New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
ROOSEVELT GOES NORTH
Ex-PreSident and Party on Way
to Christiania.
NOBEL SPEECH THURSDAY
Visit to Elsinore Castle-Ad-
dress Made at the Mu-
nicipal Dinner.

Copenhagen. May 3-Mr Roosevelt left
here at $50 tonight for Christisnia, where
he will arrive shortly after noon tomorrow
At Christiania the feature of his visit viii
be the Nobel Prize speech. which will De
delivered on Thursday afternoon in the
National Theatre.
A great crowd gathered at the station 70
hid farewell 10 the party. Minister Egan
had been invited to go to Christiania, but
he decided to remain here, having just
received news of the death in the United
States of his wife's mother
Two loving cups were presented to MI
Roosevelt to-day, one bearing the Danish
coat of arms and the other the American
arms, and also four PLAQUES from the
Royal Porcelain Works. on which were
represented several wild beasts The cups
were gifts from the Scandinavian meri-
can Line. In making the presentation the
manager of the porcelain works told MIR.
Roosevelt that they we're wild beasts
Of Africa"
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted the plaeques. and
while examining the figure of ar elephant,
looked up and said smilingly This is not
an African elephant"
That is quite true replied the manager.
These plates were made specially. We
have no study of African elephants, and so
used Asiatic'
The incident caused amusement, and Mr..
Roosevelt remarked: II am very glad to
have all kinds of elephants"
The municipality gave dinner at the
City Hall in honor of the ex-President at
tended by $50 of the leading men of the
city, at o'clock in the evening The Lord
Mayor presided and all the members Of
the Cabinet were present. The Mayor pro-
posed the health OF the guest of honor in
excellent English, and the company cheered
enthusiastically as he concluded: Long
live Roosevelt
Mr.. Roosevelt, in responding touched on
the similarity of the problems confronting
all free countries. He was cheered by great
crowds when he left the dinner.
IN the course of the day the Roosevelt
party went by motor car TO Elsinore (Hel-
singoer) where great interest was shown
in the old castle, the scene of Hamlet,
and returned to Copenhagen on the steamer
Queen Maud. which passed between squad
rons of Danish and Swedish warships,
which accorded honors to the ex-President
which are usually paid only to royalty.
The flags on the Warships were dipped, the
officers and men saluted and the bands
played American airs. Many merchant
vessels in the harbors of Helsingoer and
Copenhagen flew American flags.
Accompanied by several members Of the
Cabinet. the American Minister and officials
the Roosevelts began their day with an
automobile drive to the Castle of FredeFiks-
borg, which was built by Frederick II in
1862, where six Danish kings have been
crowned
visit to the National Museum was
made the occasion of a friendly demon
stration by the students from the govern
ment school, who met the party in the
great court of the castle, and. waving their
college banners. shouted a welcome Mr..
Roosevelt acknowledged the greeting in a
brief speech
The drive WIS then continued To HeIgin-
goer. where the party visited the castle