The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-03-29
ROOSEVELT IS MODERN SPHINX
 TO EGYPTIANS
Surprises All By Attack On Ma tiOnaliSts and Getting Away
 With It.
TEDDY'S COUP DEFEAT
 IN TALK WITH EDITORS
In Private Reception He Had One of His Heart to Heart
 Talks,
Ry a Staff Correspondent of the
 United PreSs.)

United Press.)
 Cairo, Egypt, March 29-Contrary to expectations, the Nationalist press to- day makes no bitter attack upon Col ] ene1 Theodore Roosevelt for the de-
 nuneiatfon he heaped upon their polit-
 icad policy in yesterdays speech at the University of Egypt.
 The comments of the Nationalist newspapers are not so severe as those speech despite the fact that yester-
 days address was delivered in what
 might be called the headquarters of the Nationalist movement and was a
 much more caustfc arraignment of the
 Nationalist cause than the address at
 Khartoum.
 The absence of severe criticism is
 generally attributed to MT. Roosevelt's s
 action of last Sunday in calling the
 Egyptian editors to a private reception
 at which he had a stheart to heart
 talk with them, the theme of which
 was that men must have the courage
 of their convictions and should show
 a tolerant spirit to those who differ
 Thus MT. Roosevelt is credited with
 another clever political stroke Not only did he come to Cairo and tell the Nationalists what no other man had ever dared to tell them, but he 'tgot away with it'' in a. manner that has proved the biggest surprise of his stay here. There is no denying that the Nationalists keen1y resent his speech, but it is apparent that they will make no issue of his utterances until Roose- welt his departed.
 The Colonel was in receipt today of numerous messages from English statesmen congratu1ating him on the fearlessness of his address and pre- dieting that it would prove highly beneficial.
 The shabb.I the most radical of the loca! papers. issued an extra today de. hands with the English and endorses the work of oppressors."
 "He might have told us something," his American experience We are surprised that he should have given no suggestion to those who are seek ing a constitutional government. His mind has evidently been contaminated by contact with his hosts.''
 The paper recites the fact that the American Senate refused to adopt the suggestion to give it's ex-Presidentsi pen nsions under the guise of army ap- pointmeLtS and fntinates that the ac-I ton was aimed at MT: Roosevelt. It declares that the University has al- ready been called to account for per naitting such an address to be deliy- cred under it's auspices.
 MT. Rooseve1t's indifference to the criticisms is recognized by the Shabb. which says that when Mr. Roosevelt was advised that a copy of the Nationalssts' protest would be sent to American papers. 'fae only srniled.'
 Achmed Lufty, editor of the Shabb, has sent out cards announcing that he will reply to Roosevelt before the Coll f. ,nel leaves town.
 Today was one of comparative quiet for the Colonel and his family. They began the day by visiting the bazars where mum merous souvenirs were pur- chased. Canes, bronze pieces, shawls md tapestries made up the larger part . If the ColoneIs purchases
 Count Hatzvelt of the German agency gave a luncheon in honor of . he Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt. This vas given at the agency. In the aft ernoon the Rooseve1ts visited the fa- nous citadel of Cairo. Sheiks accom- ,anied them their visits to the I mosques, which were conducted with f ue religious so1emnity. It
 Later he gave a tea at the hotel to | Prince Frederick the son of the , Kaiser, and afterwards a reception to 7 lis hunting companions. After this 7 he Colonel spent an hour in going ' yer his mail. He made good use of . is stenograpIler in this time and dic- | ated more than a score of replies. r