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DIDN'T 0. K. TAFT
Roosevelt Denies He In
dOrSed Administration.
lob YARN ALSO DENOUNCED
Former President Declares He Wrote
No Letter Giving His Attitude
on Administration Visits
Berlin Dependents.

Berlin. May 1i.-Former President
Roosevelt authorized an unqualified
denial of the recently published re-
port that he had written letters ex-
pressing his attitude toward the ad-
ministration Of President Taft and IA
voring a certain candidate for gov
ernor Of New York state.
The report published in a Washing
ton paper was to the effect that Col
onel Roosevelt endorsed the Taft ad-
ministration. urged the nomination Of
Mr.. Taft for a second term and want
ed William Loeb. collector Of customs
at the port Of New York. to be the Re
publican candidate to succeed Gov
ernor Hughes
Colonel Roosevelt. in company with
the burgomaster. Herr Kirchner. mo-
torded TO Buch. a suburb. where 1900
worn out workers. men and women.
are maintained in relative comfort at
the expense Of the city OF Berlin.
The subject Of public dependents is
being pursued by the former president.
who. while in Denmark. investigated a
similar institution.
The public charges at Buch are
made up of the aged. the inhrm and
those temporarily incapacitated for
work. They are not only supported
reasonably. but in cases OF illness re
ceive thorough medical treatment.
Returning 10 this city. Colonel
Roosevelt was the guest at luncheon
OF the American ambassador. DR.. Da-
vid Jayne Hill. at the American en-.
bassy.
Other guests OF DR.. Hin were Count
Zeppelin. Bernhard Dernberg. secre-
tary OF state for the colonies: Paul
| Breitenbach. minister of state and pub
lie works; Reinhold Sydow. minister
OF commerce: Herr Delbrueck. vice
chancellor and minister OF the inter
Tor; Herr Won Arnim- Kriewen. minis.
ter of agriculture: General Won Loe-
wenfeld. commander OF the guard
corps; Herr Goldberger. privy chan.
cellor: Prince Won Carolath -Beuthen.
S. 5. Mcclure. Lawrence +. Abbott
and several parliamentary leaders.
Replying to an address presented
him by the delegates. the former pres
ident said that the general demand
for peace only excited the derision OF
practical men. but when peace was
worked for by practical men such as
the delegates. with definite aims and
methods. the results were splendid in
their fruits.
Professor Brandt president Of the
Shakespeare society. presented to Col.
onel Roosevelt a parchment creating
the recipient an honorary member OF
the society. which. the document stat
ed. constituted "a close tie between
Germany and the English-speaking
world"
Chancellor Won Bethmann.H .Hollweg
Joined the party soon afterward and
held a private conversation with the
colonel
The former presidents lecture on
The World Movement" before the
kaiser and notable gathering OF sa-
wants at the University of Berlin. won
for him the plaudits Q the most dis
tinguished in Germany's ranks Of the
learned
That the former presidents address
pleased his majesty was evidenced by
the fact that the emperor sought out
the lecturer and remained for several
minutes in animated conversation with
him.
Colonel Roosevelt interjected in his
prepared lecture more than one trib-
ute to the emperor. and he was warm
in his praise Of German institutions.
military and educational. and the Ger
man people.