The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-04
SCORES ROOSEVELT
FOR ACTS ABROAD
Chicago Man Says Ex-Presi.
dent Made Bad Impression
in South America.
INSTANCES ARE CITED
Sends Bill for Lecture to
Those Who Had Enter
tanned Him Lavishly.
BY Interna tional News Service.

BY Interna tional News Service.
CHICAGO, March "a Daily News
cable from London says:
Theodore Roosevelt's s acts in Soutl
America were roundly criticised toda,
by John T. Lenfestey of Chicago, WIN
reached here from Rio de Janeiro afte
tour Of the principal cities of tn
South American countries. Mr.. Len
festey's tour was in the interest O
closer trade relations between the con
tinents on the western hemisphere. IL
represents the Chicago Association o
Commerce and is the president Of tn
Lenfestey Flour company.
Ungenerous, not to say graspine
describes some of Roosevelt IS acts il
South America, if reports current ther
may be believed,'' said Mr.. Lenfes
tey.
Sources of Information.
Mr.. Lenfestey carried letters from
Secretary Of State Bryan, Wilbur Johl
Carr, Harry A. Wheeler and others, AM
thus gained admission to the best in
formed circles in South America. MI
Lenfestey said:
My mission brought to my atten-
tion q number Of things prejudicial
to the spread of American inhu-
ence and business in the republics
of South America. Mr.. Roosevelt
left an unfortunate impression
wherever he went. Reports ad-
verse to him reached me from re-
liable sources in Santiago, Buenos
Aires, Montevideo and Rio de ia
neiro.
His conduct in Rio de
Janeiro was the subject Of
native comment Of a par
ticularly adverse character. He ar
rived there October 81, accompan-
led by Mrs. Roosevelt, niece and
his son, Kermit, and was received
by the president S cabinet, gov
ernor and diplomatic corps. He was
conducted to the palace Of the
governor, which was placed at his
disposal.
The visitors stayed a week and
were the recipients Of regal hos
pitality, banquets at government
bile drives and private courtesies
from many notables. Colonel
Roosevelt was allowed to entertain
whom he pleased at the palace.
Speaks to Select Company.
On his third or fourth night in
Rio de Janeiro Roosevelt spoke
thirty minutes on the relations be-
tween the United States and the
South American republics before
the Rio de Janeiro Historical and
Geographical society, which had in
vited him to South America and
made him an honorary member, the
highest honor it could confer. The
audience was composed of embas
sadors, generals, leading politicians
and members of society, possibly
100 in all.
On the night Of October 26 Mr..
Roosevelt left for Sac Paulo on
special train provided by the gov
ernment on the Central Brazil rail
road. He visited points Of inter
est on the line, looked over the
capital and the state of Sac Paulo
and continued on his journey to
Bueuos Aires at the expense Of the
Brazilian government.
Sends Bill for Lecture.
After all this the historical and
geographical society received from
Mr.. Roosevelt bill Of $4,000 for
his brief lecture. Already $40, 900
or $4,000 had been spent on the
visitors in entertainment. The Bra.
zilians politely paid the bill, but
they could not conceal their amaze
ment
When the American residents Of
Rio de Janeiro learned the facts
their humiliation was inexpressible.
The story was published in the
Journal de Commerce. personally
asked the Count Candid Mendes
d 'Ailmeidn, owner of the Journal
Brazil, if the story was true and
he answered "Yes.o
/ was told that Mr.. Roosevelt,
whle everywhere accepting puDhc
and private hospitality on an ex.
travagnnt scale. charged for all of
his speeches. He also harped on
the Monroe doctrine and PanAmer-
lean solidarity in way that struck
South Americans as offensive.
These stories about Mr. Roosevelt
I do not repeat out of any i'll feel
ing for him, but TO emphasize the
fact that such treatment postpones
indefinitely that rapproachment
with South America which we all
want and which some of us arc
TRYING bard to obtain.