Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-23
Collection of Armor Proves Of
Marked Interest to Yankee.
CONTINUES SIGHTSEEING TOUR
After Luncheon with Baron Cou-
bertin Art Galleries Viewed.
ONE NOTE OF DTscoRD HEARD
UItrn-CIericaI Paper Voices Criticisms
of Colonel, SAYING He Is ArrnnE-
ing for ReaDDearancc
geaRss,

PARIS. April @-Mr Roosevelt began
the day with a visit to the tomb OF Ma
poleou. When Mr. Roosevelt. accompanied
by Kermit. arrived At tha tomb. ha was
acclaimed by a great crowd as he entered
the Court d'Honneur, where General Da.-
stein. military governor OF Paris. and sew
eral aides awaited them.
Passing first into the chapel. where were
seen the tattered battle flags captured in
the Napoleonic campaigns. Mr.. Roosevelt
kept up running fire of comment with
General Dalstein concerning incidents OF
the various battles. but when the rouunda
was reached and from which he looked
down upon the red marble tomb OF the
cunquerer, surrounded with the flags OF
Austeriitz and other reminders OF the
great victories OF Austeritz. Friedland. the
Pyramids. Jena. MarenEo and MOSCOW. the
former president grew strangely silent
A few moments later the party descended
to the crypt. through which they entered
the tomb. over the door OF which Mr
Roosevelt read the words OF Napoleon
written at St Helena and in which the
great general expressed the desire that his
ashs rest on the banks OF the Seine. among
the people whom he loved Here in a
niche was shown Napoieon's celebrated
sword and black hat. contained IN a 9 asa
case, and the unmarked stone slabs whieh
the English general placed over the grave
at St Helena, but upon which he refused
to permit Napoleon's name to be ehiseled.
Flags and Relics Inspected.
From the tomb General Dalstsin con-
Quoted the party to the Napoleon museum
in another wing OF the building, where Mr.
Roosevelt manifested Intense interest in
some OF the personal relics OF the French
general and in the old prints OF his prin-
cipal eampafsns, especially that showing
the stand Of rne old guAnd at Waterloo
and Murars cavalry charge "a Eylau. A
visit to this historic armory which con-
tains a spiendid collection OF mail ana
armor. concluded the inspection.
AS General Dalseein pointed out a beam
tiful piece OF mail that had been used AZ
court functions, Mr. Roosevelt, with a
wave OF the hand, observed.
THAT has no Importance. 1t was used
only for ceremony"
Before leaving. Mr. Roosevelt was shown
by General Dalstein a book upon Maxiro
written BY General Miox. in which the au-
thor quoted from one Of the fIrmer presi-
dents speeches in which ee I'D declared
that the nation which g., a0r preserve
wariilxe habits was l-s.n-a one day to
tail. and that stroag army was nsces-
sary to preserve the national destiny
Lunehes with cauheFtfn.
Mr., Roosevelt had .l-.-he0n as the gllost
OF Baron Pierre de C8ubertin, whom he
met in the United states when the baron
was there in connection with the Olympic
games.
/ This afternoon Mr. Roosevelt continued
his sightseeing tour. Waiting the galleries
OF the L0uvre. lie returned 70 the Amer
lean embassy az SO o'clock when he 80
eeiyed a visit from former Prssideme
Louhet subsequently he received the
members OF The American colony.
1 Tonight Mr. Roosevelt viii be the guest
Of honor az a dinner and reception at the
Ulysses palace.
| 0ne DSsgortlAnt Nate.
/ The only diseordant note heard from the
Paris press In its comment upon Mr.. Roosa-
velt's visit comes from the uitra-aIsrical
papers liks an Blas. which openly derides
the American guest as "a charlatan.p
Frederick Mason, who is now one OF
Mr.. ROoseveIts colleagues in the French
institute and noted for his ultra-Cathoiie
]
heading, Hail, Caesar" published a re-
maTkabls attack IN WhiGh ne paints Nr
Roosevelt dsmaaoEue whO wiih ail
the skin OF a Baruum. Is Arranging for
his reappsarancs upon the American sfaga.
After describing American democracy az
marching between pIutocracY and dema-
Eogy the writer asks II Il Is possible that
the former president intends TO plunge
again into the fight which has already
provoked a crash OF credit banlrupeoE in
the United States and In which anarchy.
under cover df demagogy. may precipifate
binodshed, pillage and arson In Industrial
centezs Mason adds
American democracy needs a conuiliator.
Whatever his tide may be. whether IA ID
president protector or even emperor a
Is only by an extra constitutional concan-
tration Of Legislative and executive powers
that such a conciilator caA fulfln his marx
THE American people. without exactly
knowing what the trouble "a, or what the
rensedy is % be. viii acclaim the man who
viii plunge a rsd-hOt iron into che wound
Il win follow such man. American i'm,
perialiam viii end sooner or later IN Caes.
ar4am. The United States 1f America hae
found their Caesar. He may not please u,
Latins; II is enough that he Dleases hil
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