Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-18
ROOSEVELT SAYS He
MUCH ENJOYED TRIP.
Expresses Appreciation Of Courtesies
From Rulers and People Of Foreign
CountrieS---Wi|| Have Nothing
To Say Of National Politics.

| kaiserin Auguste Victoria BY Mar
coma Wireless to Sasconsett, Mass,
June 1.-THE Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria is slowly approaching New York
through thick fog and with ner
whistle blowing constantly. Theodore
Roosevelt, who is a passenger, return
ing home after a hunt in the African
jungle and tour through portions of
Europe. tired after a strenuous day
spent in disposing of a portion of his
|voluminous correspondence. was happy
tonight over the prospect of two
months of quiet at Oyster Bay. He is
somewhat stouter than when he
emerged from the jungle and his face
is bronzed He admits that the weeks
Of travel and banquetting have tired
him and says he would not care to I'M
'iDttake 4 hard walk He plans a trip
:" tho Black Hills to visit Seth Bull
r"'k before is speech in September
hc National Conservation Congress
n t. lHEl.
Gu Roosevelt is in the dark as to
fhe preparations for his welcome in
New York tomorrow One wireless
dispatch informs him that Mayor Cav
nor will take him off the KaiSerin Au-
guste Victoria on the revenue cutter
Manhattan and another says the
mayor will take him on board the
Dolphin. But Col Roosevelt will place
himself in the hands Of the welcoming
committee
He thinks he has solved the problem
of what shall be done with ex-presi-
npt. IL J,n III,
for himself thus far and has had
splendid time.
Col. Roosevelt expressed pleasure
tonight at having received wireless
dispatches from the populace Of Sias-
consett Village from the Republican
convention in Oklahoma from Father
Curran of Wilkesbarre and from
Messrs. Morrisey and Dolan. the labor
leaders.
kaiserin Auguste Victoria by Mar
conf Wireless to Siasconsett, Mass.
June 17.-Forner President Roosevelt
on the eve of his arrival home tonight
gave out the following interview:
Il have been away a year and &
quarter While | enjoyed Africa most.
[ enjoyed Europe a very great deal.
In fact. | fail to see how anyone could
have had more interesting or pleas
anter trip than | have had
Il wish to express my very deep ap
probation Of the more than generous
courtesy and hospitality with which l
was treated by the people and the rul-
ers of the countries through which I
passed But of course | am very glad
to get home.
Il appreciate deeply the kindness of
a multitude of friends who have asked
me to speak in different places and
hope they will understand that it is
simply a physical impossibility for me
even to consider accepting more than
one in a hundred of these invitations
| shall not speak for more than two
months and then will speak first 1t the
John Brown celebration in Kansas City
at the Cheyenne frontier gathering at
the conservation Congress in st Paul
and possibly at one or two other places.
7 shall have nothing whatever to say
in the immediate future about politics
and will hold no interview whatever on
the subject with anyone and anything
purporting to be an interview with me
that may appear can be safely set
down at once as an invention.
'T take this opportunity of acknowl-
edging with the heartiest of thanks
the numerous Marconigrams and let
for greetings which | received in Lon
don before starting and which it mas
been impossible to acknowledge. | need
not saw how deeply I am touched by
these kind messages and ai2 sure the
sendcrs will understand that my failure
to answer all Of them is due simply
to the fact that they are as numerous
that it is an absolutely physical i'm
possibility"
| New York. June 17-Coionel Theo-
| dore Roosevelt is today nearing New
| York. where q welcoming demonstra-
ton awaits him tomorrow on his return
| from foreign lands. a wireless dispatch
| from the steamship Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria. with Colonel Roosevelt and
| his family aboard. states that the liner
| was 1873 miles east of Ambrose Channel
t1igbtchip at 3 A. NJ. which under ordin-
arv conditions would bring the steam
| shin off SANDY Hook at A. M. tomor-
| row.
Weather conditnons for the welcom-
| ing seemed dubious, indeed, this morn l.
ing. A milky fog, which fairly screened
| the bay. and a stainless driZzle mace
| New York a sodden spot today, but tne
| weather man held little prospect Oh
| clearing. Fog at sea might delay tie
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, but as .'ie
program does not call for the steamship
to be in Quarantine until A. M, capt.
| Ruzer has some leeway in time.