The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-26
Former President HOnOred in
Many Ways by the Off
ciaIs of France.
HIS PROGRESSIVE VIEWS
VERY WARMLY PRAISED
In Response to Welcome RoOse-
welt Pays Tribute to Great
ness Of France.

PARIS, April Gas the guest OF the
city Of Paris today. Theodore Roosevelt
was received by the city fathers in the
Hotel DeFille and was the subject OF
glowing tributes pronounced by NJ. Caron,
professor of the municipal council; NJ. De
Selves, prefect of the Seine; by NJ. Lam
puo, president OF the general council of
the Seine, and by NJ Lepine, project or
police.
Speaking in French. Mr.. Roosevelt said.
You make of me an ideal which | can
only try 10 realize in the future"
After an inspection of the building Mr..
Roosevelt sat down to luncheon between
Premier BRAND and NJ. Caron, some 200
others being present. Only formal toasts
were given and the eX-prcsident proposed
2 toast to the city OF Paris and the
French people.
During a visit which he paid to the
Carnavalct Museum. Colonel Roosevelt
manifested great interest in the original
revolutionary documents When shown
Louis XIF.'S order inStructing the Swiss
guard 10 lay down their arms he recalled
laughinGly Mark Twain's statement that
II Louis had not had the virtues OF
mediaeval female saint there would have
been n large number OF communists in
the Paris gravcyards that night.
Visit to Notre Dame.
From the museum Colonel Roosevelt ac-
companied by Robert Bacon, American
ambassador. and NJ. Jusserand. French
ambassador TO the United States, visited
Notre Dame cathedral.
At Inc opera tonight Colonel Roosevelt
enjoyed a repetition OF the ovation he re-
ccived at the Coincide Francaise Thurs
day night The house was crowded with
. brilliant audience, including many
Americans, hundreds of them waiting in
the foyer until the ex-president arrived
The opera was Samson and Dcliah."
When tho curtain fell al the end Of the
second act. the applause for the artists
sweled into an uproar for Mr.. Roosevelt
who arose and twice bowed his acknowl-
edgements.
,olonel and Mrs. Roosevelt dined at the
Military club as the guests of General
BruGere and the officers of the Rocham
beau mission.
Hotel de Vile was decorated with Amer
lean and French flags. The former pres
ident accompanied by American En-
French ambassador at Washington. was
received at the entrance with great for
mality by Mr.. Caron, president OF the
municipal council; NJ. Descleves. prefect
of the Seine; NJ. Lampue. president OF
the general council of the Seine, and NJ
Lepinc, prefect of police.
BY these he was conducted TO the
tended sitting of the city fathers. after
which ne signed his name in the "Livre
dor and made "A tour OF the building,
Al the luncheon which followed and
for which 200 covers had been laid Mr..
Roosevelt met personally many persons
prominent in the official life of Paris
Several speeches complimentary to the
guest OF honor were made, and Mr..
Roosevelt responded.
An immense crowd in the streets ac-
claimed the former president as he en-
tered and left the building.
From the Hotel de Vile Mr. Roosc-
Welt went to the Carnavalet museum,
which contains the most interesting
documents Of Paris relative TO the his
tory OF the city and which were shown
by George S. Cacn, the curator. who is
the author of series of works on "Old
Paris