Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-01
CRITICISM OF
ROOSEVELT IN
ENGLISH PRESS
Guilty Of Grave Offense
Against Law Binding Host
and Guest.
FORMER PRESIDENT NOT
CONCERNED TODAY
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London, June 1:-English Off
cialdom would make no comment to-
day for publication regarding the
speech Of Colonel Roosevelt yester-
day In which he rebuked England s
administration of affairs in Egypt.
Leading politicians fear that Roose-
velt's bold utterances will act as a
fuse that will yet touch off an up
heaval in AnglO-Egyptian relations.
Today's criticism of Roosevelt in
creased In severity. The Evening
Star says he was guilty of a grave
offense against laws binding host and
guests. THE fact that his predeces-
sor was assassinated should have
made him most careful in his COM
ments regarding the assassination of
Boutros Pasha, Egyptian Premier. 3"
The Daily Graphic reminds the
colonel, Even Socrates was poisoned
for giving too much advice" The
Manchester Guardian terms his
views, 'muddled and boyish.' The
Westminster Gazette says his speech
will complicate further the difficult
problem in Egypt. The Evening
Standard declares his laying on OF
hands on England's private political
subjects seems social crime little
short of sacrilege."
That Roosevelt violated the pro-
priety of the occasion nearly every
one comedies, even his friends are
not defending him on this charge.
The Globe treats the speech in a
jocular vein, and agrees with Roose-
Volt az Cpa a
instruction in egg-sucking," 1t says.
but she herself is not entirely un-
familiar with that accomplishment.
This was suggested by an old Eng
lishman, saying: Don't teach your
grandmother how to suck eggs"
Not since the death of King Ed
ward have the London papers played
up story, both editorially and in
news way, as they, have Roosevelt's IS
speech.
Whether England liked the speech
apparently made no difference to
Roosevelt today, for he was hustling
about in HIS usual jovial mood.
Roosevelt never spoke with more
telling emphasis, and he furnished Lon
don with striking example of his
peculiar style of oratory.
The speech is bound to arouse the
Nationalists of Egypt, and this fact
presents one of the most serious phases
OF the case. In the light of Roosevelt's
recent speech in Cairo, when he as
sailed the Nationalist movement, Eng
land had hoped that If Roosevelt touch
ed on Egyptian affairs 1t would be in
laudable way, and she was little pre-
pared for being charged with respon-
sibility for the crisis that now CON
fronts her in Egypt.
Mr.. Roosevelt eulogized British rule
in Uganda and the Sudan. He also
declared that Great Britain had given
Egypt the best government that the
country had had. in 1900 years, but in
certain vital points it had erred. Tim
idity and sentimentality. he said, might
cause more harm than violence and
injustice
'Sentimentality," he added. sis the
most broken reed upon which right
eousness can lean"
Mr.. Roosevelt denounced the Nation
alist party in Egypt as neither de
sirous nor capable of guaranteeing pri-
mary Justice. 1t was trying to bring
murderous chaos upon the land.
Either 1t was or was not right for
Great Britain to be in Egypt and estab-
lish order throughout that country.
If 1t was not right to further this pur-
pose, then the British should get out
Some nation, said the colonel, must
govern Egypt. He hoped and believed
that the English would decide that the
duty was theirs.
AS a whole the speech constituted
the most forcible expression on for
eign topics that the distinguished Wis
itor has made during his European
tour. He dealt principally with the
British policy in Egypt, which is today
one of the most discussed of Great
Britain's colonial questions. His out
spoken views sent a thrill through the
1000 auditors.
Today Colonel Roosevelt took lunch
con with John Redmond and other
members of the Irish party at the Carl
ton hotel. Afterward he went to
Worplesdon, Surrey, where he will
spend the night as the guest of Fred
erick Selous, the big game hunter
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