Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-05-07
VISITS IN HUNGARY.
R0OSEVELTS ROYALTY ENTER
TANNED BY P0PULACE.
They All Welcome Him as the Apostle
of Liberty and Peace-Was Fairly
Mobbed at Railroad Station by Cheer
ing Thousands Who Stood in Heavy
Downpour of Rain-Makes Speeches.

Buda Pest, Hungary, April 17.-Hun-
gary received Theodore Roosevelt with
open arms after he crossed the frontier
today, popular enthusiasm, added to by
the newspapers, exceeding anything
since the days of Louis Kossuth.
The journey after Colonel Roosevelt
left the train at Pressburg to spend the
afternoon with Count Apponyi, whom
he had entertained at Washington and
Oyster Bay, assumed almost the char
acter of triumphal procession. The en-
tire population of the ancient capital of
Hungary turned out, the mayor and
other city authorities greeting the ex-
president at the station. They welcomed
him as the apostle of liberty and peace.
At the three villages each made up
of a different race, Magyar, Slovak
and German, the party passed through
on the automobile trip to the Apponyi
castle, Colonel Roosevelt was met with
equal enthusiasm. In each case the
president Of the village, the priest, the
schOolmaster, the fire brigade in uni.
form and the school children in white
Sunday frocks and sashes bearing the
Hungarian colors, stopped the automo
bile to present flowers and words OF
welcome. The return trip from the
castle, by another route, was marked
by similar demonstrations and wher
Buda Pest was reached at clock
tonight the former president was fairly
mObbed at the station, which, in spite
Of heavy downpOur Of rain, was sur
rounded by cheering thousands. The
mayor Of Buda Pest and representative
from all the societies in the city were
there TO meet Colonel Roosevelt. wheI
lie stepped on the platform, while hun
dreds Of railroad men from the yardl
clambered on top Of the train TO talk
part ia the demonstration.
Would Not Be Denied a Speech.
University students massed outsid,
the building and sang the "Sta
Spangled Banner as the expression
was whisked away to his hotel througi
solid walls Of people. At the hote
another multitude had gathered and re
fused to depart until Colonel Roosevelt
appeared on the balcony to acknowledg'
the greetings.
In his brief speech TO the crowd
around the hotel he reiterated wha
be had said throughout the day IN re
ply 10 words of welcome He rec0g
nized, be said, the courage, the devotion
and the ehiyalry Of the Hungarians an,
especially pleased them when he de
elared one who lived as be had among
the cattlemen of the great west coul,
best appreciate the extraordinary char
acter of the descendants of hOrsemen
who had followed Arpad, the Magya
national hero, into the plains Of eentra
Europe
Tonight Colonel Roosevelt said De re
ooptiOn reminded him of demonstration
he bad received at the height of politl
cal campaigns ai home le could onli
account for u 0n tle theory ~ The Hum
gallans he represented The idea of lb
eriy and human rights
lAe hungaTiaps evidently We're a.
tormlued ~ shoU Colonel Roosevelt ll
bad touched their hearts and ~ mako
Nis reception as different ns possible
from tlai in Yienna Although ostena
Dig ihe guest of hmlasaador iongel
mut'lel Non iiougolsaT fAe eN WfsIden
~ ln reality tAe guest of fle Hungarian
government
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