The sun., 1910-06-07
ROOSEVELT ENJOYS HIMSELF
TlLkS ABOUT HIS GUILDHALL
TlLK 10 NEWSPAPER MEN.
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LONDON. June q Col and Mrs RoOss-
Welt we're the guests Of King George and
/ Queen Mary at a luncheon at MaribOF-
Ough House to-day Several other guests
were present
Although Col Roosevelt still sees DR.
~. Clair Thomson. the famous throat
speoja list. Onoea day he has recovered his
voice apparently and upon his return
to-day from the country he was 10 all
appearanOes In the best u health and
spirits There was no trace oi the hOarse-
hess which has troubled him 20 much
since hi- return from Africa.
/ Il was evident 10 his friends to-day
that he had enjOyed his visit 10 the home
Of the famous historian. sir George Otto
Trevelyan. where he spent the weekend
with "A delightful company Of kindred
spirits He was delighted with Strat-
fOrd-On-Avon and sths Shakespeare
country Moreover the proverbial luck
attended him The weather during his
stay was delightful and he was thus
enabled 10 see all there was 10 Ohsr.
Much TO his disappointment he did not
see Marie COrelh thiH afternoon after the
luncheon az Marlborough House. where
he spent a full hour. Immediately upon
his leaving he returned to the home u
Col lee. where the stream u callers
hardly got away in time 20 lot him dress
for the dinner gwen him by the Faunal
Society az the Hotel savoy. This was at
: sOclOck Here there was more geological
talk. especially with reference to the pro-
lection " big game Mature takers. Il
is understood. would have been greatly
psrturbed had they heard all that was
said.
From this dinner the Colonel went
straight To StatiOners Hall. where he was
entertained 10y the. American journalists
Ia London. The most representative
newspaper gathering that ever assembled
here At One time was On hand 10 greet tbs
eK-President The company included a
maturity ~ the editors and hest known
publicists ~ London. a. we'll a. a large
numlssr from the provinces aud ireland
and scotland.
The Hon n. " Lawson. son of lord
Burnham. owner VI the DdhJ Telegraph.
presided After tOasts tO King George
aud President Taft the chairman pro.
posed Col. Roosevelt lie remarked that
the Colonel had before him the biggest
stick in the world namely the COM
Il
i nov Ia the poss-ssiOn 81 Guildhall
The cor Ioraiion hal lslt II for the supper
The Colonel IN reply spoke at con-
siderable length i have thoroughly
enjoyed NV stay in England he SAID.
but Judging from your comments. some
It yuI have not shared INV enjoyment
lie r~frrlyd further ~ his Gmldhail
spe~ch which Was foremost evidently
ia the minds not only u his hearers but
- himself Ne added that he had ~.
o-iyed au inquiry from a suspicious payer
asking him Il be was really going 10 de-
liver his Romanes speech az Oxford.
Evidently. he went On they arr afraid |
I am going to break "a into another Guild-
hall speech. but will try not 70 ov-rplay
my hand The papers evidently think
that Will b- unable - resist the trmptl.
ton ~ speaking again with frankness aud !
open mature aud once more addressing
the British public with the same sincerity |
which has sometimes failed to -ndear me
10 the people or nv own country
He then explained for the benefit u his |
hearers the origin ~ the expression the
Rig stick which he said occurred 10 |
A sp.-ech answering certain gentlemen.
iIl ardent believers IN the policy Of peace
with insult and who after attacking
various nations. including Great Britain.
, oted down his PROPOSALS for a greater
navy.
My emphasis. said the Colonel. was
On the words walk softly. and not on the
Big stick
Referring Ia the growth Of the power Of
he United States Col. Roosevelt sold that
30 far from its being a menace to Eng
land. the chances Of trouble hstween the
had dwindlei in exact inverse
ratio TO the growth Of the strength Of the
United States
In closing Col Roosevelt aaid that /
he moment a nation felt sufficiently sure
n itself 10 b. able 10 pass things by good
lumOrsdly II became a pleasanter com.
Danion for itself a. well as for the rest Of .
he world
Col Roosevelt left after the replies to
he other tOasts An entertainment FOL.
owed. given by popular artists including
"isSy Lotus. Things were kept going
IN q he wee sma hours