Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-06-21
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sity conferred on the distinguishe'
visitor the honorary degree Of Docto
Of Philosophy.
! on his arrival in Stockholm May
Colonel Roosevelt was informed Of tn
death Of King Edward. and this. com
bined with the fact that his bronchia
tubes mad become seriously afecte,
owing to the large number of speeche.
he had delivered compelled him TO cur
tail his program considerably Owing
to the close relationship existing be-
I tween King Edward and Emperor VIII
I helm. the elaborate round OF festivitie.
arranged for his benefit in the German
I capital were nearly all eliminated al
his own request
Meets Emperor William.
The long -heralded meeting of the
emperor and Colonel Roosevelt took
place on May 10. when these two IA
nous exponents of the strenuous life
shook hands on the palace steps at
Potsdam. Mr.. Roosevelt and his fam
lily arrived in the German capital at
noon, and were the guests Of the en-
peror and empress for the remainder
Of the day The following day he
witnessed one Of the most stirring and
brilliant spectaeles of his tour. Sur
ro,fpdad hu- the kafear and hfob o<Faofo1o
Of the army, he rode on horseback TO
Deberitz, where for five hours he wit
messed a sham fight waged By the
flower OF the kaiser's army Incident
ally. he was the first private citizen
that ever had the honor of witnessing
this gorgeous spectacle.
In the presence of the kaiser. his
wife, members of the royal family. and
the leading statesmen and educators Of
Germany. he delivered his third sched-
uIed speech at Berlin university on
May II. on The Worlds Movements"
and az the same time received the de-
gree Of doc5or Of philosophy from that
iastftuIso1
Having saesEts5 the appointment Of
Prss13sut Taft 10 art as special ambas- {
sEaEg 10 -hH funeral OF King Edward Z
Fu1- Cssan.s3 Ro0,serelt left Berlin on
My 1T tzr Finishing. Holland. where I
be embarked far England
Stays in Background.
During 1he mourning period for
KING Edward Roosevelt remained in
comparative olsscurity. and his carri-
ge in the funeral procession was rel
gated TO the rear. As soon as the
ing was buried. however, he was en-
srtained by King George and Queen
fairy. also by the queen mother, Alex
ndra
On May 26, he received the degree
doctor of laws from Cambridge un-
'ersity, and on May 20 was given con-
derable information on existing polit-
al conditions in this country by Sen I
tor Root who met him in London.
Roosevelt was given the freedom of |
le city of London on May 81, and i'm
ediately he made his now famous {
'eech at the Guildhall, in which he q
iticised England's policy in conduct
g her administration of affairs in /
gypt. The entire British press de-
tied many columns of denunciatfon {
med at the ex-president and he was h
cused Of presumption, meddling, a
aling in misinformation. seeking to I
ment an Egyptian uprising and of {
ing wholly unAmerican in his atti- f
de- il
He delivered his last European lee d
re al oxford June 7. where he con- s
nted himself with a purely academic p
scussiOn Of his subject The degree
doctor Of laws was conferred upon cl
N by oxford university. a
Three days later Roosevelt with his n
nily sailed for home. They were ac- h,
to the pier by great num- ol
: Of notables and friends and a a
arty goodbye was given the colonel al
prominent men who were not fl
ased with his Guildhall speech. Two p
70 out from England he made a Sc
seeh TO the immigrants.-Por aC
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