The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-28
SUBMITS 10 INTERVIEWS.
Colonel Roosevelt Receives a Delega.
ton of Fourteen Editors.

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Cairo. Egypt. March 2s.-Theodore
Roosevelt was interviewed Sunday af-
ternoon by the editors of Ia native pa
pers. They had been especially anx1-
GUS to meet the man they regarded as
the greatest citizen of the most pro-
gressive democratic republic III the
world" believing that his advice would
be valuable and uplifting to their coun-
try.
In compliance with their request
Roosevelt granted them an interview in
his room in the hotel When they ap-
peared some were in European costume,
with tarboushes on their heads, show
ing them to be MOhaInmedanS, the tall
er tarboushes indicating satisfaction
with the English rule. the shorter show
ing advocacy of nationalism. Some OF
them wore native costumes.
One Sheik,9 Ally YouSSef, who advised
Roosevelt IN an open letter not to speak
in Egypt as he did in thes Sudan, was
dressed in q striking robe, a vest en-
broidered in gold and a white tufban.
The papers they represented ranged in
opinion from approval of the present
regime to advocacy Of the expulsion OF
the English by force if necessary; from
defense of religious liberation to sug-
gestions, constantly repeated, calcula-
ted to stir the Moslems against the
Christians and the Christians against
the MoSlems.
Mr. Roosevelt received the native edi-
tors cordially, opening conversation by
SELF Referring to the report publish
ed in the Arabic papers attributing to
him views calculated to stir religious
feeling, he said he already had de-
nourced the report in private converse
ton with the khedive and his officials
as wicked lie.
eff there is one word of advice to
give to the Christians" he remarked,
ssit is that the MoSlenaS treat the Chris
tians with exact justice and the Chris
tians should act in exactly the same
way to the Moslems When l was
president in America no Christian was
permitted to Cypress u Moslem and no
Moslem could abuse a Christian. So it
is in America now, and in the Philip
pines under American rule.
One journalist suggested possible
criticism of Mr.. Roosevelt's lecture to-
day which all were awaiting with keen
interest.
"As to my speech Mr.. Roosevelt
replied, "anyone can criticiSe it who
pleases after it is made. 1 always tell
the newspaper men in my own coun-
try that they are using one of the most
formidable weapons of modern life
The editor or correspondent of news
paper in reality is a public servant.
Just as I think man like myself,
when president, should be held strictly
accountable for his acts, so think
newspaper man should be held respon-
sib1e for his.
If was explained to Mr.. Roosevelt
that Coptic as well as the Moslem pa
pers were published in Arabic, and he
was assured hat all were trying to do
their duty by the country, though
sometimes they made mistakes.
you make mistakes" exclaimed
Roosevelt. eve all make mistakes.
He closed the interview by referring
to the Sudan. stating that any man
who knew what Khartum was in the
days of the Mahdi could not fail to
realize the enormous progress of the
last decade.
Mr. Roosevelt has invited Prince
and Princess Eitel Frederick of Ger
many to take tea with him Tuesday.
To Have Special Car.
Naples, March 2S.-Great prepare
tions are being made here for the ar
rival of former President Roosevelt.
The governmentwil1 place a special car
at his disposal for his jc urney through
out the peninsula. 1t appears Mr.. and
Mrs. Roosevelt wish to again pass over
the route taken on their honeymoon.