Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-06-29
KAISER MADE
HIT WITH TEDDY
Rough Riders Say Colonel
Talked. necessarily of
William
CURRY PRAISES H. 0. BURSUM
Says He Deserves Great Credit
in Statehood
Fight.

That His Imperial and Royal High
ness, Emperor William of Germany"
apparently made the greatest hit"
with Colonel Theodore Roosevelt dur
ing his roundup" of the courts of
Europe recently is the opinion of a
of Rough Riders who had the
privilege of sitting near Teddy at a
banquet given in New York shortly
after Mr.. Roosevelt's return to this
country. At this banquet only Rough
Riders We're present and all newspa-
per men and even personal friends of
the President were vigorously exclud-
ed in order that a heart to heart talk
might be had with the colonel.
From what could be gathered from
accounts of the banquet today when a
number of Rough Riders came back, in
cluding former Governor Curry and
Major Fred Muller, Mr.. Roosevelt
never tired talking of his visit with
Emperor William, the great soldier
who is said to be a man after Roose-
velt's own heart.
The emperor is said to have told
Mr.. Roosevelt that he and his gen.
erals were amazed at the rapidity with
which Rough Riders were drilled and
made into men of war. 'In Germany
it takes three years to get a soldier
properly drilled to go to the front"
said the emperor. Colonel Roosevelt,
it is reported, told the Kaiser that the
Rough Riders knew what they had to
dc and did it, having led life where
they were trained to adapt themselves
to circumstances and make the most
of opportunity.
eve had a splendid time" said Gov
ernor Curry, and all of the boys are
glad they went to New York to well
come Colonel Roosevelt for We were
treated royalty.
'Mr. Roosevelt seems in the best of
health and if he has serious throat
trouble there was little evidence of it.
1t is true he has gained weight and
has to exercise vigorously to keep it
down.
Statehood Bill.
Discussing politics Mr.. Curry said
that New Mexico may we'll feel proud
of approaching statehood and added:
I'VE are going to get statehood this
time and no mistake. We all ought to
be glad of it for this is a great boon
for New Mexico. A great share of
the credit for getting statehood, it is
well to remember, goes by right to the
Hon. H o. Bursum. Why Because
it was Mr.. Bursum, as every one knows,
who nailed the statehood, separate
statehood plank, into the Republican
platform and thus put it up to the
party to redeem that pledge. And
right royalty did Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Hitch
cock, and all of the friends of New
Mexico work for redeeming this
pledge. l am not seeking credit for
efforts in this line. 1t is but proper to
give credit to those from New Mexico
who helped the cause and in this CON
nection Delegate Andrews deserves
praise for the steady fight he made for
statehood as the representative oil
New Mexico at Washington and sc
does Governor Mills, whose appear
ance in Washington at the proper time
did great deal of good,
! ut is true that there was some dlt'
ference of opinion among the repre-
sentatives of New Mexico who were
in Washington just before the state
hood measure was put through. These
differences were largely as to The
feasibility of passing the Senate OF
the House bill. But now that we have
statehood coming to US, there is notn
ing to be gained by discussing these
differences of opinion. We should al
put our shoulders to the wheel and
see that New Mexico moves forward
and get a good constitution. Office
seeking can come afterwards
When asked about the reports print
ed all over the country that Mr.. VIII
liams, a former civil service commits
sioner would be a candidate for the
Senate from New Mexico Mr.. Curry
said that Mr.. Williams was an able
, and popular young man, but that al
, far he knows he now has residence
; in Arizona where he expects to liy'
: for some time on account Of hi
! health, and where he is owner of th'
Tucson Citizen. Mr.. Curry seemed t.
take no stock in the rumor OF MI
Williams candidacy for the Senate.
To Stay in New Mexico.
Mr.. Curry made it quite plain tina
: he intends to live in New Mexico ant
/, any rumors of his probable appoint
ments to post in the Philippine