Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
TOUCHED BY HONORs PAID HIM
Name of Distinguished American ON
EverybOdy's Lips,
is REGARDED AS CONSERVATION
Question of Race Suicide Taken Up
and Discussed.
VIEWS AGREED WITH BY LEADERS
Greeted by Thousands on Way
Through BOuIevnrds and Laughs
when Fears Are Expressed
for His safety.


for His safety.
PARIS, April 2A-Mr. Roosevelt passed
a comparatively quiet Sunday In Paris.
Accompanied by Ambassador Bacon in the
morning he attended service in the Amer
ican church in the Rue De Berrl and lis
tened to the sermon OF the Rev. Chauncey
w. Goodrich, who preached from the gos-
pei of st. John, chapter L., verse XIV
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by Kermit
and Miss Ethel attended the American
church in Avenue De L'Alma.
| Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt lunched with
Ambassador and Nine Jusserand. tho
other guests including Premier BRAND, NJ.
Rarthiou, minister OF justice; Consul Cen
eral Mason, Anatole Leroy -Buechel, AL
| bert De Coubertin, Count DE Lastryrle
and Count De Pourtales. In the afternoon
there was an automobile trip to st. GeI-
main, where Colonel Roosevelt visited the
chateau of Henri ~ On returning the
Roosevelts dined quietly with Ambassador
and Miss Bacon at the American en-
bassy.
Election Day in Paris.
Although the general elections were held
! today in France, Colonel Roosevelt did not
take the trouble to visit the voting booths,
saying that he had not time to investigate
the matters which did not concern him
! directly. Besides, he supposed that the
election machinery of France was not bet
ter nor any worse than the United States.
Tomorrow Colonel Roosevelt will be the
guest of the municipality OF Paris. The
city fathers in solemn session will receive
him at the Hotel De vile. where luncheon
will be served in his honor aftr which he
/ will sign his name in the "Livre OOr,"
which contains the signatures of all the
monarches and noted persons who have
been the guests of the city. In the evening
he will dine with General Bruger and from
there will go to the opera house. where he
Will occupy the presidential box. Saloms
was,-the bin, but by Mr.. Roosevelts On
pressed desire Saint Haens Sampson and
Delilah" win be produced with ballet
The papers are filled with Roosevelt; his
name is practically upon everybody's lips.
The government will try to stop race sui
eide because he recommended such course
, in his speech Saturday, He will be asked
!, formally and informally to help the French
preserve their natural resouces. He IL be-
r ing applauded for his stand in RonF and
: here he becomes another national Is o in
the attitude of the French goven. .ment
towards the Roman Catholic church, which
is not all friendly.
Orators are pointing morals and adorninR
= tales with the name of Roosevelt
! Orators hostile to the vatican's French
e policy paint Colonel Roosevelt as a great
5 republican who set his heel down boldly
on the Roman Catholic churchs efforts to
Y restrain intellectual freedom.
0 Colonel ia EIRted.
Colonel Roosevelt was elated at the in
terest taken in his coming at first. Then
he became mildly surprised. Next he passed
into the stage of perplexity and now he is
, angry. Despite his apparent anger he is
pleased at some features of the frantic
acclaim Of the French people. He is glad
to know that his remarks anent race sui
eide struck home He is further pleased to
know that he Is regarded as a conservator
away from home. The French people have
n been invited to show their appreciation for
' the service. The French people have re-
t sponded noby
e M. BRAND has conveyed indirectly TO
, Mr., Roosevelt that he could do France
= a great service both in assisting to prevent
further Increase OF race suicide and by
e aiding in a general plan to conserve the
g French natural resources The first bal
S oting in the general elections will com
o mence tomorrow and tonight speakers de-
r voted more talk to Roosevelt in their final
d campaign utterances than they did TO the
n strictly local issues, The final ballotInE
Il will follow May 8.
Knows No Fear.
Following Colonel Roosevelts speech at
the Sorbonne he was greeted by nearly
, 10000 persons on his way through the
! boulevards. The police were apprehensive
e for his safety but the American laughed
y at their fears, The police agents, who
y have been keeping a wary eye open for
d American anarchists kept secret police in
close wake OF the automobile that con-
= taind Colonel Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt showed displeasure
over the fact that campaign capital is
being made OF the Vatican affair Re
| ligious issues were mixed in the campaign
which was brought to close tonight, al
though It will be open again after to-
morrow Colonel Roosevelt is annoyed
86 that his express wishes OF being kept out
10 Of religious discussions has been over
ol looked.
m Following the lecture Vice Rector Lizard,
e in behalf OF the university. presented Mr..
% Roosevelt with a bust Of Jefferson and
le two vases made al sovres But a curious
=, mistake had been made i'm the bust A
te bust OF Lincoln had been ordered from
ie the goernment factory at seyres but in
,qi some unaccountable way one OF Jefferson
II was manufactured NJ Jusserand the
D, French ambassador has arranged to have
5s the original order executed.
b. Appreciates the Honor.
IN In replying 30 M. Boutrox before the
~ Academy Of Military and Political Sciences
ie Mr.. Roosevelt spoke In French lie said
DO he would not dare 20 do so II he were not
I3' . among confrees, for he was certain OF
d their indulgence.
8 81 cannot express how much have been
.. touched by the honor you have paid me u
~ he said. 1t is the crowning OF the career
rk of a man of letters
rk NJ B0utroux. he said, had defined M,
&c moral conception OF life better than hs
could himself. and he continued Il have
always tried to translate into action Ia,