The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-23
President Fa|IiereS Of France Gives Notable Dinner to
 Visiting Americans
VISIT PAID ID TOMB OF
 THE FIRST NAPOLEON
One Newspaper criticiscs Roosevelt and Calls Him a Charlntan and Says That He Advertises Himself
 Like Barnum

Paris, April 22-President and Mrs Fal- covers ai the Elysee palace in honor of Theodore Roosevelt. The entire place was brilliantly illuminated and the republic guard lined the stairways. The assem- blaze was a notable one.
 President Fallieres took out Mrs. Roosevelt, who looked charming in blue brooade gown, embroidered with gold and crystal ornaments, while Colonel Roose- welt escorted Mime. Falleres. Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who wore a gown of pink sat in, was escorted by M. Jusserand, the French ambassador to the United States. Among the other distinguished guests were Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon, former President and Mime. Loubet, Premier Sri and. Foreign Minister and Mime. Pichon' and other members of the cabinet and their ladies' M Pallain, governor of the Bank of France; General Dalstein, mill tary governor of Paris; General Brugers' former commanding general of the army; General Brun, minister of war; Leon Bourgeois. ex-minster of foreign affairs Louis Renault permanent delegate 10 The Hague tribunal from France; Baron D'Estournelles de Constant, and the Baroness de Constant, and Frank H. Ma son, the American consul general ana Mrs. Mason. 4 In proposing Mir. Roosevelts heai'n' President Faliieres said:
 sI cannot allow the dinner to terml- nate without seeking the occasion 10 or fer toast to The odore Roosevelt an H. istrious man, who is at the same nme great citizen great friend Of france, frf of l glass also in honor Of Mrs. Roosevelt, to whom goes out the homage of our re- spectful sympathy congratulate myself at being able to tell our guests how happy we are to receive and fete them.
 MT. Roosevelt replied in French, sayins he WAS profoundly touched by the words of President F'allieres-
 Reply to the Toast a'
 "Mrs. Roosevelt and r. continued tlfs American ex-President, Twill never for vet tbe welcome we have received in France, especially from you, MT Presi- dent.
 n.Made to understand and to love each other our two countries have been friends from the beginning, and no douot win always remain friends in the future Every civilized man who comes to France learns something because France is me cradle of modern civilization. Even to- .day 1 have learned much, and one thins In particular which will appear Tn my lecture tomorrow
 q raise my glass in honor of the Pres fdentl of the republic and Mime. Falueres yhosa grateful guests we are tonight
 reception followed the dinner, to which many other notables of the French literary and scientific world and mum her of prominent physicians Of the Amer lean colony were invited to meet Colonel Roosevelt During the reception liter rxaG from the Comedie Franchise and the opera. Mary Garden and M Saleza sang inc duet from Romeo and Juliet, ana M. Mounet-Sully and Mime. Bartet re cited selections from Victor Hugo's works. At midnight buffet supper was served. - Tomorrow Colonel Roosevelt's time will ba devoted entirely to the programme at the university.
 Visit to NapOie0n's Tomb
 Colonel Roosevelt began his programme Sor the day with a visit to the tomb of Nanoleon in the Paiais des 1nvalides. He wss acclaimed by a great crowd, which included many photographers who took srap shots as the party entered the Court d'Honneur. where General Dalste1n' military governor of Paris, awaited them
 passing first into the chapel, where .r.. the tattered battle flags captured in tba Nanoleon campaigns, Mr. Roosevelt tent I'D a running fire of comment and exchanpe with General Dalstein concern ina incidents of the various battles when. however, the rotunda beyond was reached and MT. Roosevelt looked down ,nop the n1agnihcent red marble tomD = tha cono,erer. surrounded with the Naos of Austerlitz and other reminders or ths ereat victories of Freedland, the rv1-a ,7,ids. Jena, Marengo and Moscow inc former President grew stra.iseiy si7 isnt few moments later the party descended to the crypt tnroush "nucn they entered the tomb over tne ooor os which MT. Roosevelt read the woros or Nanoleon written at St. Helena and in which inc great general expressed the Aesire that his ashes rest on me nanAs of the Seine Here in a niche was sno"n Napoleons celebrated sword anu oiaSA / hat contained in a glass case Nea, ps were the unmarked stone sians wnicn the English general placed over the sIaVe at St. Helena, but on which ne reluseu 10 permit Napoleon's name to De cnis-
 .Extraordinary,' MT. Roosevelt ejacu- lated several times.
 From, the tomb General Dalstein con- aucted the party to the Napoleon ru- senn, where MT. Roosevelt manifested i,,terest in some of the personal relics of the French general and the old prints .| his principal campaigns, especially
 
 that depicting the stand of the old guard at waterloo and Murat's cavalry charge st Evlau A visit to the historic armory. which cont aims a splendid collection of r,ail and arinor, concluded the inspec- ton.
 A Discordant Note
 The only dscordant note heard from the Paris press In comment upon MT Soosevelt.s vifit comes from the ultra clerical papers like Gil Bias, which open iv derides the American guest as char iatan. Frederick Mason, who is now one ef Mir Roosevelt's colleagues in the French institute and is noted for his ultra Catholic and royalist views. writing under the heading Hail. Caesar" puh- iishes a remarkable article in which he 2 raints Mr. Roosevelt as demaEogue A~Vho. with all. the skill of barnuni. IS Erran~inr for reappearance upon The II American stage.
 After descl1bipK American democracy