Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-18
Reception Given to Distinguished
American Is Bright Spot in
National History
ANCIENT CITY is AWAKENED
Mayor and DignitarieS of Town
Receive Him as Apostle
of Liberty
TAssociated Pressl

u UDAPEST, Hungary April IT.
II Hungary received Col. Theodore
= Roosevelt with open arms after
he had crossed the frontier today, pop
uar enthusiasm, according to the news
paper reporters, exceeding anything
since the days of Louis Kossuth.
The journey, after Col. Roosevelt left
the train at Pressburg to spend the
afternoon with Count Apponyi whom
he had entertained at Washington and
Oyster Bay, assumed almost the char
acter Of a triumphal procession.
The entire population of the ancient
capital Of Hungary turned out, tho
mayor and other city authorities greet
ing the former president at the station
They welcomed him as the apostle of
liberty and peace
At the three villages-each made uD
of different race, Magyar, Slovak and
German-the party passed through on
the automobile trip to the Apponyi
castle. In each instance the president
of the village, the priest the school
master, the fire brigade in uniform and
the school children in white Sunday
frocks and sashes bearing the Hun
| garian colors, stopped the automobile
to offer flowers and words of welcome.
RIOT OF ENTHUSIASM
The return trip from the castle by
| another route was marked by similar
demonstrations. and when Budapest
was reached at p. m. the former pres
| tdent was fairly mobbed at the sta
tion, which in spite of a heavy down.
pour, was mobbed by cheering thou
sands.
The mayor of Budapest and repre-
sentatiYes from all the societies in the
city We're there to meet Colonel Roose-
welt when he stepped from the plat
It'll
| from the yards clambered on top of
the train to take part in the demon
stration.
The university students massed out
side the building sang "'rhe STAR
Spangled Banner" as the ex-president
was whirled away to his hotel through
solid walls of people.
At the hotel another multitude had
gathered. and refused n depart until
Colonel Roosevelt Appeared on the ball
cony to acknowledge the greetings.
In his brief speech to the crowds
around the hotel he reiterated what
he had said throughout the day in re-
ply to words of welcome.
LAUDS COURAGE
He recognized, he said, the courage.
the devotion and the chivalry of the
| Hungarians, and he especially pleased
them when he declared one who lived
|
| great west could best appreciate the
extraordinary character of the de-
scendants Of horsemen who had fol-
! lowed ArpaG, the Magyar national hero,
into the plains of central Europe.
The Hungarians evidently were de-
| termined to show Colonel Roosevelt he
! had touched their hearts and to make
! his reception as different as possible
from that i'm Vienna. Although osten-
sibly the guest of Ambassador Hengel-
mueller Won Hengervar the ex-presi-
dent is in reality the guest of the Hun-
garian government.
no MAKE CALLS
The program for tomorrow includes
besides calls upon the premier, Count
Khunen Won Hedervary, and Archduke
Joseph, at whose royal palace, crown
ing the heights above the city, he will
be .suest at luncheon; q visit to Fran
els Kossuth, leader of TIE United OPP
position, who is ill: n sightseeing
tour. a visit to the house of parlia-
ment where Count Apponyi win hold a
reception in his honor, and a dinner at
the Park club, at which Baron and
| Baroness Hengelmueller win be hosts.
Practically the whole of Tuesday will
be consumed in a. trip by special train
| to the state Arab breeding stud at
! Babolna The premier's dinner will be
| the concluding function of Col. Roose-
velt's visit to the dual monarchy.
Today Nv Roosevelt authorized
categorical denial of reports telegraph
ed from Vienna that he had discussed
with Emperor Francis Joseph the ques-
! ton Of the limitation of ornaments,
with the intention of continuing to
press the question at Paris, Berlin and
| London.