The San Francisco call., 1910-04-11
Mayor of Porto MauriziO, Italy,
Greets Former President as
Humanitarian
Freedom of City Conferred on
American Statesman Amid
Cheers and Flowers
By JOHN cALLAN o'LoUGHLIN
[SpeciaI Gable TO The Call

PORTO MAURIZIO, Italy, April 10
This city, abloom with flowers, well
coined Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to-
day and made him one of its citizens
With its 5000 inhabitants arrayed in
holiday garb and with a regiment of
infantry in striking uniform, school
children in white and blue. waving
American and Italian flags and strew-
ing flowers before Roosevelt and his
Wife with all the dignitaries of the
city bOwing TO the ground. it took the
distinguished American to its heart.
There have been many prominent
Italians and foreigners here, and cele-
bratiOns have been held in their honor,
but, to quote Mayor GARRETT and for
mer Mayor Olivero, these celebrations
bear no comparison TO that which oc-
CURED today
WELCOMED AS HUMANITARIAN
we welcome him as the first citi-
zen Of your great country" they said,
but above all we welcome him as a
great humanitarian. We remember all
ne has done for Italians in America
We recall with gratitude what he did
for Italy during the terrible Messina
earthquake ana. remembering these
things. we honor ourselves in doing
all we can TO testify 10 the world our
deep satisfaction in having him as our
guest and enrolling him among our
citizens"
Along the road by which Roosevelt
was expected was stationed the Forty
first regiment Of infantry. the men in
dress uniforms and the officers ablaze
with decorations.
CHILDREN LINE THE ROAD
BOYS from college in dark blue uni
forms stood at attention on one side
OF the road leading from the hotel and
on the other side younger children,
boys and girls alternating.
ROSES THROWN AMID CHEERS
Upon terrace was stationed a mill
tary band. The appearance of Roose-
Welt was the signal for an outburst of
cheers. The band Immediately struck
UP The star Spangled Banner" huge
punches of roses We're thrown into the
landau where Roosevelt and his wife,
Miss Carew and Mayor GARRETT were
sitting. AS Roosevelt left the car
riage young girls threw flowers in his
paIa-
Roosevelt was presented by the
mayor 10 the councillors of the town.
after which he returned TO a wall and
watched the removal OF a white cloth
from sign on which was painted
Viva la TeOdOro Roosevelt with the
date.
Tho ceremony was completed by the
was stretched across the road. and his
wife then slowly mounted the road to
the hotel, passing over a huge bank Of
daisies rustling in the light breeze.
MAYOR VOICES WELCOME
The hotel. which was decorated with
American and Italian flags, threw its
doors wide open to its distinguished
guests and the crowd Of Italians which
followed behind. Here the mayor de-
-
the great qualification Of all the people
of Mauritzio in having Roosevelt as
their guest
He spoke Of Roosevelt as a champion
of the world peace and then with his
face alight with pride, handed Roose-
Welt a book tied with the Italian colors,
which, when opened. was found to con-
tain parchment cOnferring the free
dom Of the city upon the former presi-
dent
Roosevelt knows enough Italian to
obtain an excellent understanding. He
declared that the words he heard were
complimentary to himself and made
him feel deeply proud and humble; and.
turning 10 the mayor, asked for a
translation Caretti, who speaks fairly
good English. replied that he would be
glad TO interpret if Roosevelt would
speak slowly.
MISS CAREW INTERPRETS
Resuming, Roosevelt said that he es-
pecially was touched by the mayors
suggestion that he had promoted peace
IN the world The mayor stumbled
somewhat in his translation, and Miss
Carew repeated Roosevelts expression
more perfectly in Italian, upon which
the crowd cheered delightedly.
I feel" continued Roosevelt, that
the nations should act toward each
other as honest men toward fellow men
and that the same laws or mortality
properly should apply to nations as to
men in their dealings"
Roosevelt added that he would al
ways remember how the citizens of this
beautiful city had received him. add
ing in italian ''Hiva horto Mauritzio
viva neustrO synodic, Signor Caretti,"
and finally with droll look at his sis
ter In law, Viva Miss Carew." These
sentiments were received with uproari-
Gus applause.
Tea was then served, Mrs. Roosevelt
sitting IN a chair banked with flowers
with the mayor on her right and
Italian senators upon her left, Roose-
Welt with the English wife OF the mayor
on his right
JOLLY FELLOW" SINGS CROWD
Leaving the room Roosevelt stopped
for a few moments at a table where
the italian officers were sitting and ex-
plSSSSN ms gAS0~o~4S e a. eAASlt piSSSuCe
AS he left the room a small crowd of
Americans began to sing He's a jolly
good fellow"
Roosevelt spent the morning dictat-
ing letters under a spreading tree in
front Of thG villa he Is occupying. This
villa is not that Of Miss Carew, but of a
friend of the latter.
Tonight the Roosevelt family and
Miss Carew are the guests Of the mayor
at dinner. Roosevelt has continued to
receive cablegrams from Catholic priests
in America expressing their approba-
ton Of his manly stand in connection
with the Vatican incident
Clifford Pinchot arrived late tonight
He Will see Roosevelt in the morning
and will present his views on the con-
servatfon situation. i have nothing to
say at all and I won't speak after 1
have seen the former president" he