The Washington times., 1910-06-19
ROOSEVELT, AT HOME,
GETS REST At LAST
Former President, After Fiji
teen Months Strenuous
ness, RelaxeS Once.
ATTENDS CHURCH
AT OYSTER BAY
Has Long Talk With Senator
Lodge-Secretary Meyer
Comes for Tea.
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and on Wednesday afternoon he viii
be at the office Of the Outlook
BEGINNING tomorrow II is expected
that there viii lbe great influx Of reg
ulars, Insurgents and others TO Oyster
Bay.
the receptions yesterday, Colonel
Roosevelt wa sup at an early hour
this morning. he had breakfasted by
9oclock-
Will perhaps make no further pubic
utterances upon the questions or the
day for two months His brief speech
Yesterday to the welcoming commit
Tee is. nevertheless. significant of the
fact that he is ntO 70 remain IDLE. so
far as participation in public affairs
IS concerned.
Back In Politics.
81 am ready and eager to do my
part, so far as I am able, TO solve the
problems which must be solved if we
of this, the greatest democratic re-
public on which the sun ever shOne,
are to see its destinies rise to the
high level O. our hope and its oppor-
tunities'
This indicates that Theodore RoOse-
Welt Will not hold himself aloof. even
tually, from discus sion of affairs IN
which this nation is interested. 1t
even presag es that he may take an
active hand for or against the pro-
o EressiVe movement now sweeping the
country. And there were scores OF
big men within the sound OF his voice
who would have given much 10 have
been able to fathom the exact mean
ing Of the Roosevelt words.
There was no one cOnversant with
the issues before the American peO-
pie who did not realize that they were
significant Roosevelt never attempt
ed 10 solve problem by remaining
inactive. Mr.. ROOSevelt'S speech. trim
med of any .Superfiuous language,
piaiEly means that he is back in poll
tics.
Warm Welcome Home.
Cheers, frecrackers, a children's choir
Of go voices, and bands OF music well
coined Colonel Roosevelt back home last
night. Triumphal arches were erected
in the streets amid the public buildings
and stores were decorated with the Ma
tiOnal colors and the familiar white and
orange OF Nassau county.
Those who saw Colonel Roosevelt step
from the train and seize the hands Of
his nelgh5OrS on eltncr SlQt OF MN az
he walked along between lines OF them,
Jerking out rapidly, so glad, me, BuI-
"" could hardly :maElne that ne hau
commenced handshakinE on board the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria at t:5j IN the
morning and had kept II up ever since
When Mr. Roosevelt gave the fnal wave
Of his silk hat 70 his delighted toWnspeo-
pie he did not show the slightest trace
Of fatigue in voice OF manner.
In spite Of the heavy rain crowds OF
people were waiting at Thirty-tourth
street ferry. New York, TO cross over
with Colonel Roosevelt on the 80 Terry
boat to Long Island City, where a spe-
cial train was in waiting 10 convey
him home. His automobile came hrSt
on 10 the boat, where It was surround
ed by twenty-fOur policemen under com
e aT4HT rrFT.4 n
traffic squad.
Owing to the heavy rain Nj and Mrs
Roosevelt remained under cover OF the
hood of the auto. throughout the trip
across the East river The remaining
members of the family and senator
Lodge, with Nicholas LOnSWorth, also
sat in their automobiles.
Police Fool the Crowd.
At TIE Long Island City railroad sta
ton the crowd was so large that the
police qracticed a rule by afhXlng a
streamer 10 some empty cars at the
north side Of the station, while the
special train with President Ralph
peters private car attached was wait
ing at the south end. When the form
er President walked on 10 the platform
protected by twenty-five policemen Jhe
crowd saw how they had been fooled
and made a rush. but II was 100 Late.
He hurried to the car before Iney Sot
III response to the enthusiastic cheer-
ing Colonel Roosevelt stood on the rear
platform OF his car and said -.
81 thank YOU all heartily and apprecl-
ated very much my reception mere 20
day l am deeply touched pE the "el-
come accorded me by my nelghbors ana
friends who have Travelled here 10 WEI
come me I thank you all
The stations and crossings along the
line were crowded with men. women
and children. waiting in the rain TO
cheer Theodore Roosevelt At RoSlyn
the crowd was so great on the tracks
that the train was stopped with jerk
TO avoid killing some Of the people The
Journey occupied an hour and half
On the trip Colonel Roosevelt walked
through the train and shook hands with
The majority Of the 40 members Of the
reception committee who went IN this
morning to meet him. The station at
oyster Bay was packed with people,
who cheered him as he walked 10 the
restTum which had been erected in. the
r center of the ballheld. The rain had
ceased. and the sun shone brightly.
Welcome Speech BY Young.
IT his speech welcoming Theodore
Roosevelt 10 MS home, W. J. Youngs,
United states district attorney for South
Brooklyn, said;
"eW have gathered here today to vel
come out illustriOus neishbor Thou
sands Of our fellOW-Citizens have united
in warm and enthusiastic greeting, but
we ave singularly fortunate to be the
only ones who can not only say, Wei
come. but also say Welcome home
'On other occasions the affectionate
regard in which our people hold Col
onel Roosevelt has been manifested.
but this occasion is peculiarly happy
because il is 10 private citizen that
we now extend our greeting.
Fresh from the scenes Of the
Spanish war. we united 70 do him
honor as a brave soldier Of our coun-
try: his annual trip TO oyster Bay
during the seven years he was Chief
Magistrate Of the nation was properly
observed, and this was well for we
were proud Of his record as governor.
and most profound of his career as
President. Bat in all these the official
clement was present, as it could not
fail to be
To-day this is absent and the
wholly human and domestic interest
alone is aroused. and so with thank
ful hearts that every lion did his duty
and each particular lion which was
fortunate enough TO meet the colonel.
is now. or soon viii be. safely re-
posing in the Smithsonian Institution.
proud 10 hae ITS name linked with
that o. Roosevelt in the National Cap
itol. we greet him after his return
from MS faunal scholastic. and world
wide social pilgrimage. He had
taught the world that he is a irritable