The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-25
EDITORS LAUD
CIVIC MORALITY
OF ROOSEVELT
Lecture in the SorbOnne at
Paris EvOkes Hearty Ex-
pressiOnS of Approval
Former President Attends the
American Church and Re-
Ceives Social Attentions

PARIS. April 24.-Colonel Roosevelt
passed comparatively quiet sunday in
Paris. Accompanied by Ambassador
Bacon, he attended the morning service
IN the American church in the Rue de
berri and listened to the sermon Of
Rev Chauncey W. Goodrich.
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied BY Ker-
nit and Miss Ethel. attended the Amer
lean church in Avenue de rAlma.
Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt lunched
with Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
the other guests including Premier
BRAND, NJ Barthou, minister Of justice;
Consul General Mason. A Leroy Beau
leu, Albert de Coubterin. Count de
Lasteyrie and Count de Portales.
In the afternoon there was an auto
mobile trip 10 St German where
colonel Roosevelt visited the chateau
o. Henry ". On returning the Roose-
Ne-ts dined quietly with Ambassador
and Mrs. Bacon at the American en-
bassy.
AVOIDS ELECTION BOOTHS
Although the general elections were
held today in France Roosevelt did not
visit the voting booths, saying that he
mad not time 10 investigate matters
that cid not concern him directly. Be
sides, he supposed the election ma
chinery Of France was neither better
nor worse. than in the United States
Roosevelt Will be the guest OF the
municipality OF Paris tomorrow The
city fathers viii receive him at the
Hotel de Vile, where luncheon viii be
served. after which he viii sign his
name in the "Livre DOR" which con-
tains the signatures Of all monarchs
and noted persons who have been
guests Of the city. In the evening he
viii dine with General Brugere and
from there Will go TO the opera, where
he viii occupy the presidential box.
'Salome" was the bill. but al Roose-
velrs expressed desire Saint-Saens'
g Samson and Delilah" will be produced.
with ballet.
PROTEST FROM EGYPTIAN
At the close of Roosevelt's lecture in
the Sorbonne yesterday some one in the
gallery Kissed, but this passed unno-
ticed in the applause. II has since been
learned il was an Egyptian, who later
explained he desired 10 protest by this
means against the speech the former
president delivered at Cairo.
The lecture at the Sorbonne created
4 tremendous impression in France.
The newspapers. in spite Of the closing
Of the electoral campaign last night,
devote an immense amount OF space TO
IL and ROosevelt's doings.
Except some hooking criticism by
free lances. such as Henri Rochefort.
editor Of Pstrie. and by Judet OF Eclair,
papers Of all shades OF opinion ring
with approval Of the doctrines Of civic
morality expounded by Roosevelt
The Temps declares that the impress
sion produced is all the greater because
Roosevelt did not present the theories
ne conceived but experiences he had
lived. 1t finds many lessons therein for
France and concludes with an appeal
10 France TO take the advice of an
honest man whose deeds and life during
50 years qualify him TO speak
The Journal des Deba1s says that
Roosevelt's words are the echo Of the
old Puritan spirit which made a con-
Quering England, and bear strange sig
nifcance when he breaches a sane and
vigorous life. Of which he is the en-
bodiment. TO so many unbalanced peo-
pie: probity 10 politicians. and common
sense TO those who are seeking Utopia.
COMMENTS OF EDITORS
our great demOcracies." says the
paper. are experiments. From the be-
ginning they leaned toward corruption.
Roosevelt's simple and energetic Ian
Eua &c is that Of Hercules. armed not
with a club, but Z broom, at the door of
the Augean stable.
Liberto. under the caption a Mag
nificent Lesson" says:
We have few men in France with
energy equal TO Roosevelt. but thous-
snds upon thousands who think as he
does"
The Paris Journal says:
no nobler lesson Of civic duty ever
fell from human lips"