The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-19

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The party then took the Uganda rail-
way for Nairobi. reaching their desti-
nation on April 2s. ON account Of this
Uganda railway, the base OF supplies
was established here and the party
OF the camp. Colonel Roosevelt and
his party were entertained by num-
Der OF prominent Englishmen who
have estates IN this section and natives
Tie result was that when they re
turned to Nairobi In December, they
mad an unusually large number OF
specimens During this time the gem
eral public had to be content with the
news that filtered into Nairobi, where
IL was gObbled up greedily by the mass
OF newspaper men. and cabled In more
or less questionable form
On December Is. the party broke
van across Uganda Considerable
hunting was done on this trip, and
when the party arrived at Renk on
had thousands of specimens
Here the steamer Dal was placed at
their disposal by General Sir Reginald
Wingate, the British Sirdar, and the
party started on the 3OO-mile journey
up the Nile TO Khartoums where the
from whom he had been separated for
nearly a year.
Politicians throughout the United
States looked forward eagerly for some
statement from the ex-president when
he emerged from the jungle at Renk.
relative to political conditions in this
his attitude on the Ballinger- Pinchot
controversy. the Payne-Aldrich tariff
bill. and. in fact. what he thought OF
the Taft administration as a whole
But they were an disappointed The
eX-president refused absolutely TO
discuss European and American pol
ltlcs ana stated IurtheT tLat Any any IN tsr.,
views purporung TO come from him
relative to the political situation could
be accepted as false
Trip Down the Nile.
Nothing OF Importance marked the
trip down the Nile. and Colonel Roose-
ton Of his European speeches. ON
Monday. March Il. they reached khar-
tOum, where Mrs. Roosevelt and her
youngest daughter greeted him The
entire party was gwen an elaborate
reception and the Sirdar's palace on
the banks OF the Nile was placed at
Roosevelts left Khartoum on a special
train for Cairo, stopping off at As
souan and Luxor, for the purpose or
on March "a the party reached
Cairo Here Mr.. Roosevelt was given
a hearty reception, not only by the
native element. but by a large number
I Of American tourists. who were stop
ping at Shepherds hotel The colonel
was entertained by the Khedive, while
] Mrs Roosevelt and her daughter were
. the guests of the Khedivah. 1t was
| here that oscar Strauss, ambassador
| TO Turkey. and a member Of the
chief.
/ At the request Of a large number Of
American tourists, visiting that portion
reception on March 20 at shepherds
hotel. where be shook hands with
about zoe of his countrymen-
/ As the press of that section Is ex-
tremely radical. Colonel Roosevelt had
I been subjected TO a great deal OF crit
/ on account Of some of his expressions
l In Khartoum, but on March % all
parties buried the Ratchet" when the
ex-president entertained twelve edi-
j tire Arabian press OF Egypt. and told
| them his Views respecting Moslems
and Christians. All his guests agreed
that they had been misinformed and
voted the colonel a good fellow.
| But his popularity was short lived,
| especially among the editors Of the
/ Nationalist press, for on the following
day he made his sensational speech at
/ the University of Cairo. denOuncing the
assassination of Boutros Pasha Ghali.
the premier, who had been murdered
/ but a month before by a Nationalist
| sympathizer. He said that the assas-
sin stood at the pinnacle of infamy.
/ and that those who are apolOgizing
for OF condonins his act occupy the
! same bad eminence." AS the majority
OF the students at the university are
/ Nationalists, and as Egyptian political
| conditions resemble a smOuldering vol
cano. the speech caused an eruption.
! OF course, the colonel came in for
his share OF criticism, but. at the
| same time the university conferred on
him its highest honorary degree 'in
/ recognition OF his eminent services to
/ humanity
i down With Roosevelt
i The following day about two hum
/ dred students paraded around the
/ hotel where Mr.. Roosevelt was stop
ping, crying Down with Roosevelt
] and "Nivo Egypt"
/ Two days later the colonel and his
family sailed. from Alexandria. Egypt,
4 en- route for Naples. He was given an
/ enthusiastic send-Off. despite his
speeches at Cairo and KhartOum, and
as one correspondent expressed 10, his
/ departure from Egypt was like his
arrival in the country. He was the
i biggest figure in the country as soon
| as he came within it's borders. and he
leaves II as the one dominating fig
ure."
on Saturday. April 2. the Roosevelt
party arrived in Naples. where they
were greeted by thousands OF Italians
and American tourists. At this time
arrangements had been made for an
audience with the king on Monday and
a visit to the vatican on Tuesday.
Then came the first sensation OF his
European trip. on Sunday, April 3
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