The Washington times., 1910-04-26
STILL PROGRESSIVE
IS COL. ROOSEVELT
No Intimation That Views
Are Different Since His
Departure.

PARIS, April 26--Theodore Roose-
Welt is still a progressive
The colonel and the newspaper men
covering his present trip received the
first big batch of American newspa-
pers upon arrival here glance
through these has sufficed 20 show
the agitation now on back home over
the question OF whether Colonel
Roosevelt viii. upon HIS return 70 the
United States. ally himself with the
''prOEreSsives" or the -resctiOnaries-"
While your correspondent IS not
authorized to speak for Colonel RoOse-
vent he is IN a position to give Ger
tain Impressions CLEANED from daily
conversations and contact with the
former President without violating
any condolences
Roosevelt's Attitude
IN the first place = can be stated
positively that Colonel Roosevelt has
not promised 10 iudorse President
Taft or his Administration ana has
not directly OF indirectly, IN conf
dence OF otherwise Endorsed. OF in
any way commented upon the recent
" enacted Csnnon--SlGrich tariff law
In the second plars Roosevelt has not
Promised anyone 6 ssis 1auce in the COM
ing Congressional election and has Civ
en- no inIimatiOu o an intention to work
for regular party candidates. and fin
CiSm whatever Of President rafl or the
Taft Administration
Colonel Roosevelt has an II ense feel
ing that, having been homo. ID BY the
highest gift in the hands Of he Amer
lean people, he owes item q debt of
loyal and unsclfSh service, which he
proposes 10 pay through q continued
fight for those principles which have
come to be termed progressive These
policies include real railway control,
the regulation OF child labor and
broadly stated. the advocacy of person
al rights as opposed TO property rights
Attitude Unchanged.
So far as daily conversations with
Roosevelt and analysis Of his speeches
has disclosed ne has undergone no
change since his departure from the
United States. which will cause him 70
be dtssuaded from the fight for these
principles by either personal or party
consideration
as an indication Of the last state
ment- Colonel Roosevelt has promised { Q
speak in Kansas At The John Brown
memorial services next fail, which viii
be under the direct auspices Of Governor
STUBS ana Representative Murdoch
two deep-dyed Insurgents" His con-
seTvaCiOn talk in Kansas City VIII be
under the auspices Of Clifford PfnchoJ,
and, lastly, he has invited Victor Muir
dock, one Of the leaders OF the present
''insurgent" movement in the Republican
party TO conference at his home in
New York
Those who were expecting the former
hunter to plunge into the whirlpool Of
political discussion as soon as the gang
plank OF his returning steamer IS low
cred viii be disappointed. He has de-
cided to hold aIOOf from any public
discussion Of any public affair." until
at least eight weeks after his return
home
Colonel ROoSe -elts const antly fncreas-
ing correspondence today interfered
with his plans
He had agreed TO inspect the military
aero park at MeudOn, but while en- route
there discovered that he could not spare
the time, and the trip was abandoned
Instead. he proceeded IN his aUtOmo-
bile to the Luxembourg, where he
viewed the modern paintings stored
there From the museum he autoed
Bots Restaurant ArmenonviIle Iunched
with Ambassador JuSserand. Premier
BRAND was the host
Returning 70 the American embassy
Colonel Roosevelt received a commit
tee Of French Canadians and made a
short address in which he praised the
cordial relations existing between the
United States and Canada
After luncheon at the embassy Roose-
French parliamentary group for inter
national arbitration, chief Of whom were
Baron d Estournelles and ex-Prernier
Leon Bourgeois Both of these men
thanked the colonel for his efforts to-
ward international peace
While Colonel Roosevelt was thus Oc-
cupied, Mrs Roosevelt and their dauzil-
ter visited the ConcierE where Marie
Anto1nette was imprisoned