country as soon as he
came within its borders. and he leaves
it as the one dominating figure"
Sensation in Naples
On Saturday. April 2. the Roosevelt
party arrived in Naples, where they
were greeted by thousands of Italians
and American tourists At this time !,
arrangements had been made for an
audience with the king on Monday and ,
q visit 10 the Vatican on Tuesday
Thsn came the first sensation Of his
Earopezz trfp- On Saturday. April ?.
Mr. Roosevelt szz0unced that he had "
called 9= has slEage-szf Wash ahs
pope. sWaag to M sArz that ths van
eszl ,llg,1Ess,s certain 1's.sa-la.5ErIs on his
e11a7E1 wh8e IN E1grz,s. which r1aa54
the audience IN grEzsitas.. FHalgRn1sE 3n Z
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considerable sir
Colonel Roosevelt reached Rarns on x
the afternoon Of April and WAS w=l- @
coined by Mayor Nathan AID Arnbzssa- =.
dor Leishman. The following day he e
called on King Victor. and that even *
ing he and his family were the guesss te
of the king and queen at the QuirnaI NJ
The Vatican incident was siezed by the al
Methodists Of Rome as a direct slap at
the pope, and following an inflamma- OF
tory statement issued by the Metho- iv
dists of Rome, Colonel Roosevelt i'm 81,
mediateIy cancelled the engagement to ic
hold a reception at the American en- at
bassy.
Make Honeymoon Trip. tn
After being the guest of honor at ~
score NJ dieearent recontions ,ho sp
Roosevelts left Rome on April for cri
Spezia, where Colonel and Mrs Roose- I'M
welt had planned to drive over the he
same route which they had visited on No
their honeymoon. They made the All
journey from Sjezia to Genoa by car ac'
riage, but their expected quiet was in ue
terrupted by hundreds OF villagers who AO'
turned out and lined the route TO pay De
homage to the distinguished visitors. 'u'
on April 3 Colonel Roosevelt left
Geona for Port Maurice. where he was tui
given one Of the most enthusiastic re- teh
ceptions In Italy. Besides being ac- ols
corded citizenship honOrs. a new boule- o.
ward In the town was named after him. hin
Three days later he held the famous
with Clifford Plnchot in the ian
forest adjoining the town Although cor
speculation has been rife ever since az Der
10 what actually trsnspired. the talk Of hea
these two champions Of conservation Dy
Is az much a mystery as ever. PIE
Sees Franz Josef. 1a'
From here the Roosevelt party Jour Jor
Keyed TO Venice. their last stopping
place on Italian soil. and on the after NJ,
ioon Of April 14 they departed for WI
Vienna They remained in Austria two
lays, during which time the colonel For
made several calls on the aged and
lristocratic Emperor Franz Josef. and
vas the guest OF honor at a dinner
% "'at monarch ihey lett N
VI Duuap pest On 'hs morning OF April rem
hon
ne parry renamed IN the capital land
~ " iuneafy Two Gays and on the year
ee''Aioh "i reception rendered the sas
'o"ei ~ 'he hungarian parliament, 1875
n'aue one OF ms Characteristic ton
pee'nea. seorlhs the sneering reac- Tlla
oi'a'les ana Faporing sentimen- twer
'nS~ al nome. FROM Budapest the 1850
,u'"ey was continued to Munich. whei
i's'e .he famous huhter was Welcom- Mrs.
by Prince and Princess Leopold Of w
ahhria- But the stop here was very ,...,,.-