Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-12
Greeting Should Not Be Confined to
Any One Section.
WHOLE COUNTRY SHOULD HELL
Tour of Many Other Large Cities is
Proposed.
OMAHA Is PUT UPON THE LIST
Demonstration should he from Maine
90 California, with Rejoicing
by All the People of the
Land.

NEW YORK, June 11.-(Special Telegram
A national reception for Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt following his arrival in New
York when cities and towns throughout
the United States may have equal oppor-
tunity to display their honor and regard for
the distinguished former president. is the
suggestion made today by Colonel Alexan-
der p. Moore, the Pittsburg newspaper
man. who declared recently that a gigantic
conspiracy had been hatched TO minimize the
New York reception to Colonel Roosevelt.
Colonel Moore is in New York at present
making arrangements for the western
Pennsylvania delegation, nearly 5000 strong.
who will come here from Pittsburg on spe-
cial trains next Friday night TO assist in
welcoming the famous American to his
native shore.
II have no quarrel with the New York
committee on arrangements said Colonel
Moore tonight. Perhaps the members
know best what New York wants to do for
Colonel Roosevelt. but my opinion is that
after the great tributes of foreign capitals,
we Americans ought to outdo the foreign
receptions II for no other reason than ma
tive pride or patriotic jealousy.
mo plans can be too big; no arrange
ments too vast and no reception too great
for Theodore Roosevelt. 1t would be sad
plight, indeed, IL this distinguished man
would be allowed to return 10 his native
heath and settle down among his fellow
citizens with no other honor paid him save
a parade in the city OF New York. witt
messed by residents OF New York and by
such out-of-t town people who can afford the
time and money to travel to the metropolis.
In Foreign Lands.
There Is to be no great civic, state or.
national display, whereas in the foreign
capitals persons OF royal and noble blood
We'd with one another to pay homage to our
former president.
'It may be a fact that familiarity with
Colonel Roosevelt has lessened IN the minds
of some the greatness and importance of
the man. / sincerely hope this Is not the
case,
ait is not alone my opinion that some
thing more than an initial demonstration In
New York ought to be done In greeting
Roosevelt. The last month have been IN
correspo ndenced with newspaper publishers
throughout the United states and find
that sentiment Is universal for sort OF
triumphal tour for the former president
through the country. The idea is to show
the world what America can do in the way
of honoring distinguished home-comer
when 1t tries.
proposition will be put up to him. II he
will acquiesce, and l have no reason to be-
Nneve he will not, the arrangements will be
started at once for q series of grand demon
strations in various cities the country over.
publishers with whom 1 have been In
communication have gone no further than
TO fall In with the suggestion that the tour
be made No definite route has been sug-
Rested; no details have been worked out,
and nothing has been done towards plan
ming q demonstration in any other city out
side OF New York.
1T would seem a good plan to give the
whole country show. The east, west
north and soutl. all want to show regard
for the former president. Doubtless each
section would vie with the other to demon
strate it's affection for the ex-president
Omaha on the Route.
'"rhe tour would II carried to a success
full conclusion, likely embrace the cities
of Pittsburg, Columbus. Cleveland Chicago,
st. Paul. Omaha, Kansas City, Lincoln,
Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, Seattle,
i San Francisco, Los Angeles, New Orleans,
! Austin. Galveston. Mobile. Atlanta, Au-
gusta, Savannah. Washington. Baltimore.
Philadelphia and other points. 1 mention
these cities at random. merely TO show
J now T6pTohchNdllNS VI the COultEy
! the reception ought to be. Nothing has
been definitely settled to indicate that the
demonstration will take place, but It has
been suggested to me that It be carried out
In the summer and fall
.'As l say. the New York committee
likely knows what the city of New York
wants but the average out-Of-town resi-
dent looks at II in a different light. The
person from Ohio. Illinois. Kansas, Ne
braska, colorado or Iowa sees in the New
York demonstration a weak imitation of
the splendid receptions given Colonel
Roosevelt In foreign cities.
I'VE want TO do something big. Just as
America is bigger and greater than any
other country I'm the world. just 80 should
the celebration over the homecoming OF
one OF our foremost citizens be the biggest.
National demonstration would give the
people OF every section equal opportunity
TO voice their sentiments. Just as the
noise OF the Fourth OF July sweeps from
California TO Maine SO ought the wave OF
rejoicing over the safe homecoming Of
former President Roosevelt do the same
No one city can adequately express the de-
cree OF the whole people, Let the states
and cities link their hands and II Colonel
roosevelt Is in sympathy with the proposi-
i, tion, a celebration will be accorded, the like
4 OF which has not been seen in many q
year