The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-30
ROOSEVELT PARTY
TO SAIL FOR NAPLES
Cairo Still Stirred Over Ad-
dress to Militia.
STUDENTS RAISE A PROTEST
March in Front OF Hotel and shake
Their Fists. bat Former President
ts NOt Present to Sec Tsem-De-
eIines 10 Attend Meeting of These
who Called Him HypOeritieaL

Cairo, March 2s.-CoI Roosevelt and his
party will leave here tomorrow morning
for Alexandria. where they will board a
steamer for Naples. The British officials
| in Cairo viii bid farewell 10 the ex-Presi-
dent with the great cordiality customary
in wishing Godspeed TO a friend.
His address at the university yesterday
produced its first overt effect to-day when
a crowd of several hundred Nati0nalists,
mostly students. after holding a meeting
to protest against Roosevelt's cold douche
on their political aspirations, marched in
procession to Shepherd Hotel. shouting
as they went. Arrived outside the hotel.
the demonstrators gave vent 70 their in
dignation by shaking their raised fists to-
ward ROosevelts quarters and shouting
party watchwords such as "Hurrah for
the assembly" Give Us constitution, -
and Down with hypocrites" II may be
explained that hypocrites is a favorite
epithet OF the Young Egypt party for
their English and other opponents.
Colonel Missed II.
Col. Roosevelt was not in the hotel at
the time. but the other guests foeked 10
the terrace. Some Of them were alarmed.
while others were anxious to see what
the row was about. The manager smn-
ingly assured all hands that there was
no cause for alarm. Indeed, nothing
happened worse than deafening noise.
the manifestants took their cue from
their leaders and shouted their cries IN
chorus
Before they dispersed. Col. Roosevelt,
who was driving TO the hotel from an
engagement elsewhere, came within ear
shot of the din and was Immediately re-
minded of American college cries. al
though ne had no idea Of what caused
them.
Another meeting of protestants was
held BY the Nationalists this evening
The organizers tried to get Col. Roosevelt
to attend. but, with his most amiable
smile, he regretted his inability. The
speeches in the evening were less violent
than those at the previous one where
bitter words were launched against the
American hypocrite.
A mob OF students and other National
lists afterward attended a demonstration
at the American agency, but here the
police intervened and compelled the
demonstrators to move on. They then
paraded through several streets, shout
ing. The police finally dispersed them
outside the English Club.
Press Stirred by Address.
The Nationalist newspapers naturally
condemn Col Roosevelt's address in Sc
we're terms. They say, among other
things. that Roosevelt clearly knows
nothing about Egypt except what he has
read in guide books and elsewhere They.
however. refrain from saying anything
suggestive Of personal reprisals.
The Coptic journals are jublant over
Col Roosevelt's outspokennesS- They say
the Nationalists need straight talking ard
a much firmer hand than now controls
them.
Col. Roosevelt and those accompanying
him were busy to-day sightseeing. They
spent the morning at the bazaars, where
the women of the party bought many
curios. Col Roosevelt lunched at the
German agency. and visited the Francis
can Sisters in the afternoon. He expressed
high appreciation of the work the sisters
are doing in Cairo