Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-18

KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA, by
MarcOni wireless to SagapOnack, L. L, June
1S.-At 1850 this morning the steamer
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, on which TheO-
doOre Roosevelt is a passenger, was about
115 miles from the Ambrose channel light
ship
Owing to the heavy fog the vessel was
proceeding at reduced speed but should
pass Fire island about 4 O'Clock, and be
abreast the SandyhoOk light ship at a. m.
At 7:45 tomorrow morning Theodore
Roosevelt will be delivered over into the
hands of his fellow cOuntrymen, barring the
accidents ROOsevelt's good luck has always
lodged.
Once the first private citizen of the cOun-
try is under American flag there will be-
gin the national welcome planned for him.
The downtown crowd today was swelled by
thousands of out of town visitors, governors
United states senators, congressman, cabinet
members and political clubs.
Individual pilgrims are here from all dis
tricts, even distant Alaska. Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans will be in line in the pa
rade.
KAISERIN AUGUSTE VICTORIA,
by Marconi Wireless to Siasconset,
Mass, June 1.-THE Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria is slowly approaching New
York through thick fog and with her
whistle blowing constantly.
Theodore Roosevelt, tired after a
strenuous day in disposing of his volu-
minous correspondence, was happy to-
night over the prospects of two months
quiet at oyster Bay.
He is somewhat stouter than when he
emerged from the jungle, but his face
is still bronzed.
He admits that the weeks of travel
and banqueting have tired him, and
says he would not care to undertake a
hard walk.
Col. Roosevelt tonight gave out the
following interview:
Il have been. away year and a
quarter While 1 enjoyed Africa most,
l enjoyed Europe very great deal. In
fact, / fail to see how any one could
have had a more interesting or more
pleasant trip than L have had.
Il wish to express my deep appre-
ciatlon of the more than generous cour-
tesy and hospitality with which I was
treated by the people and rulers of the
countries through which 1 passed. OF
course 1 am very glad to get hons.
APPRECIATES MANY KINDNEsSES
"I appreciate deeply the kindliness of
a multitude OF friends who have asked
me to speak in different places, and
hope they will understand it is simply
a physical impossibility for me even to
consider accepting.
II shall not speak for more than two
months, and then will speak first at
the John Brown celebration at the
Cheyenne frontier gathering, at a con-
serVation congress in st. Paul, and pos
sibly at one or two other places.
II shall have nothing whatever to say
in the immediate future about politics
and will hold no interview whatever on
the subject with anyone.
Anything purporting to be an inter-
view with me that may appear CAP be
safely set down as an invention.
Il take this opportunity of acknowl-
edging with the heartiest of thanks the
numerous marconigrams and letter
greetings which 1 received in London
before starting, and which it has been
impossible to acknowledge. l need not
say how deeply l am touched by these
kind messages, and am sure the send
ers will understand that my failure to
answer all of them is due simply to the
fact that they are so numerous that it
would be an absolute physical lmpossl-
bility to answer them ALL
PLANS VISIT TO BLACK HILLS
Mr.. Roosevelt plans trip to the
Black Hills to visit Seth Bullock before
his speech in September at the nation
al conservation congress in st. Paul.
Col. Roosevelt is in the dark as to
the preparations for his welcome in
New York tomorrow, but will place
himself in the hands of the welcoming
committee. He thinks he has solved
the problem of what shall be done with
former presidents. He says he has
done things for himself thus far and
has had a splendid time.
,frrI,k
pleasure at having received wireless
dispatches from the populace of Sias-
conset village, from the Republican
in Oklahoma, from Father
Curran of Wilkesbarre and from
Messrs. Morrissey and Dolan, the la
Dor leaders.
Theodore Roosevelt will be guarded
during the celebration of his home
coming tomorrow as carefully as If he
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