The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
TIE TIMES D1sPNroa. RICHMOND VA SUNDAY JUNE TO- 1910

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| ogizing for or condorling his act oc-
curt The same bad eminencc.,' Az the
majority of the students st the uni
versity arc Nationalist. and as BEyp-
tan political conditions RESEMBLE a
smoulderlng volcano. the speech caused
| an eruption OF course, the colonel
| came In for his share of criticism, but
| at the same time the university con-
ferrcd on him It's highest honorary
I degree "in recognition of his eminent
services to humanity"
The following day about 200 stu
dents paraded around the hotel where
Colonel Roosevelt, was stopping, cry
! lug. Down with Roosevelt!' and
"yive Egypt!'
| Two days later the colonel and his
family sailed from Alexandria. Egypt,
en- route for Naples. lie was given an
enthusiastic send OFF. despite his
speeches at Cairo and Shartoum, and,
as one correspondent expressed 1t. "his
departure from Egypt was like his ar
rival in the country He was the big
gest figure III the country as soon as
he came within its borders, and he
leaves 1t as the one dominating fig
ure
On SATURDAY., April 2. the Roosevelt
party arrived in Naples, where they
we're greeted by thousands of Italians
and American tourists AT this time
arrangements had been made for an
audience with the King on Monday and
a visit 10 the Vatican on Tuesday
Then came the first sensation of his
European trip. on sunday, April 8.
Colonel Roosevelt announced that he
had called off his engagement with the
Pope owing to the fact that the Nat-
can imposed certain restrictions on his
conduct while IN Rome. which MADE
the audience Impossible. Following on
the heels OF similar action by former
Nice-P President Fairbanks, 1t created
considerable stir.
Visit In Rome.
Colonel Roosevelt reached Rome on
the afternoon OF April and was well |
coined by Mayor Nathan and Amhassa-
dor Leishman. The following dag he
called on King Victor, and that eve
ming he and his family We're the guests
of the King and the queen at the OUR |
inal. The Vatican incident was seized
by the Methodsts of Rome as direct I
slap at the Pope, and following an in
flammatory statement issued By the
Methodists of Rome, Colonel Roosevelt |
Immediately Cancelled the engagement |
to hold reception at the American |
embassy
After heing the guest of honor at a
score of different receptions. the Roose-
velts left Rome on April for Spezia,
where Colonel and Mrs Roosevelt had
planned to drive over the same route
which they had visited on their honey
moon. They made the journey from
Spezia to Genoa by carriage. but their
expected quiet was interrupted by hun
dreds of villagers, who turned out
and lined the route TO pay homage TO
the distinguished visitors
On April o Colonel Roosevelt left
Genoa for Port Maurizio. where he
was given one of the most enthusiastic
in Italy. Besides being ac-
corded citizenship honors, q new boule
ward in the town was named after him.
Three days later he held thc famous
with Clifford Pinchot, in
the forest adjoining the town. AL
though speculation has been rife ever
since as to what actually transpired.
the talk of these two champions of
conservation is as much a mystery as
ever.
From here the Roosevelt party
journeyed to Venice, their last stop
ping place on italian soil, and on the
afternoon of April Ii they departed for
Vienna They remained in Austria
two days. during which time the Col
onel made several calls on the aged
and aristocratic Emperor Franz Josef,
and was the guest OF honor at dinner
rendered by that monarch. They left
for Budapest on the morning of April
Ii.
The party remained In the capital
city of Hungary two days, and OH the
of a reception rendered the
colonel by the Hungarian Parliament,
he made one of his characteristic
speeches. scoring the "sneering re-
and "vaporing sentmen-
talists" at home. From Budapest the
journey was continued to Munich,
where the famous hunter was well
coined by Prince and Princess Leo
pold of Bavaria. But the stop here
was very brief. and on the following n
he arrived in Paris.
Round of Receptions.
His stay in the French capital last
ed one week, and was one round of
and Sightseeing trips. All
the wealthy Americans who make the
gay French city their home, threw
open their doors to their distinguish
ed countrymsn. and the leading French
ana SClCldrs, lnClunlHS
President Fallieries. paid him unusual
honors.
on April % ne delivered his first
scheduled European lecture. entitled
citizenship in a Republic" at the
Sorbonne, which was attended by all
the members of the French Cabinet,
900 students from the University of
Paria,~ and many distinguished guests.
This was the most important feature
OF his visit 10 France. On the last
day of his stay he witnessed a sham :
battle on the plains of Vincennes be-
tween two sections of the French
army.
But one day. April %, was devoted
10 Belgium. where he was greeted by
King Albert. and hurried through a
crowded program,
HIS next stop was The Hague, where
he Was the recipient OF royal honors
~ the hands of Queen Wilhelmina.
and from there he went to AMSTERDAM.
arriving IN that city May l..