Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-29
Tells Them He Is One of Them
Himself and DenounceS as
a Wicked Lie Reports Pub
liShed.
URGES STRICT FAIRNESS
between RELIGIONS
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reviewers for the Most Part
Appear in Their Native Co.'S
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ACHEClGA AAUAc u ANN AAAANect
and The Atlanta JournaL)
Copyright. 1910. by The Tribune Coz
CAIRO. Egypt. March Stew men
ever had a. strange an interview with the
representatives OF the press as did Col
onel Roosevelt yesterday afternoon with
the editors of IA native papers.
They had been especially anxious to
meet the man they regarded as the great
est citizen OF the most progressive dem
Ocratic republic in the world, believing
that his advice would be valuable and up
lifting TO their country.
In compliance with their request.
Roosevelt granted them an interview in
his room In the hotel When they ap-
peared some were in European costume,
with tarboushes on their heads, showing
them 10 be Mohammedans. the taller tar
bOushes indicating satisfaction with the
English rule. the shorter showing ad-
vocacy of natiOnalism. Some OF them
wore native costumes
One sheik, Ally 1oussef. who advised
Roosevelt in an open letter not to speak
in Egypt as he did in the Soudan, was
dressed in a striking robe, with an I'M
dervest embroidered in gold and white
Turban.
The papers they represented ranged in
opinion from approval OF the present
regime TO advocacy Of the expulsion OF
the English by force If necessary; from
defense OF religious liberation To sus-
gestions. constantly repeated, calculated
TO stir the MOslems against the Chris
tians and the Christians against the
MoSlems.
Colonel Roosevelt received the native
editors cordially, opening conversation
by saying: I'm newspaper man my
self /"
Referring to the report published in
the Arabic papers attr1buting to him
views calculated 70 STIR re4ICious feel
ing, he said he had already denounced
the report in private conversation with
the khedivs and his officials as a wickeo
lie. To the journalists he repeated that
he never had said anything OF the kind.
III there Is one word OF advice TO give
20 the Christians" he remarked, sit is
that the Moslem treat the Christian with
exact Justice and the Christian should
act IN exactly the same way to the Mos
Lem
else wherever I have any influence at
all When I was president in Ameri-
ca no Christian was permitted TO OPP
press . Moslem and no Moslem could
abuse O Christian So it Is In America
now, and the Philippines under Amer
lean rule"
One journalist suggested possible crit
icism Of Colonel Roosevelt's lecture to-
morrow which all are awiting with
keen interest.
"As TO my speech" Colonel Roosevelt
replied, "any one can criticise It who
pleases after it is made"
Ne continued: ST al-ays tell the
Newspaper men IN my own country that
dabls weapons Of modern life, and that
they are using one OF the most formi-
good purposes and not for bad pur-
&c IL vital to see that they use it for
poses.
ssrhs editor or correspondent of a
newspaper in reality is q public servant.
Just as think q man like myself, when
president, should be held strictly ac-
countable for his acts, SO I think a
newspspsr man should be held RESPONSE
BILE for his"
MADE MISTAKES AT TINES.
II was explained TO nrr. Roosevelt that
the coptic az wen as the Moslem papers
were published in Arabic, and he was
assured that all were trying 20 do their
duties by the country, though somestimes
they made mistakes.
"You make MISTAKES" exclaimed
Roosevelt; Eve all make mistakes. But
hope you win work with zeal for the
right, but with moderation and self re-
straint.
-Taks. for instance, these six Amer
lean Newspaper men with me. They rep
resent all shades Of political and relig-
ious opinion, but all stand alike for GER
tain things.
"They stand for justice between man
and man. The Catholic demands Jus
tics for the Protestant and the Jew; the
Protestant for the Catholic and the
Jew; and the Jew for the Protestant and
the Catholic. The man OF one political
or religious belief comes to the defense
Of the man Of other political or relig-
ious views. They demand justice for
an"