Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-18
PLANS FOR EUROPE
Former President RooseveIt's
itinerary Announced.
Is DUE IN ROME APRIL 8
Visits to Many Capitals Will End
in London May 16.
NOW EN- ROUTE TO CAIRO
In Last Speech at Khartum Ad-
vises Soldiers to Avoid
Politics.

ABU HAMED, Sudan, March 1S.-Col.
Roosevelt's European itinerary has been
definitely determined upon with as much
exactness of detail as it is possible to
make in advance, and was first an
nounced today. Inc former President
Will arrive In Rome April 3, in Paris
April q. In Berlin May s Sand in London
on the following 18th or 18th.
In several instances Col. Roosevelt will
arrive at one city on the same day that
he leaves another. but. counting each por-
ton OF the day as whole day, it may be
said that he will spend q week in Paris,
week In Berlin, four days in Rome,
three days each at Genoa, Vienna and
Budapest, two days at Brussels, The
Hague. Chrstiania, and q day at Rotter-
dam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stock
holm.
Due in Cairo Thursday.
The special train bearing Col. Roose-
welt. Mrs. ROOSEVELT, Kermit and Miss
Ethel and the others Of their immediate
party is due at Wady Halfa, 575 miles
from Khartum, late tonight. Here a
special steamer, the Ibis, will be taken
for Shellal. A visit will be made to As
suan and Luxor.
AT the latter place the train de luxe
on the Sudan government railway will
be taken for Cairo. where the party is
due Thursday. AS already announced.
the Roosevelts will sail from Alexandria
on the steamer Prinz Heinrich March
30 for Naples, where the steamer is due
April 2. Early on the following morn
ing the Americans will proceed to Rome.
where they will remain until the 9th,
when they will go to Spezia for a days
stay. The 8th and 9th will be oc-
t. 49,
miles from Spezia to Genoa. which will
take the tourists along the beautiful
Riviera
After three days at Genoa the party will
proceed for Vienna. arriving there the
18th. The Austrian capital will be left
the nth and two days will be given
over to visit to Budapest the Hun
garian capital. April 20 the oriental ex-
press will be taken for Paris.
Visit in Belgian Capital.
The program provides for the visit to
Brussels ,he 2sth, and Col. Roosevelt
may remain over one day before pro-
ceeding for The Hague, in which case he |
will remain at the home Of the peace |
tribunal until May 1. On the latter day1
an hours stop will be made at Rotterdam |
and Hamburg will receive flying visit |
on the day following.
Copenhagen should be reached late in
the afternoon Of May 2 the departure for
Christiania being made that night The |
stay at the Norwegian capital is in doubt.
but will probably be from the Sd to the
5th, permitting arrival at Stockholm in
the evening Of the latter date
Col. Roosevelt win return to Christia-l
mia in time to sail on the 9Th for Ger
many. and Is due in Berlin the 9th. The
date Of his departure from the German
capital Is in doubt, but he expects to
leave there the 10Th; arriving in London
the following day. though 1t is possible
that his visit In Berlin will be exceeded
one day by the schedule.
Gives Advice to Odicers.
KHARTUM. March 1S-In a speech at |
the Egyptian Ohicers' Club last night Col.
Roosevelt advised the officers to drop poll |
tics while they were soldiers. He was a |
but he never let them intermix. In the |
Spanish war many of his men differed |
from him in politics, but that made no |
difference in his or their position.
"As soldiers" said the e&-President, |
always remember that soldier who |
mixes politics with soldering becomes |
bad soldier"
He told the Egyptian officers to re-
member also that a non-political attitude |
was the safest, as they were sworn to |
the service of their country. His adj |
dress was received with much enthusi- |
asm, and as he departed in company
with Slatin Pasha for the palace he was
warmly cheered.
Shortly before 8 o'clock last evening
Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit and |
Miss Ethel proceeded in carriages to the !
station, where they boarded special !
train for the trip to Cairo.