The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-15
ROOSEVELT SAYS
HIS PRINCIPLES
COME FIRST
Makes It Plain He Will Stand for
Them When He Returns To
America, Regardless of Parties
Or Persons.
He Is Received by Emperor OF
Austria-Interview Lasts
An Hour.

VIENNA, April 15.-Through an err
Tor OF some member OF the reception
committee, Col Roosevelt found no
rooms reserved for him at the Hote!
Kranz upon his arrival this morning.
Despite the fact that he was the
lion OF the hour" and had had tri-
umpbal ride from the station to the
otel, absolutely no arrangements mad
Deen made for Ills reception at the
hotel The hotel manager provided u
little room for him temporarily, while
che OF the most luxurious suites In the
hotel was gotten ready.
United States Ambassador Richard
c. Kerens says he thought Baron Hen
gelmuller arranged for hotel accom-
modations and Eengelmulle:, who was
formerly Austrian ambassador at
Washington, says ne thought this was
keTens' lob.
Anyway. there was 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
here on arrival was TO deny state
ment that he had consented TO be a
candidate for the presidency again.
The statement this time was con.
tanned in the Paris Herald, which
quoted one OF It's Italian correspon.
cents
The colonel authorized your cores
Iondcnt to say that the story was a
pure fake" that neither he nor Gift
ord Pincnot had said anything that
coulc possibly warrant such state
lent
In this connection, Roosevelt said
his meeting with PInchot should not
lie interpreted as Il desire To hear only
one side of the conservation Contro-
Norsy. II want To hear all sides OF all
questions, the colonel said, land /
snail be glad 10 see anyone who can
cnlighten me on political conditions
am sorry tina. Senator Root could
rot come TO Europe"
The colonel made II plain that ne
would stand for principles when re
returned TO America. regardless OF
PARTIES or persons. In concluding his
remarks regarding the Paris Herald.
the colonel said
LAS this is the thrl false statement
IN the Herald OF similar character, !
representatives OF that paper"
This WAS a day or rubbing elbows
with royalty for he 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.
no ri ~ nfn Nd
encountered the biggest reception
committee The reception committee
was headed by Kerens ans Hengel-
mueller A crowd of several thou
sand people were massed about the
hotel 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, Austrias 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
cnel's family while in Washington.
After luncheon at the hotel, at
which former United States Ambas-
sador Henry White and Lieut.. Won
Hahnel, an African hunter. were his
guests, the big function of the day
came, the colonel's reception by
aged Emperor Franz Josef. AT the
palace. This audience lasted more
than an hour
At the Capuchin church Col Roose-
Welt placed wreaths upon the tomhs
Df Empress Elizabeth and Crown
princp RudolDh