The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
ROOSEVELT SPENDS
BUSY DAY IN PARIS
Colonel Visits MalmaisOn,
Elysee Palace and Lunches
With Prominent Men.
TAKES DINNER AT EMBASSY
He Has Interesting Chat With
observation-disclosures To-day
for Madrid.
SPECIAL cdJie Despatch to Tun Sun.


Pans. June Col. Roosevelt spen.
A strenuous day in Paris to-day. AL
though he had travelled during the
greater part OF the night and IL was
after s o'clock In the morning when he
reached the Hotel de Crillon. he was up
at $50 and seemed impatient to begin
his sightseeing
From the hotel he drove directly to
Brentanos. In the Avenue de rOpera
where he laid In a fresh supply OF read
Ing matter While aboard ship he had
read all the books which he had brought
with him from New York. Then he
stopped at the Louvre and paid his re-
spects TO Mona Lisa" who Is again smil-
,ns down on visitors after her enforced
absence in Italy
From the Louvre the Colonel was
driven to Albert Kahns suburban home.
where he passed few minutes in ad-
mlratIon of the wonderful gardens. after
which he was whisked over the six miles
10 Malmalson. Time did not permit OF
an inspection OF the chateau and EN-
press Josephne's pavilion but Col. Roose-
velt enjoyed the trip greatly. for in its
wealth OF foliage the park Is now at its
very prett!est.
Guest OF NJ. IIsnotaux.
Noon found the former President back
in the city for his luncheon with Gabriel
Hanotaux. the Acadt mlcian; Myron T.
llerrick. the Ambassador, and Robert
Woods Bliss. secretary of the embassy.
were the other Americans present, while
the company included also Alexandra
Felix R!bot, former Premier Gen. Henri
]. Brugere. who went to the United
states on a mission for the French Gov
eminent while Col. Roosevelt was Presi-
dent Henri Bauden. the historian; Louis
Jaray, secretary Of the Comite France
Amerique; Gen. Charles Mangln. Emile
Boutroux. the historian, who Is a member
Of both the Academy and the Institute
Or. Gustave lie Bon and the Comte
dHaussonville, who is yet another Acad-
emiclan.
The party remained unbroken until az
ter o'clock, and the Colonel made w
for the taciturnity which had marked his
voyage by conversing animatedly with
the educators and writer's whom he met
ON leaving NJ. Hanotaux he was driven
to the Elysee Palace. where he was re-
ceived by President Poncare.
short Call on President.
This call was curtailed. as the Presiden
10 In the throes of finding a Cabinet
maker NJ Rene Vlviani's EFFORT to form
a ministry having proved abortive. The
system is much different from that fol
lowed in Washington, and Col. Roosevelt
was greatly interested. Paul Deschane
who has Just been reelected President y
the Chamber of Deputies and who wa'
offered the Premiership but refused. wa!
at the Elysee when the Colonel called.
Col. Roosevelt was the guest OF honoi
at an informal dinner which Mr.. Herrici
gave this evening. The others were Louii
Lard, rector of the Sorbonne. who pre-
sided when the Colonel delivered lectur
there few years ago; NJ. Henri Berg
son, the writer. and Nine. Bergson
Auguste Rodin, the sculptor; Mrs. Wad
dlngton. Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge, wifi
Of the Massachusetts Senator; Miss Edit
Wharton the novelist, Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, the Colonel's eldest daughter
Philip Roosevelt, his cousin. and Morton
Fullerton of the American Embassy stat
in Paris Mr. Herrick had left the selec
lion OF the guests to Col. Roosevelt
Although when he arrived in Pari
early this morning the Colonel told tn
correspondents OF the American news
papers that he would not discuss his Soutl
American trip L'Intrdnstgednt publishe
this afternoon what 1t says Is an inter
view with him concerning the criticism
ola. Savage Lander. Col. Roosevelt wa
quoted AS saying
1T is MT my habit to discuss peopl
who are not serious. Lander belongs {
THAI category What | wish to say
that Lander never deviated an inch fror
known routes long since traversed b
other explorers. Lander is not an ex
porer and never discovered anything"