Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
Of All Cfeeds Urged by
Col. Roosevelt
n Address at American Mis-.
sion College for Girls. :
Excellent Impression Made by Ex.
President al University.

Roosevelt delivered an address before
the students of the University of Egypt
today and made an excellent impress
sion. He was cordially received and
at the conclusion of his remarks there
was much applause, the general opin-
ion is that the speech will have good
effect upon the country generally
Mr. Roosevelt upon entering the hail
Of the university found it crowded with
Egyptians, officers, students and wo-
men who hogan the handclapping the
moment he appeared Prince Ahmed
Fouad, president of the university, and
an uncle Of the Khedive. introduced
Mr.. Roosevelt with a brief speech.
spoken in French.
Responding 70 the welcome Mr..
Roosevelt expressed his thanks but
said that his address was intended only
for the students Of the university. AS
n man who spoke frequently he warm
ed his auditors to have nothing to do
with the man who cid not make good
his words by acts. The speakers ref
ereEcc to the assassination by a stu
dent last month of I'outrCS Pasha
Ghali, premier and minister OF foreign
affairs, as a calamity to Egypt, and his
denunciation of the assassin were re-
ceived with great applause.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived a deportation of prominent Sy-
rians, who wished to acknowledge the
kindly attitude toward their people of
the former President during his admin
istratipn. and committee of the geo.
graphical society, which received Liv-
ingstone and Stanley and wished to pay
their respects in q similar manner to
the American.
The Syrians presented Col Roose-
welt an illuminated address on silk
written in both Arabic and English
The address was enclosed in solid
silver casket inlaid with gold and bear
ing an inscription in Arabic. On the
outside of the cover inlaid with gold
was formed an olive branch entwined
with Turkish and American flags.
r. ]. Cunningham, Major Edgar A.
Mearns, J. Alden Loring and Edmund
Heller, all members of the Smithso-
nian Scientific expedition, who had re-
manned at Gondokoro to prepare their
specimens for shipment. arrived here
today. They brought with them IL ma
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Mombassa.
Col. Roosevelt lunched with DR.. An
drew Watson at the American mission,
where he addressed briefly the mis-
sion students. This afternoon he visit
ed the American Mission College for
Girls and addressed a huge audience
in the Oriental and tapestried Marquee
which was decorated with profusiOn
of American flags. DR.. Watson acted
as chairman and Lady Wingate was
seated on the platform. DR.. John Gift
fen introduced Col. Roosevelt, who
was given an enthusiastic reception.
He thanked the ex-President for his
good offices in the dedication of the
new building The Egyptians present
cheercd every mention of Col Roose
velt's name.
The exPresident was in particu-
larly happy vein and right at the be-
ginning he said he would divulge a
secret. which would probably account
for his excellent humor. At DR.. Wat
sons he had had an old-fashioned
American dinner of turkey and pump
kin pie, and. he added. it was perfectly
evident that the wives of the missona-
RES possessed t'le proper uouSeWllely
qualities.
Colonel Roosevelt urged religious
tolerance of all creeds. and said he
would take the first opportunity in the
United States to speak of the good
work the American missionaries were
doing.
The Egyptian journalists are unan-
inous in expressing the belief that
Col Roosevelt's address at the univer-
sity will bear fruit and do much good.
Miss Ethel and Kermit had young
felix's luncheon at the hotel today.
Cairo March 2S.-Ex- President
Roosevelt's outspoken warning to the
Nationalist in in his speech today
before the Egyptian University has
created great sensation. 1t is re-
ported that determined efforts were
made today to persuade him from re-
ferring to the assassination Of Premier
Boutros Pacha Ghalia and the political
situation, but Col. Roosevelt delivered
scathing denunciation of the as
sassn and strongly condemned those
who would condone such an act
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