The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-09
ROOSEVELT TIRES
OFDEMONSTRAT|ONS
Former President and Wife
Abandon Sentimental
Journey"
EVERY LITTLE VILLAGE
SEEKS TO DO HONOR
Teddy Says He Had Bully
Time" on His Journey
Through Alps.

pilgrimage of Colonel Theodore Roosc-
Welt and his wife on which it had been
the intention of the couple 10 retrace
by easy stages their honeymoon trip
from Spezia To Genoa, ended abruptly
hero this afternoon, twenty-four hours
ahead of the schedule that had been
planned. The change in plans was
increasing demonstration Colonel and
Mrs. Roosevelt are cncounterng along
the road. At every little village or
crossroads thev were met by men, wom-
en- and children. the former with hags
and the latter with bouquets. As an
instance of the demonstrations accorded
them, GOO persons, many of them Amer.
leans, acclaimed Colonel Roosevelt and
Mrs. Roosevelt with vivas and huTrahs
as they left Rapallo. where they had
luncheon TODAY. This was the climax
Of their embarrassments, and Colonel
Roosevelt gave orders 10 be driven di'
rcctly to Genoa.
Honored in Genoa.
The people and press of Genoa have
manifested the most intense interest
in the movements of Colonel Roosevelt
His second honeymoon Journey. strreo
their romantic natures to hlgh pItch
aud when tho news spread today OF ms
coming, big crowd hurried TO the
modest Hotel Britannia, where he had
engaged quarters. and with cheering
and waving of hats, greeted the arr1va
of the dust-covered carriage as IT rat
lied up the stony street 10 the accom-
paniment of the driver s wildly crack
ing whip. ~,
Both Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs
Roosevelt were smiling when they de
scended from the carriage mt the no
tel entrance. They said they had en-
loved the trip hugely and were sorry
only that no failure TO observe their IN
cognito bv the people had compelled
them to cut il short. Colonel Roosevelt
said he had ''bully time Thursday
when he and Mrs. Roosevelt drove along
the sunny slopes of the Liguerlan Alps
from Spezia to Rapallo.
Receives Civic Honors.
Half an hour after the arrival OF
Colonel Roosevelt. the prefect and th'
mavor of Genoa called on h1m ant
greeted him in the name OF the mnhlci
pality Tonight Colonel Roosevelt ant
his wife dined quietly at their hotcl.
Tomorrow the Roosevclts Will con
tinue their Journey by train 10 PortC
Maurizio where they will visit MIS-
Carew, Mrs. Roosevelt 8 sister, wn'
has beautiful villa there. The lnhab
itapts of Porto Maurizio have plannet
elaborate festivities IN honor OF the eN
president. but chief interest In his thre'
DAYS stay at the Carew villa WI! o'
| the visit there on Monday of Gliort
Pipchot.
n is already quite certain, however
that the visit of Mr.. Pinchot Will no
! he followed bv any of the sensational
| developments that evidently arc cx
| nscted in some quarters. Colone
Roosevelt has announced in advance
that he will have nothing 10 say atte
the interview.
Ho continues to maintain silence OF
political affairs. he has kept per
| fectly open mind while being informed
upon what tPanspired during ms ao
sence, and with regard TO the present
actual political situation at home
Without bias ne is always ready tc
listen to friend or foe,
Meeting With Pinchot.
Accordingly. Colonel Roosevelt Will
iuplv acceded to Mr.. Pinchot $ request
for an interview. and Mr. Pinchot Is
expected to explain in detail hls side
OF the series of events that led up 10
his dismissal from the post of cher
forester In the same way Colonel
Roosevelt expects 10 see other TRENDS
both i'm Europe and America.
Colonel Roosevelt continues 10 express
regret over the inability of Senator
Root to come to Europe TO meet him
as from the senator he would have
been able to obtain sympathetic cX'
position Of the administration S side
of affairs.
If is said that by letter or otherwise
since he returned to civilization, Colonel
Roosevelt has had from ardent support
ers and admirers in the United States
u GOOD deal of sharp criticism of the
Taft adminiSt ration. and IL is believed
also that he has received appeals Wg-
ing the necessity of his re-entry INTO
the political arena. But il thls be so,
Colonel Roosevelt has not given The
slightest intimaiion Of what impress
sion they have made. He always insists
he has nothing TO say concerning poll-
ties and will have nothing to say on
tho subject until he gets back TO
America.
Colonel Roosevelt relates an amusing
incident of the trip. When he and
Mrs. Roosevelt reached tho top of the
pass at Scstri Levaute, where they
stopped last night. the cutcrprising pro
prictor Of n tavern--a rival 10 the one
i'm which they had engaged rooms-sent
out couriers in advance bearing Ameri'
can and italian flags, and trlumphantly
escorted Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt 10 his own hotel.