New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10


AT the same time a comfortably
Smashing creek diverted on the Ger
man colonists in Southern Brazil, who
ere very good and lovely people, and
had given him a very hearty welcome.
After he had especially informed
Us about his travels he changed his
subject By telling us he was a pas
sionate wanderer, and his pleasure
was spoiled only in so far as he could
rot stay anywhere without being sur
rounded By a multitude of journalists
who beat the drum around him. One
will understand that the newspaper
men called together by Roosevelt were
placed in a quandary regarding the
character of the former President OF
the United States, and that they were
caused to ponder whether there was
mean brag or lamentable weakness OF
memory. We had hardly recovered
from the surprise, TO some extent
when Mr. Roosevelt, in spite o. ms
complaints of being molested by Jour
nalists. began explaining the smallest
details Of his further plans as Tar as
his travels through Spain were con,
cerned. and remarked that he wouid
regard il an honor and pleasure 10
see us again. the following Gay at
Tulihdoi; he meant, as we finally I'M
derstood, Toledo.
Forgot His Remarks
ave refrained from serving MT;
Roosevelt with the moleststion deslreG
bv him. so that he, without DOUBT askea
himself the next day at Toledo what
might have caused these journalists 10
leave him alone, in spite of MS express
invitation. He certainly did not re-
member the next day his remarks ABOUT
the burdensome drummers, Just as ne
does not remember the Venezuelan
incidents of 1902 at the present time;
The Spaniards who were then informed
of the impression Mr.. Roosevelt MADE
on us thought themselves avenged on
him and the United States, to certain
degree"
Under the caption Roosevelt the
Braggart" the "Kolnische Zeitung, oil
October 9 says: -, T..
According to news received ny
Paris newspapers from America, foose-
welt stated in the course OF speech
that peace can be made only after a
complete victory had been won oy me
Allies. Germany must be completely
beaten. and Austria and Turkey must
be dismembered."
On October 9 the "Kolnische lei-
tung" published an Amsterdam tele,,
gram under the headline, Seizure OF
/ Tonnage" The news dispatch reads:
'The Netherland-Ind News Agency
wires from Batavia: The Niederland
and Rotterdam Lloyd steamship com
panies were advised by their Ameri'
can representatives that the ships ply.
| ing between the United states and
/ India will not be allowed to receive
/ coal without n previous guaranty 20
carry full cargo back to the Cnlt'd
States. Under exceptional eircum'
stances the ships may be permitted 70
carry cargoes one-tenth of which Is
consigned to Canada
"The United States" adds the
"K6lnische Zeitung," "is one of the
powers which entered the war to bring
about the victory of liberty and JUS
I tice, to protect the rights OF small ma
/ tions, and to defend international law
In an article captioned "a Grain OF
/ Truth" and gloating over the alleged
shortage of American tonnage. the
"Berliner Neueste Nachrichten" of Dc
tober 10 says:
Gwen the English press is beginning
10 understand that the transport OF an
American army to Europe Will meet
nearly insurmountable difficulties on
account of the activities Of our U-boats
The journal of Commerce figures that
TO solve the Gigantic problem Of trans
porting an army of 100000 Americans
ships of 100000 tons, feet as large as
that OF Denmark, are necessary. The
paper continued that therefore eXtraor-
binary demands on the already eX-
hausted tonnage of the Entente have to
be made at the outset And how i'm
mensely will these difficulties increase
to keep the troops at the front and to
provide them with all the necessaries,
food, clothes, cannon, ammunition, air
planes and all the other absolutely
necessary means of modern warfare
One million seven hundred thousand
tons would be permanently necessary,
as much tonnage as France owns, &C
cording to the estimate of the Journal
of Commerce These figures, the Jour
nal of Commerce adds, certainly sur
pass the generally accepted estimate
II is really and truly a serious problem
of tonnage with which the United
States is confronted, and the German
brags contain grain of truth, which
should be considered, 10 some extent
"The German brags and the grain OF
truth" adds the "Berliner Neueste
Nachrichten, "mean but the conserva-
tive estimate that neither England MOI
America have at their disposal suf-
fcient tonnage to transport signii-
cant American army 70 Furone This