The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-03-25
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COL. ROOSEVELT
housing Welcome Is Given in Capital
Of Egypt-Throngs of Policemen
Guard Him.

CAIRO, Egypt, March 24.-That the
British government actually fears FOL
The safety OF Col. Theodore Roosevelt
owing TO this city being the hotbef
Of the Egyptian Nationalist move
menf. was demonstrated today by the
throngs of policemen that guarded the
OK president from the moment nis
train arrived at s o'clock until IN,
. Khedive's royal carriage had deposit
ed him ut the doors OF Sheppard
hotel.
Col. Roosevelt's speeches at khar
foum and Assouan, In which he pleaa
Cd for cooperation with the British
Il authorities. has aroused the sentiment
or the nationalists and in view OF theiE
recent assassination OF Boutros Pasha
the premier. the government decided
that every precaution should be taken
10 guard the ex-president.
The colonel himself laughed at tho
idea OF danger and requested that no
s. ecial police guard be furnished, but
B the authorities would not listen TO
him and scores OF policemen mingled
with the crowd at the station and
stayed close by the colonel all the
time.
Mr.. Roosevelt walked through a
double line of Egyptian police from
The car steps to the Khedive's car
riage.
The greeting Cairo gave to the ex'
president was more like the welcomes
extended to him in his journeyings In
America in the heydey OF his political
achievements than any he has en-
countered since he sailed for Africa
Thousands thronged the station and
nearby streets to see and cheer the
colonel, whose appearance on the car
steps was the signal for a wonderful
demonstration.
The newspaper organs OF the Ma
tionalists are filed with editorials and
open letters today, all advising MT
Roosevelt not TO repeat the advice
here that he gave to the Sudanese'
The newspapers contain no threats,
hut the seriousness OF the situation
may easily be read between the lines.
The Nationalist have literally been
\ IN a ferment ever since Mr.. Roose-
veit's Khartoum speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt and his family will
remain here about a week and from
the program arranged, Il will be the
"
Including a dozen visits and recep
lions. aside from the sightseeing trips
Enroute from Luxor last night
crowds greeted the train at every
station and the colonel remained W
until midnight to respond to the
greetings. He left the train several
times TO shake hands with station Of
f1cials.
AT / o'clock today the Roosevelts
lunched with Consul General Iddings,
after which the Khedive's private car
rage, In royal gilt and red, took the
colonel to the palace. where he was
received by the Khedive. an honor
never before shown a private citizen
In the meantime Mrs. Roosevelt and
her daughter accepted an invitation
TO the palace Of Kubos. TO be receiv
I'd BIZ the Khediva.
The khedive later returned this
visit, this distinction also. having
never before been shown a foreign
woman.
The colonel's call upon the Khedive
was returned by the Khalifa. per-
sonal representative OF the Khedive,
This call was made at the residence
OF Consul Iddings, instead OF at the
hotel, this arrangement being at the
Khalifa's request.
Mr.. Roosevelt is not in the least
alarmed by the Nationalist agitation
and announced that he would freely ex
cress his opinions of Egyptian condi
tions in mis- address Monday at the
University OF Egypt.
IF feel called upon to repeat my
Khartoum address, shall certainly
~, ar, he said