Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-04-22
PARIS TREATS
ROOSEVELT AS
A RULER INCOG.
FRENCH CAPITAL RECEIVES AMER
1CAN WITH ALL HONORS OF
REIGNING SOVEREIGN.
CITY PUTS ON GALA ATTIRE.
Calls Upon President Fallieres, Who
Sends Foreign Minister to Return
the Courtesy.
IN PRESIDENTIAL BOX AT PLAY.

PARIS, April 21.-Theodore Roose-
welt, eX-president of the United States.
entered Paris at half past O'Clock this
morning and was received with all the
honorS of Ieigning sovereign travelling
lncognito.
y Gordon of troops surrounded the
railway station and held back the null
tltude which, i'll spite of the early hour.
had congregated. Gathered upon the
platform of the station to formally well
come Mr. Roosevelt were, in addition to
American Ambassador Bacon and the
others of the staff of the embassy. NJ.
Jusserand, French ambassador at WASH
mgton who came from America eSpec~
Tally TO be present during MIR RooSe-
veltS visit; Commandment Ucllot. per-
sonal aide to President Falheres; \. Mol
lard. lntroducer of the diplomatic corps,
representing oreign Minister piuchon;
Nj. Huard, representing Premier BRAND;
NJ. Caron, president of the municipal
council; Gen Brugere. chief of the gen
eral staff of the French army; Nj. Lepme,
project of police: and = number of other
notables. including Baron Takahira, who
happened to be in Paris en- route for
Italy.
Colonel Touched by Reception.
Col. Roosevelt appeared to be greatly
touched by the character of his reception.
train came to a standstill he called to
Mr. Bacon:
Hello. Bobr'
4 moment later he had reached the
station platform and was greeting Nj.
JuSserand and other friends effusively.
In turn each of the representatives of
the government and the municipality ex-
tended formal welcome TO their guest.
These formalities were over in a few
minutes and Mr.. Roosevelt. Kermit
Roosevelt. with Mr.. Bacon, and Nj. JUS
Serand. entered an automobile and were
driven rapidly to the American ambas-
sadOr residence, where Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel were awaiting them.
During the passage of their car
through the streets Mr.. Roosevelt was
frequently cheered and several hundred
persons who were awaiting III front OF
the embassy greeted him with much
enthusiasm.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent the morning quiet
~ at the embassy, lunching there with
Mr.. Bacon and several vi the former
PRESIDENT friends, including Gen. Bru-
yere Marquis Lasteyrie a grandson of
Gen. Lafayette, Count Rochambeau,
Ambassador Jusserand, and Nj. Leroy
Beaulieu. of the French institute.
This afternoon the official part of Mr..
Roosevelts programme began with calls
upon President Fallieres and Foreign
Minister Pichon who Immediately after
wards paid return visits to the embassy.
This evening the Roosevelts and Ba-
con families will dine together and later
occupy the presidential box at the Com
edie Franchise, where they will witness
performance of 'Oedipus Rex"
In honor of Mr.. Roosevelt's visit this
city is bristlng with American flags
which are flying from all of the hotels
and many private residences and shops.
particularly in the Rue de Ia Paix and
the opera quarters. Articles of wei
come in the press indicated TINT France
already has capitulated and the enthusi-
asm here is simply a continuation OF
the remarkable demonstrations in Italy
and Hungary.
Mr.. Roosevelt has issued Il statement
relative to a Rome dispatch printed III
the United States last week quoting him
as saying that upon his return to Amer
lea he would do his utmost to drive from
Rome the Methodists who disgrace any
religion Mr.. Roosevelt says this al
legged statement was an unqualified false
hood which must have been known as
such when II was published. lie says he
never publicly nor privately said any
thing remotely resembling what this dis
patch said.