The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-06-04
KUUSEvElT GIVES
ADVICE TO BRITAIN
FIRM HAND IN AFRICAN DEPEND.
ENcY NECESSARY, HE
DECLARES.
ADDRESS CREATES A SENSATION
Should Maintain Stable Government,
or Give Over Reins.- Papers
Welcome Americans
Advice.

London, June 1.-The London news.
papers editorially treat Colonel Roose,
velt's speech at the Guild Hall with.
out resentment and meet his candid
advice in rather bantering style as
coming from privileged person The
radical Chronicle takes it as compli.
ment to Anglo-American solidarity
but doubts whether it would be wise
for British axpremier to initiate the
performance in New York or Wash.
ington.
The conservative papers are IN.
clined to welcome the advice.
The Standard says: "The speech
was more piquant than polite. 1t Is
put crudely, but may do us good"
The Telegraph thanks the colonel
for his bitter medicine" but believes
that the British people are sensible
enough to swallow the dose.
The Daily News alone seriously
takes MIR. Roosevelt to task for "a
breach of international manners"
London, June Theodore Roose.
welt was presented with the freedom
of the city of London and he accepted
the honor with liberalism that led
him into frankness of speech that
created a sensation in old Guild hall.
AS the former head of country
that once paid tribute to Great Britain
the American statesman gave the
motherland some bold advice as to
her duty toward her most troublesome
dependency in Africa.
Roosevelt said it was either right or
not right for Great Britain to be in
Egypt and establish order there.
If 1t was not right she should get
out, he declared. Roosevelt eulogized
! British rule in Uganda and the Sudan
He also declared that Great Britain
had given Egypt the best government
the country had had in 1000 years
but in certain vital points it had erred
Timidity and senimentality, he said
might cause more harm than violence
and injustice.
"Sentimentality," he added. us the
eousness can lean
Roosevelt denounced the Nationals
party of Egypt as neither desirous mol
capable Of guarsn, { eing primary iul
tice. 1t was trying to bring murder
Gus chaos upon the land, he said.
Some nation, said the former presi
dent, must govern Egypt. He hoped
and believed that the English would
decide that the duty was theirs.
L. Sends Thrill Through His Hearers.
AS whole the speech constituted
the most forcible expression on foreign
topics that the distinguished visitor
has made during his European tour
He dealt principally with the Britist
policy in Egypt which is ono of the
most discussed Of Great Britain's CO
lonial questions. His outspoken views
sent thrill through the 900 auditors
which is likely to be felt outside the
walls of the ancient council hall.
Guild hall has been the scene Of
many stirring events since it's cree
ton early in the fifteenth century. Il
was there that the trials of Anne
Asknew. the Earl Of Surrey and Lady
Jane Grey were held but no audience
of modern times has listened more in
tently to the proceedings therein thar
did those who gathered to hear the
former president Of the United States
Roosevelt was driven in state from
Ambassador Reid's home to the Guile
hall but the weather was not propi
Hous and comparatively few persons
witnessed the procession. Rain fel
throughout the morning, keeping mos
people indoors and only few hun
dred persons were gathered in thu
vicinity of Dorchester house to wit
ness the departure or in King stree
when Roosevelt arrived ut the hall
He occupied the lord mayors coacl
and this was followed by the coache,
Of the sheritfs, who wore their uni
forms Of Office.