Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-09
Sentimental Journey Ended IN
Time to Escape DeIuge.
BIG COURTESIES IN VIENNA
Imperial Theater Boxes and Car
riages Assigned to Visitors.
COPENHAGEN CALL CUT SHORT
Vatican Incident Still Warmly Dis
cussed-Maximilia Harden As
sails Theodore the Great"

GENOA. April 9.-Col. and Mrs. Roose-
vet had cause to be glad today that the
crowds encountered had forced them to
abandon their carriage drive yesterday.
Since morning. rain has fallen In tor
rents.
The former President and Mrs. Roose-
welt spent the morning hours visiting the
art galleries. the palace of the doges
and other places of interest. To escape
q wettng they used closed automobile
placed at their disposal by American
Consular Agent Smith.
Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt left this. after
noon for Porto Maurizio, where they are
due at o'clock tonight
The unfavorable weather did not serve
to keep a big crowd away from the sta
ton and the visitors were given a dem
onstrative send-off. Among those who
were there to say goodbye were Ameri-
can Consul General James A. Smith with
others of the consulate and a number of
Americans.
Mrs. Roosevelt was presented with
bouquet made up of specimens of the
Iiowers of the Italian Riviera. AS the
train drew out Mr.. Roosevelt appeared
at the car window and bowed his fare
wells.
Francis Joseph's Arrangements.
VIENNA, April 9.-Emperor Francis
Joseph is interesting himself actively in
MIR. Roosevelt's coming visit to the capi-
tai. with view to making sure that his
stay shall be as pleasant as possible,
He is in constant communication,
through court officials. with the Amer-
can embassy in regard TO the former
AZ N. Inc
Today the emperor sent a court officer
10 the embassy with the intimation that
court carriages would be placed at the
disposal of the members Of the Roosevelt
party during the whole period OF their
visit in Vienna. and that the royal boxes
et tne Imperial Opera and at the Court
Theater would await their occupancy.
Copenhagen Visit Brief.
COPENHAGEN, April 9.--Col. Roosevelt
has Informed Maurice T. Egan, the Amer
lean minister TO Denmark, that although
ne Will be able to spend only five hours
I'm Copenhagen. where he will arrive about
pm. May =. he will hold an hours re-
eeption at the American legation.
King Frederick being abroad Col
Roosevelt will be received by Crown
lrincc Christian.
Praise for Roosevelt in Paris.
PARIS. April 9.-As the date Of Mr..
Roosevelt's visit to France draws nearer
the leading newspapers devote much
space to the former Presidents PERSONAL
fly and movements.
The Figaro publishes today a two-col-
umn sketch OF Mr.. Roosevelt, in which
1t lands his wonderful energy. versatility,
democracy AID honesty. At the same
time it prints review of his. visit to
Rome. In which the opinion is expressed
tnat his conduct In that city offered
striking proof OF his tolerance. broadness
OF mind, independence OF spirit and high
sense of honor.
1T is easy to understand says the
paper. that many Americans consider the
attitude of the Vatican. which prevented
their great compatriot from doing an act
OF courtesy to the pOntif, as an offense
against their patriotism and their ccun-
try
Anti-Roosevelt Plot Hinted At.
The Matin. pursuing an investigation of
what il terms the inside OF papal in
transigentisn. says that some ecclesias-
tics feel that Cardinal Merry del Val
acted in accord with Cardinal Gibbons
anG other prominent American Catholics,
with the secret object o. preventing Mr..
Roosevelt from winning prestige in
the eyes of American Catholics through
papal audience.
Nevertheless the paper insists that the
general conviction. and especially that of
the cardinals, is that the papal secretary
alone was responsible for the great
blunder.
If Taft Conditioned Cardinalp
ROME, April 9.-The vatican-Roosevelt
incident is still causing animated discus
sion between partisans
The party which has rallied 10 the sup
port OF Cardinal Merry del Val insists
that it matters not what consequences
may ensue, as any other outcome would
be better than to have exposed the Pope
TO humiliation. would have been the
case had Mr.. Roosevelt visited the pom
tiff and later called upon the Methodists,
simply TO demonstrate that he could not
I've treated as was former Vice President
Fairbanks
The faction hostile to the papal secre-
tary's attitude asks what the Vatican
would think II, next autumn. when Cardi-
nal Vincenzo Vannutelli. after attending
should. upon going to the United States,
he asked to dine with President Taft on
the condition that he would not visit the
apostolic mission house In Washington
directed by Mgr. A. p. DOYLE. and which
mission. like that the Methodists in Rome,
is engaged in converting persons TO the
faith 1t represents.
Harden Assails Roosevelt.
BERLIN, April 9-Under the caption
Theodore the Great Maximilian Harden
makes a bitter attack on ex-Pre.ident
Roosevelt.
The Zukunft declares that the Germans
have no cause to throw themselves at the
Rough Riders feet, and that. notwith-
standing minor courtesies. there is no rea-
son why he should be regarded either as
hero or az a tried friend Of the ia
therland
Harden especially blames Mr.. Roosevelt
for Germany's defeat In the Morocco con-
ference at Algeciras, because he sent the
kaiser kilograms recommending that Ger
many yield to the French proposals.
The vitrioiic satirist who overthrow the
inner round table of the kaiser says that
RooseveIt's whole career since he quit the
presidency has been a carnival Of bluff,
bluster and linelight calculated to make
the press agent of Caruso hide his face
for shame and envy.
"The applause seeker" concludes Har-
den's onslaught, will soon come TO Ber-
lin. The German empire will then enjoy
the opportunity of demonstrating that 1t
contains race or serious minded people
8he are OF asa"