The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-23
NEARLY MILLION
IN CROWD THAT
SEES ROOSEVELT
|Unprece dented Wei
come Given Return
ing Ex-President.
POLITICS AVOIDED
COL. Roosevelt Promises,
However,, to Take Lively
Interest in Affairs.
AVOIDED

sHNLF%T
New York.-Theodore Roosevelt
returned to America Saturday after
an absence of fifteen months, during
which time he hunted big game in Al
rican jungles, hob-nobbed with kings
and royalty in England and actedSas
American Ambassador at the funeral
Of King Edward VII.
He went away on March 90. 1853,
shortly after his retirement from the
highest Office in the gift of the Amer
lean people. He came back to-daya
private citizen, but one to whom was
rendered the most enthusiastic greet
man.
Bright skies, a strong sun and ia
gentle breeze greeted Roosevelt on
his return to America. Although the
city was filled with politicians anx-
ious to confer with the ex%-prcident,
no conference will take place until
Monday, and perhaps not for a week.
The first meeting with political
characters will take place in the Of
fee of the Outlook magazine and the
first will be over New York state al
fairs.
In his response to the address of
welcome by Mayor Gaynor, Col.
Roosevelt kept his promise mt to dill
cuss American politics. He promised,,
however, to do all in his power 10
help solve the problems which he
declared must be solved If the dcstiErl
les of this republic rise to its highest
levels of hope and opportunity. This
is taken to mean that he will take a
lively interest in political affairs,
however outspoken he may be in
talking of them.
The reception to Colonel Roosevelt
started at daybreak that morning,
when the Hamburg-American liner
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria came
abreast of Fire Island, down the Long
Island coast, so miles out of New
York harbor. 1t continued at Quar-
antine and in a naval pageant up the
Hudson River; it reached a climax in
Battery Park where the official WEI
coming took place, and became a real
American greeting in which Theodore
Roosevelt was the guest of his
friends, the common people," in the
march up Broadway and Fifth Ave-
nue..
1t had been publicly announced
that the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
would reach Quarantine exactly at
nine O'Clock, at which hour the form
al reception was to begin. 1t was
secretly arranged, however, so that
Colonel R~oosevelt's immediate fam
lily should have some time with Lin
/ 1T~~1 f.. ~,,LIso Aoo1x It,. t. $780,.
Excursion Boats Wait.
A large number of excursion boats,
yachts and press tugs gathered at
when the Kaiserin hove in sight.
bearing the Republican Club of New
York; the Nassau, carrying 800 of
the Roosevelt Neighbors' Association
of Oyster Bay; the Commodore, with
the Hamilton Club of Chicago, and
several private yachts which gave
Colonel Roosevelt a noisy salute as
soon as the Kaiserin was close
enough for the figure Of the return
ing hunter to be discerned.
The Kaiserin did not slow down,
but continued to Quarantine, where
she anchored promptly at 7:4o,
while the health officers went On
board. No one was allowed to board
the liner until she had been formally
inspected and given her health clear
ance papers.
AS soon as the Kaiserin was passed
by the health officers, the Manhattah
drew up alongside and the Roosevelt
party boarded that cutter. There was
a happy scene as the Colonel and
Mrs. Roosevelt greeted their sons and
other relatives. In the party which
boarded the Manhattan were Col.
and Mrs. Roosevelt; Mrs. Alice Long
worth, Kermit and Ethel Roosevelt;
Mrs. E. Reed Merritt, a cousin Of
the ex-president's, and the party Of
newspaper men who have been con-
stantly with Roosevelt since he
emerged from the African Jungle at
Renk on the White Nile.
The transfer was completed by
steamed up and down in the Mar
rows while the Roosevelt party break
tasted.
The Naval Parade.
While the Roosevelt party was thus
engaged the naval flotilla that was to
act as escort gathered. The vessels,
800 in number, were divided into
twelve divisions, each commanded by
a vice-commodore, all under the gem
eral command of Commodore Fred B.
Dalzell, on board the tug Dalzelline.
1.-THE first and second divisions con-
sisted of steam ships and steam
) ! boats, each laden to the gunwales