Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-06
Roosevelt Reports to the
Smithsonian Institution.
1887 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Then There Were Bugs and Crus-
taceans and Shells and Plants.
STORY Is RELATED TERsELY
Details Are Not Given and Figures
f. May Have to Be Corrected in
Subsequent Report.

Former President Theodore Roosevelt
report on the Smithsonian African expe-
dition. intrusted to his direction, was re-
ceived this morning by Secretary Charles
D. Walcott of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, and was read in the House OF Rep
resentatives today by Representative
Mann OF Illinois.
1t Is dated at Khartum, February 10,
Mr.. Roosevelt's characteristic style of
simple spelling Is manifest. The docu-
ment is a brief, snappy account OF what
happened.
None Of the details is gone into by Col.
Roosevelt. He states that fuller reports
will be made later by the three natural
lists who accompanied the expedition
Messrs. Mearns, Heller and Lorlng. his
figures, he states. may have 10 De
changed in the later reports
Mr.. Mann Reads Report.
The collection of African specimens
made by the Roosevelt party" said Mr..
Mann of Illinois, in presenting the report.
undoubtedly is the most complete ana
valuable collection in the world and II
will be Of great service to naturalists
and scientists
Applause from all parts OF the House
greeted this statement. 1t was interspers-
ed. however, with derisive laughter.
During the reading of Mr.. Roosevelt
letter there was considerable confusion on
demanded better order so that the read
ing might be heard.
Roosevelt's Report Of Travels.
After a brief introduction. the report
reads as follows:
I'VE landed at Mombasa April % l9oS
and reached Khartum March II, 1910
On landing we were joined by r. J. cum
inghame and Leslie ]. Tarlton. Inc 1or-
mer was with us throughout our entire
twin the latter until we left East Africa,
and both worked as zealously ana s
GENTLY for the success of the expeoitioh
as any other members thereof:
1--WE spent eight months in British East
Africa We collected carefully IN various
portions of the Athi and kapitn plains
in the Sotik and round Lake NalVasha
Messrs Mearns and Loring made thor-
ough biological survey or NOUN! heh To-
while the rest Of the party skirteu JUS
western base. went to ana up r .as o Gei.
sha region and both sides OF the KIT
valley. Kermit Roosevelt and MI. Tari-
ton went to the Lailsipia and Lake Har.
rington, and DR.. Mearns and Kermit
Roosevelt made separate Trips " 'he
coast region near Mombasa
'.T,ecernber 10 the expedition left East
Africa, crossed Uganda and went down
the White Mile. North of Wade1ai we
crossed and spent over three weeks In the
Lado, and from Gondokoro Kermit Roose-
velt and 7 again crossed into the Lado,
snendine eight or ten days in the neigh
borhood of Redjaf. At Gondokoro we
were met by the steamer which the SIR
dar. with great courtesy, had put at our
disposal on the way to khartum We
mada COLLECTIONS at Lake No, and on the
Bahr Ell Ghazal and Bar Ell Zeraf.
I'VE owe our warmest thanks for the
generous courtesy shown us and the AID
freely given u.s. not only by the sirdar.
but by all the British ofncials IN East
Africa Uganda and the Sudan and by
the BELGIAN officials in the Lado; and
this, OF course, means that we are also
indebted to the home governments of
ENGLAND and Belgium.