The Detroit times., 1910-03-12
ROOSEVELT IS MET
BY TINES WRITER
ON THE NILE
Gibson Gardner, Special Writer for
This Newspaper, Welcomes Former
President Back To Civilization
After Famous Hunting Trip.
Roosevelt Is Feeling Fine-He Won't
Talk Politics Until He Returns
To United States. ~
BY gibson GARDNER.
Copyright, 1910. Newspaper Enter
prise Association.

P'lec NsoS|idN'SH'
RENk. Via Khartoum, March IL
saw Col Theodore Roosevelt this
morning
Ia company with colony of news
paper men. some from America and
others from the big cities OF Eurol'e.
had been NJ Khartoum for 10 days
awaiting the approach OF the mighty
hunter.
Finally. last Tuesday four OF las
chartered the little river steamer
.'dsha an started up the Nile
At WAS early this morning when We
were tumbled out Of our berth by the
captain of our dinSy craft. We rush
"a on dock, and looming up through
Tie morning mist, we described the
broad white bulk OF the steamer Dial.
We blew our whistle and made
great racket until the Dal slowed
down and finally stopped her engines.
AS our boat was being maneuvered
alongside. a somewhat tousled mead
popped above the rail OF the Dial and
through the mist We saw the familiar
features OF the strenuous former pres
Gent.
We were pretty well excited and
cur chorus OF greeting was probably
somewhat incoherent. but the famous
liasses we're getting a focus on us
and then there came a hearty call:
Whats the News?"
Hello Gibson; Hello, Cal. Fine
Fine Come aboard and have break
fast Say, but it's bully OF you boys
10 come away up here. What's the
news" etc. etc
The cal" above saluted was my
comrade. John Callan OLaughlin. and
We used to be- in the squad OF news
PAPER boys nj the white house.
And so we scrambled aboard the
Zig Egyptian government boat AID
~ere presented with scaut formality,
but much cordially. to the officers
and officials. all of whom had been
routed out by the internal rumpus our
whistle had kicked up.
And how we talked and chartered!
The Rooseyeltian mind was going like
gattling gun. A thousand questions
he volleyed at us. He asked about
everything that an alert American can
he interested In He popped questions
al us about business. politics, people,
books He had Wu Ting Fang beaten
u death as a questioner.
Under cover of all this | could get
good look at Roosevelt II was the
yame old Roosevelt Vigorous, en-
thusiastic. brown as an Indian and
hard as iron (my fingers still ache
from that grip he gave me when
climbed over the side OF the Dal.)
Kermit is Aged.
From Col. Roosevelt | turned my
ajention 10 Kermit who had been
.tanding back in the little crowG on
The deck. Kermit, Ike his father. mad
tunhled out OF he'd and hurried Oh
deck clad only in cotton trousers and
light flannel shit and under this
scanty attire could be seen the play
Of his 1.-THE limbs. The young mdn
3, trained like prize fighter. The
tip has aged him That is. he is
more the man than the boy.
Come down t. breakfast" SAID
Roosevelt.
Rut we want to Interview you. said
Claughlin.
Yes" urged we didn't come all
this way 10 eat breakfast. Let's talk
,.rst and cat afterwards.
The famous dental display was post
lively dazzling a. the reply came
hack III leave ii 10 the crowd. Do
We cat or interview"
OF course we were in hopeless MI
nority and so We trooped I'm TO break
last. All through Tire meal the former
president kept up his running fire OF
Questions After the meal we insisted
ryain and with q grim our victim set
lied back in deck chair and said
IN dictate an interview, and here
POes:
II am we'll Tremendously well.
hull.
time. as YOU boys say say--and have
enjoyed eqery minute of my trip. We
nave met many good companions. and
have had sood sport and a useful trip.
.or think the fruits OF our labors Will
be extremely valuable TO science
Mum on Politics.
Kermit IS as well as a healthy COY
an be. and everybody is we'll Drs.
Nearns. CunninghanIe. Alden and Iiel.
ir the latter two are Smithsonian
sathralists) have all hal a touch on
ylc fever-sleep.ng sickness oh. fid.
Jesticks, no--ard they are all right
sgain.
Now comes the important state.
ment. and ! want YOU To get IL straiga.
Il will make no comment directly or
indirectly on things at home-that il,
ON politics.
Not one single word will speak on
that subject for publication until after
have reached the United States and
IAN know just what | am talking
aCOut
You can say that any expression
that may be attributed to me. dealing
with politics dirt city or indirectly, VIII
he a fake pure and simple.
Now make tat as strong as you
AN and lets visit some more"
But we mad To scramble out into our
boa. 10 get TO he telegraph station.
80 we sad goodbye" and hurried
away. with a heWty invitation ~
hurry bacK ringing IN our ears
Mrs. Roosevelt ana Miss Ethel arc
A. JKhartoum. and Gel Roosevelt will
,rach them late Saturday or Sunday
Col Theodore Roosevelt gave a din