La Junta tribune., 1913-12-13
ROOSEVELT IN SOUTH AMERICA
Hob Patterson. Our Local GIol,p
Tr"ttrr. Assists In Welcoming
Teddy to Southern Cline.

lheodore RD'ssevelt, the most dis
tinguished citizen OF the ". S. A..
and the best loved and most hated
man in this country. Is now winning
ne" laurels In South America. r. w.
Patterson. president of the First Ma
tonal Bank of this city. who has
been travelling In South America dur
ing the past year, Is now. or was. on
November l2th, in Montevideo. Uru-
quay, and In recent letter to c. II.
Buckley gives an interesting account
OF Rooseyelts reception In that city.
He says:
Roosevelt Is now In Buenos
Ayres. He was In Montevid.o also.
He arrived at $3.50 a m, and de-
parted at 10 p. IN. for Bueuos Avres.
MonteVideo was not on the original
schedule. but some enterprising peo-
pie of Monteyideo became busy and
succeeded In intercepting him for
thes. few hours. and "A right enthusi-
astic and royal welcome they gave
him. They would have had a whole
lot, had he given them the oppor-
tunity and the time
| went to the station to meet him.
| there united with the Y. NJ. {. A.
II am member OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
both here and In Buenos Ayres. II
cost me about sS In Buenos Ayres
and about sll in Montevideo
Joined the gathering of the Y. NJ c.
A at th. depot with my trophy. the
Y. NJ. c. A. banner. to welcome him.
big crowd was there and they gay.
him fine reception. with tn. band
playing our national airs. and the
w.lcom" of many public officials In
fact. special train bearing repre-
s"htatives OF the government met
him at the northern borders of IRA
guay-th. boundary between IRA
quay and Brazil and escorted him
to III. capitol. Not only that. but
government vessel sailed with him.
his VIII. and niece aud his staff. to
Bucnos Ayrcs.
he WAS kept busy every na1nuia
with sight seeing. visiting various
Institutions. banqu.tinr. receptions.
aud ai last his address at the
Athena.um. | was thcr. also. |
never saw Il finer audience. II was
a well dressed and refined audience.
The senoras aud senoritas were in
their best and many Of the gentle
men wor. gloves ! tell you. these
South Americans know how To dress,
They surpass us In fashion aud dis
play, In social culture. fashion. tho
artistic aud ia poli,rnes- and rhnal-
~. ~" do not approach them Dn-ss,
style. fashion. personal appearance
to look pretty II their one great
ambition. Thes. they cultivate to
excess, aud that. too. at the expense
of thos" higher aud strrurr virtues
morality. honesty. honor. up
rightn"ss. franRn.ss, goodness aud
common sense. Thcs. they lack In
these RESPECTS. thee. proud. vain and
eNtrayngant South Americans aro
wanting
Rooseyrlts address he read Ia
English, aud ii was translated by an
Interpreter nj, Interpreter was
very free translator. aud much OF
IA" time failed to give the real
thought Many OF hls finest aud
best sentiments fell flat because they
wer" not translated correctly.
can't talk Ia Spanish. nor can uu-
d"rstand Spanish. However. un-
d"rstood enough To know that Il vas
translated Incorrectly. Indeed.
Roosevelt. himself. NOR. than once.
had the translator mend his trans
lation, ills address was well re-
c"iv.d. After the address many
crowded to see him and shake his
hand. I. also. shook hls hand
hut Roosevelt ~ receiving III.
rrand-st v"lcom. Ia Bucnos Ayros.
II. ~ applhud-d .,-ryw here. crowds
gather a, every meeting. every cor
n.r 10 greet him. They imp.d. his
automobile. climb upon Il. clap their
hnuds .ni shout with the greatest
susto Not oDl, that. h. Is COM
m"pd"d by the newspapers without n ,
-insl" exception. His reception In
bu"nos Ayr.s IL not simply tn. usual
soub American hospitality II is
deep. generous and enthusiastic. He
has conquered them. and overcome
great aud Just country. While
Roosevelt has paid them compli.
mcnis. he hs. not INDUCED In fvl-
some compliment lie has spoken
to them without any art Of oratory.
lie has spoken with plain speech.