The Washington herald., 1914-06-14
COLONIES HAT,
READY FOR ring
His utterances in London
Show Which Way the
/, Wind Blows.
WON'T TALK REPEAL YET
He Adds that Last Word Grim!y. and
Hints at Something Torrid
z to Come.
WON'T TALK REPEAL YET
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Special Gable to The Washington Herald
London. June l3.-In almost every
statement made today by Col; Roosevelt,
in an hours chat with thirty newspaper
men at the home of Col Arthur Lee. he
intimated broadly that his return to New
York will signalize his formal entrance
into the limelight as a candidate for the
nomination for the Presidency.
It was not altogether a pleasing ar
rival, viewed by Rooseveltian eyes, that
the colonel made this morning as he
stepped from the Continental Express at
Charing Cross station. None OF the por-
tiers recognized him. The American Am
bassador and half a dozen of the at
taches of the Embassy were at the wrong
end of the platform, having been inform
ed that the colonel's special car was at
tached to the rear Of the train.
Greeted by Chsrchman.
The first individual who greeted the
colonel was the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury, who had come up from Dover on
the same train. Presently Ambassador
Page and Col. Lee hove in sight and
seized their guest. With Col. Roosevelt
were his daughter. Mrs Alice Long
worth, and his cousin, Philip Roosevelt.
Col Roosevelt's appearance today be-
lies the reports sent from New York
that he was emaciated and weak. He Is
almost as fieshy and physically vigorous
as he ever was
Col. Roosevelt wants every one to know
that ne is Just as fit as he ever was"
To prove II he said, at length, that the
critics of his Washington lecture failed
to realize that he was speaking in a big
haIl to $500 persons, and that the very
nature of the subject precluded the pos
sibility of talking as he would on
campaign tour.
Amy political speech" he said. 'is like
a circus poster-done in big. broad strokes
but the exposition of scientific discover
les is rather an etching in comparison.
silent on Politics.
Although he professed complete -ignor-
ance OF the political situations for the
moment in America, England and France,
his first ejaculation on meeting Ambas-
sador Page was:
Mr.. Ambassador. its bully to see you.
By gracious, it's getting so that French
cabinet doesn't last any longer than. a
Paraguayan presidency"
Col. Roosevelt, in order TO oblige the
reporters of the London evening newspa-
pers. received almost twoscore of them
in Col Lees house in Mayfair at IL
o'clock in the morning before taking a
bath after his all-night journey.
His first remark as he entered the
drawing room was that he still had
full share of French and English
cinders." Then. after insisting that he
had absolutely nothing to say" he
talked an hour requiring little stimuli in
the form of questions. Almost every
thing he said he characteristically for
bade the newspaper men to print. eN-
planning that 1t was his habit formed |
in the old days in Washington TO talk !
confiGentially" to newspaper men.
But il there were any point in his
expressing himself on forbidden subjects
X was clearly evident from the first
that he wanted the voters of the United
States to know that he is fit to run again
for the Presidency and that for all his
refusal to be quoted on timely ques
tions, he is familiar with everything
happening in Washington.
Won't Discuss RepeaI-"Yet.'
will you say what you think of the
passage of the Panama tolls repeal bills?"
was one question. for instance.
You bet 1 won't" was his grinning re-
sponse, followed by the grim significant
yet" But any one who
heard the tone of his voice must have
gained the impression that he would have
much to say on the subject when the
time suited him.
As for his thousand-mile river-the Lon
don papers have dubbed ii the Theodo
ria River'-and every other detail of his
South American exploration, the EXPIRES |
ident maintained emphatic silence.
He has come to London to tell the Royal |
Geographical Society about it, and re-
fuses to be like the man in the Pickwick |
papers, who took off his coat and an
nounced he was about to begin. II will
begin with the announcement" he de- |
clared.
After luncheon at Ambassador Pages |
house, Col. Roosevelt went to Col. Lees |
country house, Chequers Court. in Buck |
inghamshire, where he will stay until |
Monday.