Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-18
'RoOaEvELT's RETURN TO-DAY
VIII Close Prolonged Hunting Trip
and Foreign Visits.

New York June 17.-The return to-
morrow of Former President RCose-
welt after an absence of one year. two
months and IS days. brings to a sue
cesSful close Mr. RooSevelt's prolong-
ed hunting trip through Africa and his
series of visits to the capitals Europe
Leaving New York March %. 1909
the former President. after a brief
visit at Messina, landed at Mombassa
on April q and at once set out on his
hunt for big game, accompanied by
his son. Kermit. From April to De-
cember. 1909 Mr. Roosevelt devoted
his attention to big game in British
East Africa. Penetrating into Uganda
early this year he added to his already
imposing collection of trophies and on
Feb I started on a 1O-days march
through the jungle. to Gondokoro,
where the expedition disbanded. On
March IA. Mr.. Roosevelt arrived at
khartoum. where he was met by Mrs.
Roosevelt and their daughter Ethel.
On the way down the Nile Mr..
Roosevelt stopped to inspect the As
souan dam. After visiting the Khedive
at Cairo he delivered an address be-
fore the University of Egypt in which
he severely criticized the Egyptian ma
tionalsts party and brought down up
on himself a storm of protest.
Arriving at Naples April 2, the for
mer President furnished another SEN
sation by declining to accede to GER
tain restrictions imposed by the Vati
can as a condition to his visit to the
Pope. AS a result the proposed meet
ing did not take place. During his
stay in Rome Mr.. Roosevelt was re-
ceived in audience by King Victor
Emmanuel and was shown marked
courtesy
On April I he started on senti
mental journey along the Italian
Riviera, retracing with Mrs. Roose-
welt a journey made at the time of
their honeymoon but the demonstra-
tions of the populace forced them to
abandon the trip.
Mr.. Roosevelt then visited his wifes
sister. Miss Carow at Porto Maurizio.
Italy where he met his friend Clifford
Pinchot former chief forester of the
United States. From Porto MauriZio
Mr.. Roosevelt went to Venice and
then to Vienna where he was received
and entertained by the Austrian En-
peror He enjoyed similar reception
by Archduke Joseph in Budapest and
then went to Paris where he delivered
the first of his important addresses at
the Sorbonne on April %. taking as
his text citizenship in Republic"
After an audience with President Fall
lieries and a visit to the tomb of Ma
poleon. Mr. Roosevelt left for Brus-
sells and The Hague. where he was re-
| in, ftIrn ht, Zinc A1hort nd
Queen Wihelmina. Leaving Holland
he visited Copenhagen and Christiania,
where first Crown Prince Christian
and then King Haakon welcomed him.
| At Christiania he spoke on 'Interna-
tional Peace" before the Nobel Prize
committee and received an honorary
degree of Phi. D.
From Christiania he went to Stock
holm and thence to Berlin, where with
Emperor William he reviewed the Ger
man troops. While in the German
capital he lectured before the Uni
versity of Berlin on "The World Move
ment" and received second degree Of
Phi. d.
Having been appointed special am
bassador of the United States at the
funeral Of King Edward by President
Taft, he took his place in the funeral
cortege of the deceased monarch.
The Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge each conferred a degree up
on him and on May 81 the freedom Of
the city of London was presented to
him. On the last mentioned occasion
he made a sensational speech on the a
administration of Egypt by Great
Britain.
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