The Detroit times., 1910-04-16
ROOSEVELT SAYS
HIS PRINCIPLES
COME FIRST
Makes II Plain He Will Stand for
Them When He Returns To
America, Regardless of Parties
Or Persons.
He Is Received by Empei Ior OF
Austria-Interview Lasts
An Hour.

VIENNA, April 15-Through an er-
Tor OF some member Of the reception
committee. Col. Roosevelt found no
rooms reserved for him at the Hotel
Kranz upon his arrival this morning.
Despite the fact that he was the
Zion of the hour" and had had TIL
uInpbal ride from the station 10 the
hotel, absolutely no arrangements mad
neen made for his reception at the
hotel. The hotel manager provided a
little room for him temporarily. whiio
enc OF the most luxurious suites In the
hotel was gotten ready.
United States Ambassador Richaci
{. Kerens says he thought Baron Her
Relniuller arranged for hotel accom-
nodations and Eengelmulle:, who was
formerly Austrian Ambassador at
Washington, says ne thought this was
Kerens' lob.
Anyway. there vas a fine lot OF con-
fusion in the rauks OF the reception
committee when the mistake was dis-
covered.
One OF the first things Roosevelt did
3 here on arrival Was TO deny state
ment THAI he had consented to Dc a
candidate for the presidency again
Tie statement this time was coz
tanned in the Paris Herald, which
quoted one OF its Italian correspou-
dents.
The colonel authorized your cores
pondent to say that the story was Z
pure fake" that neither be nor Gin.
ord Pincnot had said anything that
eoulc possibly warrant such state
iaent
In this connection Roosevelt said
his meeting with Pinchot should not
lie interpreted as desire TO hear only
one side OF the conservation contro
yersy. II want to hear all sides OF al
questions" the colonel said, and /
shall be glad TO see anyone who can
enlighten me on political conditions.
/ am sorry tina: Senator Root could
not come TO Europe"
The colonel made il plain that m
would stand for principles when tie
returned TO America regardless OF
parties or persons. In concluding his
remarks regarding the Paris Herald.
the colonel said:
LAS this is the thir1 false statement
in the Herald of similar character,
must in the future decline 10 see tue
representatives oil lilul paper.
This WAS day OF rubbing elbows
with royalty for the colonel.
Ii seemed that everybody on the
reception committee is a Count, or
Duke, or Baron and they swarmed in
and about the railway station. re-
splendent in gold braid and accom-
panied by his aides
The colonel arrived at o'clock and
encountered the biggest reception
committee. The reception committee
was headed by Kerens anc Hengel-
mueller. A crowd OF several thou
sand people were massed about the
hotol when the colonel arrived and
they gave him a rousing cheer
Col. Roosevelt spent two hours with
his mail before a strenuous day OF
social calls and functions The first
Of these was a call on Count Won
Aerenthal. Austria's minister of for
eign affairs and one OF the command
ing figures In European politics.
The next stop" was a call upon
Baroness Won Hengelmueller. who
was an intimate friend of the COZ
onel's family while in Washington.
After luncheon at the hotel. al
which former United States AmEas.
sador Henry White and Lieut. Won
Hahnel, an African hunter, were his
guests. the big function OF the day
came, the colonels reception by
aged Emperor Franz Josef, az the
palace. This audience lasted more
than an hour.
AT the Capuchin church Col. Rooso.
welt placed wreaths upon the tomhs
OF Empress Elizabeth and Crown
Prince Rudolph