Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-31
FORMER PRESIDENT AND PANTY
GIVEN OVATION BY EGYPTIANS
ON LEAVING CAIRO; uNlvER
sITY SPEECH sTiRs ROW.
STUDENTS CAUSE
DEMONSTRATION
EGYPTIAN RADICALS ANoEREn
AT DENUNcIATioN OF STUDENT
SLAYER; LONDON PAPERS COM
MENT ON SPEECH.

Alexandria, March 30.-Forme.
President Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt
Kermit and Miss Ethel sailed foi
Naples this afternoon on the steamer
Prinz Heinrich.
Roosevelt received an ovation as he
stepped from the train at the station
He stopped to receive the greetings OF
several prominent personages and
then, with others Of the party, walk
ed briskly aboard the steamer. AS he
stepped aboard Roosevelt acknowl
edged the popular welcome by raising
his hat.
Roosevelt cheered at Cairo.
Cairo, March 30.-There was great
crowd at the station to witness the de
parture Of Roosevelt, whose presence
here has been of absorbing interest to
all. Sir Elden Gorst, the British agent
and consul general In Egypt, was not
present, but he sent Gen. Maxwell ia
pay his respects and to say he was un
able to express his appreciation of all
Roosevelt had done for the civilization
OF Egypt. The khedive sent a .erress,
entative to extend compliments and
members Of the diplomatic corps gen.
orally were present. AS the train drew
out Of the station the Egyptians
cheered.
Roosevelt's speech before the Egyp
tian university has aroused the ex
treme nationalists to a state OF fury
Seven hundred students last evening
marched to his hotel and demonstrate
ed against him, shouting In Arabic
Down with autocracy!" Give us
constitution"
The demonstrators were applauded
by many spectators and some Of the
guests left the hotel, fearing violence.
Colonel Roosevelt was not in the hotel
at the time but. drove up shortly after
ward. He said he had heard noise
which reminded him Of American col
lege cries, but he had no idea that he
was the cause Of it.
Another protest meeting was held
last evening at which speeches less
violent than those at the first were
made. Great efforts were put forth ia
induce Colonel Roosevelt to attend,
but he smilingly declined.
Roosevelt gave outspoken warning
to the nationalists in his speech be
fore the Egyptian university, which
has created sensation. 1t is report
ed that determined efforts were made
to dissuade him from referring to the
assassination of the premier, Bout
rous Pasha Ghali, and the political
situation, but Mr.. Roosevelt delivered
scathing denunciat1on of the assas
sination and as strongly condemned
those who condone such an act.
London Papers Comment.
London, March 3O.-The STANDARD
devotes a long editorial in ironical
references to Colonel Roosevelt's pro
gram. Abiding to recent rumoI
that the ex-president had received an
offer Of the post of adviser general to
the Chinese empire, the Standard
says he is obviously the very man fol
the position.
It remarks that the ordinary travel
er requires months OF study and OBJ
servation, before forming an opinfoI
Of foreign nations. "With man ot
genius, 1t is otherwise A few weeka
spent at hotels and on steamboata
qualities him to pronounce Judgment
on the listening nations.
We look forward with keen antici
patton" the editorial concludes, "t(
Mr.. Roosevelt's discovery Of the Brit
ish isles and his candid remarks Oh
our shortcomings. We might return
the compliment by sending. say. Mr
Asquith to lecture to the citizens d
the United States on their national
defeats"
The Times Cairo correspondent
says that although 1t is not likely Col
onel Roosevelt's address will havt
much effect in Egypt, 1t was heartily
welcomed by the British and French
and all those nations who have larga
interests which would be affected by
q change in the System OF govern.
ment.
"The whole address was in a sense
a criticism Of the policy OF drift and
do little which now prevails here.
The nationalists, who find such poll
tcy very much to their taste, are furf
Gus with Colonel Roosevelt. The ex.
tremist organ Shaad asks:
How could man who SO denies
liberty and individual rights have
been chosen president Of free peo-
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