The Washington times., 1910-05-31
Rule Egypt With Iron Hand
or Get Out" Roose
velt's Advice.
GUILDHALL SPEECH
AWAKENS ECHOES
Criticism of Policy Startles Audi
ence-Freedom of City Ten
dered by Lord Mayor

LONDON. May 51.-With conventional
pomp that turned the affair into
pageant. Theodore PoOsevelt was today
presented with the freedom OF the city
OF London and his visit 20 England for
maIIy began
Twelve hundred Of the foremost per
sons Of London witnessed the cere-
monies al the GuiIdhau. the guest in
vited including the Duke OF COn1Eught.
Prince Arthur Of CcnnauCht. Aubassa-
Ior Whitelaw Reid. and many we'll
known Americans. both tourists AMI
members Of the colony here.
Dull, drilling weather prevailed. but
did not damuen the curiosity Of Lon
don Along the streets Of the former
Presidents route, as well as i1 other
parts Cf the ciry. American faEE were
displayed iu great MEMBERS and hun
drcds Of Teddy bears were swung from
noles-
Sri In His Words.
In his G all speech Colonel Rcose-
veIt dec-al>-1 that England should rule
with stronger hand or get out OF that
country
III you feel that you ought not 20 be
in Egypt and have no desire 20 keep
order there, by all means get out II
you feel that IL is your duty 20 clviliza-
ton To stay. then show yourselves ready
20 meet the respOnsiblity Of your po-
sion"
This. vas the coloneTs CLOSING words
on the British governments policy in
Egypt It's very boIduess startled the
distinguished audience, and, coming a.
D did lu response 10 an hsnOr that Ion
ccu rarely coufers on a foreigner. the
p-up-ietT Of RolsevelJs utterances Eere
freely questioned.
Roosevelt never spoke with more tell
inS emphasis. and be furnished London
with a striking example OF his peculiar
style Of cEarory-
Great Crush In Streets.
Vast crowds struggled 10 get a sight
Of the former President, and 50 great
was the crush that The police were com
PEELED IN bar the streets about the
GuiIdhall-a pr-cautlon seldom taken
save When royalty Is the attraction
Though the death OF King Edward
caused Tie Abandonment Of some OF the
features that had been planned before
Mr. Roosevelt actually arrived IN Eng
land, the afair today Was by no means
a appointment 10 me lovers Of the
spectacular
Governed by the precedent Of ceutUr-
les. the mI1iciual authorities added the
name Of Theodore Roosevelt TO the roll
Of honorary treemen Of the Clty-a rOsJe-
which includes the names OF RCdney.
Nelson, " NellIEgt0n. Livingstone. Clad
stone. Garihol5L, De LesSeps, AMI
ULYSSES \ Grant
Five minutes before noon 1Ir. ROose-
Welt left Dorchester House. the residtnc-
of Ambassador Reid. At his DISPOSAL
was the Cilded state coach or Lord
AIayor E1iIl-a heavy vehicle manned
y rH arH HE.H
with gilt carving
Teddy" London Calls Him.
Before him rode the escort Of honor
and Sheriffs Noel and Ralph Slazen-
ger in their state coaches, only a
trife less gorgeous than the equipage
Of the guest OF the day.
Before and behind cIattered a squad
ron Of mounted police. All along the
route crowds were gathered and as Mr.
Roosevelt whirled by, ne was greeted
with cheers
Teddy" london calls him, taking the
cue from Paris, which refused 70 hail
him by his familiar name
The route lay through one OF the mos.
picturesque portions OF London-by wsv
or Park Lane Constitution Hill, Bird
Z Cage Walk and The embaukment or the
[ GulldhaI on King street
About the hall there was drawn uu
a force Of 100 soldiers. guarding the
ing 70 the building. Beyond were mass
ed thousands upon thousands OF Lon
doners with good sprinkIing Of
Americans
( As The carriage that bore the former
+ President rolled I'D, q cheer that lasted
several minutes broke out
1 Mansion House Luncheon.
Scarcely less important than the con
7 ferrins Of the freedom Of the CITY, was
! the lord mayors luncheon at the Man
( sion House Before the death OF the
! late King 1t had been determined 10
! make this a magnificent feast. but
after Edwards demise the majority cf
( the SO Invitations that had been issued
} were recalled. the plans being Chau..i
! tC make the luncheon private instsal uf
a state affair
This determination was disanD-int-
I nent TO those whose invitations were
& recalled. cabinet members. past ami
I present, leading Americans and all rEc
: % members OF the corporation and
many women.
! Az the luncheon, however, were Lord
& CrOmer,. Lord StrGthcOna, Lord EoSla--
/ Lord Deshrough, Lord Beauchamp, me
Bishop or London, Sir Edward CSrev-
{ and John Burns.
J The calling OF of the state luncheon
was IN part made Up, however, bv the
ceremonies or cOnterrlng the freedom
of the city. which preceded the .afber-
I ing at the Mansion House.
J Throughout the day, in view OF the
mourning for Edward, every enort was
made to prevent Osrentation. No sem
/ blance of a military escort fO~ Mr.
/ Roosevelt was provided. speeches we're
/ cut from the program wholesale and the
/ $lG50 recently voted by the city CORPORA e.
| ton for the decoration Of streets about
| the Guildhall was not utilized
H. =
/ by the city chamberlain, Sir ] c Dirs-
I dale, and Mr. Roosevelt The ceremony
was preceded by the formal gathering OF
\ the court Of common council. The actual
| ceremonies were performed in the D.
/ brdry.
( As Mr.. Roosevelt and Ms RnnsereIt