The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-02
ROOSEVELT TIRED,
ASKED LESS ATTENTION
He Is Now on the Way to Copenhagen
Where he Asks Citizens to Be
Less Strenuous.

Copenhagen. May q Theodore Roose-
I welt win arrive here this evening from
lAmsterdam, and the city q excited to-
day III response to An urgent request
from Roosevelt the program here was
curialed. Tie has reFolted against
siXteen hours hand-shakng and sight-
seeing daily and he Dos asked an the
cities wlHeh he win visit 20 cutail
their programs fle told the United
Press that while ne was pretty tough
physically the European program was
too much and more strenuous than his
sererest political campaign
Amsterdam, May 2 al Roosevelt
gave yesterday over 70 an inspection
of the magnificent display Of tulips
which are now almost at perfection
and Of Dutch painting With The mem-
bers OF his family, Amsterdam Minis
ten Beaupre and Mrs. Beaupfe. Paxton
Hihben. secretary Of legation aud For
eign Minister Won Swinderen, he mo-
tored from The Hague To iiaarlem On
either side Of the road were thousands
Of acres Of blooming tulips great masses
Of color and the air was heavy with
perfume,
The national tulip show is now IN
progress at HARLEM and President
Kreiage and the directors received the
party at Che entrance NJ. krelage in-
formed Col Roosevelt that be was the
l00d00th visitor this season "a figure
he added, (which may not impress an
American, but Of which Bulb-land' is
proud
He then presented Colonel Roosevelt
"a silver model Of the HALF Neon. say
ing You may call il the Half Moon
of the Aiaydower just as you like"
IN o brief address 81 Krelage des.
crihed the exhibition and the tulip in.
dustry pointing out that Holland
clipped 70 America s20o000 pounds Of
bulbs yearly IN replying, Colonel
Roosevelt said.
Americans always are especially
struck in Holland by the way in which
you, one 81 the hardest working Of all
peoples contrive 70 add beauty aud en-
ioyment to your lives We IN America
have in the past had to work 50 hard
that we have not always been aisle
to pay as much attention 70 enjoy
ment and, If one OF tile other must be
sacrificed, we think that enjoyment
should be sacrificed to work but more
and more we are growing to realize that
beauty and enjoyment can be combined
with work Americans come here to
SEQ how you are able % combine them. ?
After an inspection Of the wonder
ful gardens, the party partook of hinch-
con and paid a visit 70 the fine gallery
Of the town ban groups Of girls pelt-
ing them with flowers Al the entrance
Colonel Roosevelt signed his name in
the golden book
From HARLEM, automobiles carried
them To Amsterdam They were re.
ceiyed by the hurg0master at the Ryks
museum. an imposing building covering
nearly three acres of ground Probably
1000 persons were waiting in the puh-
lie square, and set up a hearty cheer
On tie arrival Of the American visit-
ors.
Director Van BiensdYk conducted Col
one Roosevelt through the museum,
pointing out tie most important art
Treasures He left the ex-pTesident alone
III the Rembrandt room whore the mas
teTs largest aHd most celebrated work,
*Night Watch painted 10 1852 hangs
Colonel Roosevelt spent nearly a quar-
ter OF an hour contemplating This gfeat
painting and then visited the Six gal
lery
After dining with Secretary Hihbeu
in Amsterdam. Colonel Roosevelt and
his family boarded the train which left
at nine o'clock for Copenhagen