The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-06
HOW TEDDY FOOLED EUROPE
P. BELMONT WRITES SCATHING
LETTER HOME ABOUT HIM.
Sensational Statements and Facts
About the Strenuous Ones Tour
of Foreign Countries.

l0OhSS'Ciohu statements ana FactS
! About the Strenuous Ones Tour
of Foreign Countries.
J WASHINGTON, D. ca remark
able letter, written by Mr.. Perry Bel
mont OF New York, to a friend in
! Washington, in which some sensa-
tional statements are made concern
ing Colonel Roosevelt, interesting
facts given about his spectacular tour
of Europe and some startling predic-
tions made as to his future, is in the
possession of Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood,
member of congress from Ohio. In
the letter Belmont says:
'The cause of Roosevelt's recep-
ton in Europe is the belief that he
is returning to the presidency; that
Taft is merely temporary occupant
of the office; that the term is to be
heightened for Roosevelt, who is to
be given greater powers than any of
our presidents. 1t is almost impossi-
BILE to convince Englishmen, espe-
cially, even those whose relations to
important affairs ought to put them
in the way of better information, that
RoOsevelt's return to the presidency
is not an assured fact-of which
there is no doubt whatever. 1t can
not be supposed that our ambassa-
dor in London and other diplomatic
and consular agents in Europe, who
are republican politicians, have gone
out of their way to correct such a
widespread impression. The recep-
ton in Europe, they hope, will give
Roosevelt the opportunity on his re-
turn of bringing renewed strength to
his party.
Bryan a Hero ON First Tour.
1.-TWO years ago the belief that
Bryan was to be nominated and had
a chance of being elected to the pres
idency accounts for the difference in
the Bryan in Europe of 1908 and the
Bryan in Europe of 1910.
THE aristocracy in Europe and the
reactionary elements in the politics
of Europe wish to believe in the fail
ure of our democracy, and they are
quick to perceive that Roosevelt
would personify it's failure. The lib
erals of Europe and powerful demo-
Gratis like Juares are quick to per-
ceive that fact, and they denounce
him bitterly for that reason.
AS | stated in my interview, the
French newspapers were previously
informed by the press agents of the
Roosevelt literary bureau that on his
arrival and during his stay in Paris
they should give him full space for
anything concerning him; that he is
to be the next president, and that
while Wall street may be against
him the rest of the country demands
his return to the white house.
Got Up Review For Roosevelt.
'In my statement 1 said that the
governments of Europe were I'M
doubtedly correctly informed of the
actual politics of Roosevelt in the
United States by their respective
diplomatic agents with one exception.
| mean Jusserand, the French ambas-
sador in Washington, the only sur
viving member of the tennis cabi-
net He went to Fallieres to urge
upon him the holding of a special
military review in honor of Roose-
welt, who was great soldier, and
would be the next president. Fall
Heres refused. Jusserand then went
to Gen. Galstein, military governor
of Paris, by whom he was informed
that a special review could not be or
dered, as Roosevelt was a private citf-
zen, but that there was to be a regu-
lar revision as they call it, of part
of the Paris troops, and that he
CGalstein) would invite him to be
present. Jusserand followed Roose-
welt to London and is there now.
Thought He Was President.
"In Austria some of the newspa-
pers spoke of Roosevelt as the actual
president, and many believe that he
is now president A member of the
Austrian embassy in Paris and an
important member of the Austrian
embassy who was with Roosevelt
when Apponyi and 10000 Hunga-
rians shouted in honor of the presi-
dent of the United States, confirmed
this information. In fact, the So
called triumphal tour has been based
on systematic exaggeratiOn and mis-
representation by the press bureau
and Roosevelt shouters among repub-
lican shouters in Europe, in or out
of office, and has been successfully
promoted by Roosevelt's brazen eff
frontry, though there has been q
rapid change in public opinion, and
if he were to remain in Europe an
Iother month the change would be
complete"