The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-18
. 1T IS LIKE HOME.
Col. ROoseveIt's Reception at
Capital of Hungary
Reminds Him of Political Cam
paigns in This Country.
CONTINUOUS TRIUMPH
From the Time He Crossed the
Magyar Frontier.
Nothing Like 1t Since the Days
of Louis KOssuth.
CONTINUOUS TRIUMPH

Budapest. April 1S.-Hungary re-
| ceived Theodore Roosevelt with open
| arms after he crossed the frontier. pop
ular enthusiasm, according to the
newspaper editors, exceeding anything
| since the days of Louis Kossuth.
The journey, after Colonel Roosevelt
| left the train at Pressburg to spend the
afternoon with Count Apponyi, whom
he had entertained at Washington ana
Oyster Bay. assumed the character OF
a triumphant procession The entire
population Of the ancient capital of
Hungary turned out, the mayor and
other city authorities greeting the ex-
president at the station. They welcom-
ed him as the apostle Of liberty and
peace.
AT the three viHages-each made up
of a different race-Magyar, SIovak and
German-the party passed through oil
the automobile trip to the Apponyl
castle, Colonel Roosevelt was met with
squal enthusiasm. In each instance the
president of the village, the priest, the
schoolmaster, the fire brigade in uni
form and the school children in white
sashes, bearing the Hungarian colors.
stopped the automobile to offer flowers
and words of welcome.
The return trip from the castle by
another route, was marked by similar
demonstrations and when Budapest was
reached at 9 O'Clock Sunday night the
former president was fairly mobbed at
dOwnpour, was surrounded by thou
sands cheering wildly. The mayor of
Budapest and representatives from all
the societies in the city were there to
meet Colonel Roosevelt when he step
ped out on the platform, while hun
dreds OF railroad men from the yards
clambered on top Of the train to take
part in the demonstration.
The university students, masSed out
side the building, sang THE Star
Spangled Banner as the ex-pres1dent
was whisked away to his hotel through
solid walls of people. AT the hotel an
other multitude had gathered and re-
fused to depart until Colonel Roose-
welt appeared on the balcony to ac-
knowledge the greetings.
In his brief speech to the crowds
around the hotel he reiterated what he
had said throughout the lay in reply
to the words of welcome that had
greeted him at various points. He
recognized, he said, the courage. the
devotion and the chivalry of the Hun
garians and he especially pleased them
when he declared that ore who lived
as he had among the cattle men of
the great west could best appreciate
the extraordinary character of the de-
scendants of horsemen, Who had fol-
lowed Arpad. the magic rational hero,
into the plains of central Europe.
After all was over Colorel Roosevelt
said that his reception reminded him
of demonstrations he had witnessed at
the height of hot political campaign
at home. He could only account for
it on the theory that to the Hungarians
he represented the idea deeply rooted
in America of liberty and human
rights.
The Hungarians evidently were de-
termined to show Colonel Roosevelt
that he had touched their hearts and
to make his reception as different as
possible from that in Vienna. AL
though ostensibly the guest of Ambas-
saGor Hengelmuller Won Hengervar.
the ex- president is in reality the guest
of the Hungarian government. The
program for today includes besides the
calls upon the premier, Count Khunen
Won Hedervary, and Archduke Joseph,
at whose royal palace, crowning the
heights above the city. he will be a
guest at luncheon, a visit to Francis
Kossuth, leader of the united opposi-
ton. who is i'll a sightseeing tour. a