The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-10

WASHINGTON, November 19.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt gave an account
of the expedition he led into central
Africa for the Smithsonian Institu-
ton last night at Convention Hall. Be-
fore one of the most brilliant audi
ences ever gathered to listen to lee
ture in the National Capital, Colonel
Roosevelt, forgetful for the moment
of all the other sides of his busy life,
addressed the National Geographic
Society and it's guests, as faunal
naturalist, on wild Man and Wild
Beast in Africa.
When the former President entered
the hall the huge audience rose and
applauded vigorously. More than five
thousand persons were in the hall and
many more waited outside for glim-
pse of Col Roosevelt, Justices of the
Supreme Court, diplomats, cabinet Of
! ficers, leaders in official and social life
thronged the hall.
Col. Roosevelt plunged right into
discussion Of thu wild men and wild
beasts Of Africa, after he had first
given full praise to the other mem
bers of his party for the work they
had done. There was little of the
socalled travel talk about his lecture
He did not tell how he got to the va
rious places he visited in Africa, with
one or two exceptions, but he describ-
ed what he found there. His talk
bristled with amusing anecdotes. And
though he talked for an hour and a
half the audience hardly realized that
it had been listening for more than
half an hour.
Kept Clear of Politics.
When Col Roosevelt came to Wash
ington yesterday, arriving at the Uni
on station at APO o'clock, where he
was met by committees from the Ma
tional Geographic Society and the Ma
tional Press Club, the question of the
moment was. Would he break his
long silence on the political situation
At the Press Club, whittier he went
Immediately after his arrival, and last
night during the lecture, the colonel
made no comment upon the defeat Of
the republican party at the polls last
week. Only once did he get away
from Africa last night, and back tc
the happenings of the campaign anc
that happened when he related an IN
cident showing how an English ON
cial, acting as judge, had made th'
law ridiculous because of red tape.
"And l don't think the most sensi
tive soul could object to my calling
that Judge fossilized," concluded tn
colonel, with broad smile, and
wave of laughter swept over the audi
ence, as it recalled the colonels utter
ances in regard to the courts ant
Judges in this country.
At the Press Club Col. Roosevelt re
marked;
81 do not wish to make any CON
ments, but was thinking Of one, how
ever. that would be sufficiently con
prehensive. l wish to say that ever
dog has his day, but the nights belon
to the cats"
During the lecture last night, Col
Roosevelt explained how he had COZ
signed DR.. Frederick c. Cook to tn
Ananias Club long before the sci
Styled discoverer of the north pole ha
been judged by the rest of the worlC
Col. Roosevelt said that he was unde
the equator about the time that
special messenger brought him new
that the pole had been discovered b
an American.
"Not The Right American"
ut wasn't the right American" sal
Col. Roosevelt, land, knowing n
mountain climbing record, l refuse
4 to send him message of congratul
ton, feeling sure that he had nevt