Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-26
FORMER PRESIDENT is GIVEN SIG
NAL HoNoRs BY MUNICIPALITY
WHEN HE ATTENDS SESSION OF
CITY COUNCIL.
COLONEL SPENT
A QUIET SUNDAY
ATTENDED, AMERICAN CHURCH
IN COMPANY WITH AMBASSA-
DOR BACON; KISSING OF soR-
BONNIE SPEECH Is EXPLAINED.

Paris, April 25.-Roosevelt was the
guest of the city of Paris today in the
magnificent Hotel de Vile. The former
president, accompanied by American
Ambassador Bacon and M. Jusserand,
the French ambassador at Washing
ton, was received at the entrance with
great formality by M. Caron, president
Of the municipal council, and other Of
f1cials and attended the sitting of the
city fathers, after which he signed his
name in the "Livre Dor" and made
a tour Of the building. At the session
of the coun Gil Roosevelt met PERSONAL
ly many persons prominent In the OIL
cial life Of Paris. Several speeches
complimentary to the guest Of honor
were made and Roosevelt responded.
An immense crowd in the streets &C
claimed Roosevelt as he entered and
left the building. From the hotel, Roos-
evelt went to the CarnaValet museum.
Later he took tea with Edith Whar.
ton. This evening he will be the din
ner guest Of Gen. Brugere, chief gen
eral Of staff Of the French army, fol
lowing which he will attend the opera.
Spends Quiet Sunday.
Mr. Roosevelt passed a comparative
ly quiet Sunday in Paris. Accompanied
by Ambassador Bacon, in the morning
he attended services in the American
church in the Rue de Berri and listen
ed to the sermon Of the Rev. Chauncey
w. Goodrich, preached from the gos-
pei Of St. John, chapter II, verse
XIV. Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by Kermit and Miss Ethel attended
the American church in Avenue
id'LAlma.
Mr.. Roosevelt lunched with Am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand, the
other guests including Premier BRAND,
M. Barthau, minister of justice, Con-
sui General Mason, Anatole Leroy
Beaulieau, Albert de Coubertin,
Count de Lasteyrie and Count de
Pourtales. In the afternoon there was
an automobile trip to st. Germain,
where Colonel Roosevelt visited the
chateau Of Henri w.. On returning
the Roosevelts dined quietly with
Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon at tha
American embassy.
Although the general elections were
held yesterday in France, Colonel
Roosevelt did not take the trouble to
visit the voting booths, saying that
he had not time to Investigate mat
tiers which did not concern him direct
ly. Besides he supposed that the
election machinery Of France was no
better nor no worse than the United
States.
At the close Of Mr.. Roosevelt's lee
ture in the Sorbonne Saturday, some
one in the gallery Kissed, but this.
passed unnoticed in the applause. 1t
has since been learned that it was an
Egyptian, who later explained that he
desired to protest by this means
against the speech which the ex-presi-
dent delivered at Cairo.
This lecture has created tre-
mendous impression in France. The
newspapers, in spite Of the fact that
the electoral campaign closed Satur-
day night, devote an immense amount
of space to 1t and Colonel Roosevelt's
doings.
With the exception of some mocking
criticisms by free lances, such as
Henri Rochfort. editor of Patries and
Judet of Eclaire, the papers of all
SQdQ0S VI OplulOu 1u1S WILL npplONol
of the doctrines of civic morality ex-
pounded by the ex-president. Some of
the ultra-Catholic organs are silent,
but others dwell especially upon Mr..
Roosevelt's definition of the rights OF
the minority.
The Temps declares that the impress.
sion produced is all the greater be-
cause Mr. Roosevelt did not present
theories that he conceived, but ex-
periences that he lived. 1t finds many
lessons therein for France, and con.
cludes with an appeal to France to
take the "advice of an honest man
whose deeds and life during thirty
wears qualify him to speak"
Echo Of Puritan Spirit.
The Journal des Debats says that
Mr.. Roosevelt's words are the echo OF
the old Puritan spirit which made
conouering England, and bear strange
significance when he breaches a sane
and vigorous life, of which he is the
embodiment, to so many unbalanced
people, probity to politicians, and
common sense to those who are seek
sns after Utopia.