Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-23
SILENT ON P|NCH0T
Roosevelt Won't Admit He
Summoned Former Forester.
FIRMLY REFUSES TO TALK
Cairo Will Give Ex-President a
Rousing Reception.
ARRIVAL THERE TOMORROW
Arrangements for Audience With
Pope April 5 Made by American
Ambassador Leishman.
FIRMLY REFUSES TO TALK
ARRIVAL THERE TOMORROW

LUXOR, Upper Egypt, March 23.-Col.
Roosevelt was asked today whether It was
true, as reported from Washington, that
he had summoned Clifford Pinchot, the de-
posed chief forester of the United States
to meet him at Naples or some other Eu-
ropean point for conference concerning
the Ballinger- -Pinchot controversy and the
present conservation policy Of the admin
istration.
The inquiry, however, brought no re-
sponse other than that Mr.. Roosevelt was
consistently holding to his determination.
announced as he emerged from the jungle.
not to answer any questions on any mat
ter personal or political. AS he said be-
fore, Col. Roosevelt has been for some
time out OF touch with American politics,
and in hissrecent public and private utter
ances he has scrupulously avoided any
thing that could be construed as a COM
ment on governmental affairs at home or
the policies of the man who succeeded
him In the presidency.
Cable advices received here state that
Mr. Pinchot will reach Hamburg on the
steamer President Grant next Monday.
1t also is stated that Mr.. Pinchot sailed
for Europe at the request of Mr.. Roose
welt and that the latter proposes to
learn first hand how his friend became
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Ballinger. which split the conserva-
tion forces into two factions. the one
opposed to Mr.. Pfnchot receiving the
support of President Taft.
Shown Cable Advices.
These cable advices were laid before
Col Roosevelt, but while there is rea-
son to believe that he was interested
in them, they elected not one word in
dicating the attitude of the former
President in the matter or whether he
would concern himself with a question
OF such moment to the administration
of. President Taft and the republican
party.
AS the time approaches for Col. Roose
velt arrival at Cairo there is much talk
of the police arrangements for his safety
and convenience. With characteristic as
surance of being able to take care of
himself the colonel does not desire police
protection. the idea of which is not at
all to his liking. However, the British
authorities have prepared for any event
uality and do not propose that their dis
tinguished guest shall be subjected to
| any Inconvenience or annoyance. even
| though the latter might be of friendly
nature.
Visit Temples of Luxor.
This morning the Roosevelts visited the
Temples of Luxor and Karnak and this
afternoon Mr. Roosevelt planned to ad-
dress the American mission school. Mr..
Roosevelt was much interested in the
| tor1bs of the kings visited yesterday
| Last nights dance at the Winter Palace
was all enjoyable affair. Kermit Roose-
Welt and Miss Ethel participated
| The Roosevelt party will leave here at
| 7 o'clock this evening by train for Cairo,
where they are expected to arrive early
tomorrow afternoon.
| ROME, March 23.-All arrangements for
| the audience which the Roosevelt family
will have with the pope on April s have
been completed. They were made by
American Ambassador Leishman and Mgr.
Kennedy, rector of the American College
| In Rome.