The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-28
EMPEROR ROOSEVELT is THE
WAY THE ENGLISH PAPERS
PUT 1T,

ties that the London press, gener-
ally speaking, too often serves up
to its leaders as American news.
Mr.. Roosevelt's personality is, of
course, the chief reason for this un
usual interest. Among Englishmen
who met him during his visit here
there is an almost unanimous con-
viction that he will again be Presi-
dent, and il is by no means rare to
find the belief that his next occu-
pancy of the White House will be
marked by developments toward a
dictatorship.
Punch this week satirizes this idea
in an article headed III. l. NJ. the
Emperor of America" and purport-
ing to be sent to The London Times
on Oct. 4, 1910, by its New York
correspondent. Some extracts fol-
low:
This morning, Mr.. Roosevelt, by
a daring coup de main, has over
thrown the Republican institutions
under which these States had exist
ed for 1874 years, possessed himself
of the supreme executive power, and
has promptly been proclaimed En-
peror of America.
This astounding revolution has
so far been unaccompanied by any
effusion of blood. The secret,
though it had been known to 100
conspirators, had been well kept,
and the strong measures taken by
his imperial Majesty and his friend
paralyzed the spirit of resistance
that might otherwise have mani
tested itself.
AT a. m. the White House was
surrounded by a strong detachment
of Rough Riders and Mr.. Taft and
his family were arrested in their
beds. They were subsequently con-
veyed to an unknown destination
At the same time the Vice-Presi-
dent and the members of the Cabi-
net were seized and imprisoned.
The chiefs of the army and navy
have already sworn allegiance to the
new sovereign.
AT 10 a. m. his Majesty, attend
ed by a Princess of the imperial
house and accompanied by a brill
liant staff, rode through the streets
of Washington amid deafening pop
ular acclamations.
Hating before the capitol, he
made an impassioned speech, call
ing on all those who valued stabil-
ity of government and believed in
his policies to rally round his throne
and his person.
He had, he said, intrusted the
preservation of public order to the
editorial board of The Outlook, and
any complaints ought to be ad-
dressed to them, though, for his
part, he could not conceive that any
loyal subject should want to COM
plain of anything. The great policy
of conservation would now be car
ried out
His Majesty concluded by say
ing that he was having a bully
time
Later, The New York American,
in a special edition published at
midday, calls upon the populace to
rise against the usurper. Hearst
has been arrested and will be tried
on the charge of treason.
"W. J. Bryan in an interview de-
clares that he suspected the En-
peror from the beginning. The tri-
umph of the Democrats, he thinks,
is now assured.
THE Evening Post announces that
the Emperor is an INSCRIPTIONS pre-
varicator, and declares that no self
respecting American can consent to
bow the knee to Baal. The office
of the paper has since been destroy
ed by an infuriated mob.
'Mr. Rockefeller has taken refuge
in church and refuses to come
out.
The Emperor is now engaged in
composing a message of 100000
words strongly affirming both the
Monroe Doctrine and his own right
to empire and crown. AS soon as
the message has been delivered Con-
gress is to adjourn for an indefinite
period"
Punch follows this dispatch with
an alleged extract from The Specta-
tor of the following Saturday. The
proprietor and editor of The Spec
tator is st. Loe Strachey, personal
friend of Mr.. Roosevelt. The eX-
tract says:
I'VE can not pretend to be sur
prised by the news which has reach
ed US from America this week, that
Mr.. Roosevelt Qf we may be par
doned for speaking of him by the
name which is now merged in a
more splendid and, we believe, a
more appropriate title) should as
sumo the imperial purple. 1t can
not startle any one who has made
himself conversant, as we have en-
deavored to do, with the tendencies
of American public life and the
opinions of American public men,
especially of Mr.. Roosevelt himself,
There can be no harm in saying
that during his recent visit to this
country Mr.. Roosevelt expressed to
a few intimate friends his contempt
for all non-despotic systems of gov
ernment. He thought that when
America managed to shake off Re-
publican institutions men of sense
and of honest capability would come
by their own.
This was his ideal, and he could
not help feeling-the expression was
his own-that 1t was bully ideal.
1--WE cordially congratulate his
Imperial Majesty and his loyal sub
jects on what has taken place. We
are among those who believe that
his Majesty is, with perhaps the ex-
ception of the Archbishop of Can
terbury and Mr.. William Higginbot-
ham, the greatest, strongest, and
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