Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-22

the man, therefore, not the office,
which is being honored. 1t is his vigor,
his personality, his character, ideas
and temperament which appeal to Eu-
ropean opinion
After reviewing his career. the
Temps concludes:
Few are more worthy of the esteem
of the democracy. for he represents
at the same time liberty and author
ity. those two antitheses which repub-
licans conscious of their duty and So
lioitous of the future, are everywhere
trying to harness together"
All of the newspapers are particu-
larly warm in their words of welcome
and the sentiment of Parsians is
shown in the abundant display or
American flags and bunting on private
residents. shops and public buildings.
Mr.. Roosevelt said tonight that he
expected to enjoy his stay in Paris
particularly, because he was acGuaint-
ed, either personally or through cor
respondence, with a host of interesting
personalities in the literary, scientific
and political world. At his request
Ambassador Bacon managed to re-
strict the number of official functions
as much as possible, to allow him TO
meet and exchange views with eminent
Frenchmen, in whose ideas he is
greatly interested.
This afternoon Col. Roosevelt slipped
away for two hours to pay visits 10
President hubert and the sister OF the
late Edward Simmons. the American
artist, for whose work the eX-President
had a high regard.
Saturday will be devoted to recep-
ton by the French immortals and the
university, Col. Roosevelt delivering ms
lecture at the Sorbonne on that day, and
the American ambassador has arranged
for a reception Tuesday night to which
only Frenchmen distinguished in arts
and letters have been invited, Arrange
ments also have been made for the eX-
President to meet Lon BourgerS, tho eX-
minister Of foreign affairs, Jean Louis
Renault and Baron D'Estournelles De-
Constant, the leaders of the French ar
bitration and peace movements. Among
other private engagements made by Col.
Roosevelt is a dinner with Edith Whar
ton. the writer.
Jules Cannon, whom Mr.. Roosevelt
knew well in Washington, will come
from Berlin tomorrow to be present at
the dinner of President Fallieries. M.
Clemenceau the former premier has al
so been invited, but he is i'll at Karlsbad
and hes been obliged to decline,
The lecture at the Sorbonne Saturday
whjct, the entire cabinet will attend it is
understood, will be a very vigorous docu-
ment 1t was written year ago and
al, nf citizenship Col.
Roosevelt said today that he looked to
find his greatest pleasure in appearing
before one of the oldest universities in
the world. When informed that 900 stu
dents had been selected who understood
English, ne replied laughngly:
II should like to speak to them in
! French but have too much regard for
my auditors"
1t is understood that both the Eng
lish and French lectures, as we'll as
th?t at the Sorbonne, were written in
Amerita a, the only product of his African
| !abors being the Nobel prize address TO
te delivered at Christiana.
During the course of the day more
| than 500 cards were left at the Ameri-
can embassy, where Mr.. Roosevelt and
his family will be guests during their
stay here Tomorrow will be spent in
Sightseeing In the afternoon there will
be a luncheon and reception to the Amer
lean colony at the American embassy
and in the evening President Fallieries
| will have Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt as
guests at dinner and a reception at
, Llysee palace
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