Evening journal., 1910-06-17

admirers among the African natives
but as a lecturer and extempusc speak |
er. as a preacher on his wCll known |
themes Of DECENT living and the meet |
ing of duty face TO face, ne created
far more comment.
Made Many Speeches.
Beginning with his address at the
American Mission School in Hhartoum
on March 16. in which he forcibly urg-
ed upon the students obedience to uid
cooperation I'm England rule, ana
eliminating with his memorable ad-
dress In Guild Hail. London May 81,
when. after receiving the rare honor
of the city's freedom, he boldly ar
raigned Englands administration OF
affairs in Egypt and hlunuy told his
hearers that England should meet her
responsibility there or get out, almost
his every public utterance contained
some surrestion or thrust that startled
his audiences anu set the press of the
world TO talking.
II ls safe to say that IN the last three
months -2oosevelt has made more news
than any private individual over before ala
ia like time
Probably the most startling feature OF
! Roosevelts entire trip was What is now re-
r, rred to as the Vatican incident" on
last April the world was astonished by
the news that the Colonel had Cancelled his
enlargement TO pay his respects TO the
Zone by reason of what he considered the
undue restrictions that MGR Kennedy
acting as the Pope's representative, sought
to place upon hls movements while IN
Eome. Mgr. Kennedy cautioned the COL
orel against making himself persona non
erata bv addressing or in other ways open
la encouraging tho work OF the Methodist
church I'm Rome This precauticn was
taken as a result Of the unpleasantness
growing out OF the cancellation of former
Wee President Fairbanks engagement TO
;, yisit the Vatican because of his address TO
the Methodists. When Mer. Kennedy sub
mitted his terms" Roosevelt immediate
lv teleeraphed his doclination and can
coled the engagement
There was a tremendous huhbub and
valiant effort was made by third parties
to patch up the breach. hut Roosevelt
lsiood firm. By a striking show Of diplo-
macy. however. be emerged from the en-
ENDORSEMENT with enconiums from Cath
olics and Protestant alike. Throughout Il
an Roosevelt made st plain that he meant
ID, onense either TO tho people OF TO CATH
olics generally. The whole affair was fin
alv charged 10 a lack OF tact on the part
OF Papal Secretary Of state Cardinal
Merry de- Val and It was rumored that ne
would lose his official relation with the
, Vatican as a result of the incident.
I His Hunt in Africa.
; OF the hunt in Africa Roosevelts own
report to the Smithsonian Institution sent
= after his arrival at Khartoum and at the
end Of the hunt. gives a good idea OF
What was accomplished In this he says;
81 have the honor to report that the
Smithsonian African expedition, which
, was intrusted TO my charge has now com
Melted its work Full reports viii be made
, later by the three laturalists Messrs
Mearns, Heller and Loring. I send TINS
! preliminary statement to summarize whal
I has been done, the figures are substantial
r lv accurate, but may have 10 be changed
slightly in the final reports.
eve landed in Mombasa on April Fl
] 1909. and reached Khartoum on March "a
r ioio. In landing we were joined By Messrs
g r 7 cunnlnghame and Leslie J. Tarlton
e the former was with US throughout oui
entire trip. the latter until we eft Eas
s Africa and both worked as zealously an'
efficiently for the expedition as any othe
member thereof.
1--WE spent eight months In British Eas
: Africa. We collected carefully in various
portions Of the Athi and Kapitil plains. II
1 The sotik and round Lake Niavasha
| NIessrs. AIearns and Loring made thor
oush biologival survey OF Mt. Kenia, Will
the rest OF the party s<irted it's western
base. went to and up the Cuaso Nyer
and later visited the Guas Ngishu regio
and both sides OF the Rift Valley. Messr'
| Kermit Roosevelt and Tarlton went to tn
| raikipla Plateau and Lake Harrington an
| DIR Mearns and Kermit Roosevelt mad
separate trips to the coast region nea
Niombasa. on December 10 the expeditio
left East Africa, crossed Uganda an
went down the White Nile.
North Of wadelai we stopped and sper
over three weeks in the Lado. and froi
| Gondokoro Kermit Roosevelt and I agai
crossed into the Lado spending eight {
ten DAYS in the neighborhood OF Reja
In Gondokoro We were met by the steam'
which the Sidar. with greal courtesy. ha
put at our disposal on tho way 10 Khai
toum we made collections IN Lake No. an
on the Bahr 81 Ghazei and Bar Ell zera
We owe our warmest thanks for the ger