The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-31
Former President Will Be
Personal Guest of Kaiser
GALA OCCASION IN VIEW
IT Is Said That the German Emperor
VIII Throw Precedent to the
Winds in Entertaining the
Mighty Hunter

Berlin, March 2o-Emperor William has
invited former President Roosevelt of the
United States to be his personal guest
at the palace for three of the five days
that Colonel Roosevelt will spend in Ber-
lin The former President will arrive here
the evening of May and Will be en-
tertained by David Jayne Hill, the Amer
lean ambassador, until the 18th, when the
Emperor will return to the capital of the
provinces. Colonel Roosevelt will then
go to the palace.
The Emperor will throw court prece-
dence to the winds during Mr.. Roose-
velt's stay, it is stated. The masters of
ceremonies and the court chamberlains
are dlsmayed by the Emperor's deter
mination to give private and non-offi-
cial person precedence at the dinners
and elsewhere over everybody, even the
royal princes.
The expectation is that the Emperor,
who has given much thought TO the en-
tertainment of his distinguished Amer
lean guest, is preparing surprises for the
three days in which he will give up to
the ex-president the most of his time
What do you think Mr.. Roosevelt
would like to see in Berlin most?' in
quired the Emperor of President Benja-
min Ide Wheeler of the University of
California, a few days before the ex-
change professor left for home, early
this month.
Men" said Professor Wheeler. Mr.
Roosevelt would I think, prefer above
other things, to meet representative Ger
man men,"
Professor Wheeler also thought Mr..
Roosevelt might like to hear some good
music, to see one or two galleries, and
/ to visit Frederick the Greats country
house. 'San Hosi," at Potsdam, but add
| ed this was all speculation, as Mr..
Roosevelt might make another "Egyp-
tian" speech affecting Germany that
would cause the Kaiser to cancel the in
yitation on account of tariff friction.
| The Emperor said this was improbable
and a gala occasion would be had. The
| University of Berlin will bestow the de-
gree of laws upon Colonel Roosevelt
While the senate of the university mas
not vet acted upon the suggestion 1t VIII
he brought before that body before long
and will, no doubt. be ratified.
Bevond this distinction the university
will scarcely go farther than to give
| Colonel Roosevelt cordial welcome The
American Association of Commerce and
| Trade has invited him to be present at a
reception. He has declined public dinner
| rendered him some months ago, and he
said his stay in Berlin would be short,
and he did not think he ought to accept
an invitation so long in advance when not
certain.
Things are extremely delicate along the
acceptance of outside invitations when the
opportunity of meeting him viii be cur
tailed by the Emperor. Newspapers have
published everything available about the
former President S utterance in Khartoum
and the general public Is well informed as
to his movements, and If any public OPP
portunity is afforded of greeting him the
people of Berlin are ready to avail them
selves of it. Already there is a great
pressure for tickets to hear his lecture
before the university, and tickets to the
reception of the American Association
of Commerce are at premium Mr..
Roosevelt several months ago in answer
to the remark that he would receive a
great reception in Berlin, said:
II shall be there simply as private cit
izen. l am not one of those who cling to
the frlnges of departed greatness"
Roosevelt Is Criticised
Chicago March @.-Prof Nathaniel
Schmidt, head of the department of orien-
tai languages and literature at Cornell un-
iversity, just returned from a protracted
residence in Egypt, Syria and Arabia, to-
day criticised former President Roose-
velt's recent speech at Cairo.
There are plenty of Americans In
Egypt today" said he, who have dealt
more tactfully with those numerous ques-
tions which go to make peace between
nations than did an exPresident OF the
United States, who spoke in Cairo the
other day. The speech was rather un-
called for, think Now, a German would
say that Mr.. Roosevelt was just right. 1t
Is the German policy to lay down the
law and II necessary to lay on the lash
They would think it wholly proper that
he should tell the Egyptians how to man
age their affairs. But there Is a question
in my mind. lived over there long
time, and | used TO read the Egyptian ma
tionalist newspapers every day. There is
really q tremendous feeling. | think
the truth is that the English policy OF
pouring money into the country and de-
veloping II commercially. and at the same
time allowing extreme freedom of speech
is the hest one in the long run. You can't
use force effectively on those people and
whip them into amiable subjects. They
have long memories. And as for freedom
of speech, they've got to have it. It's
in the blood
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