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conduct was approved alike by Ro-
man Catholics and Protestants. 1t
may be mentioned that Mr.. Roose-
welt has received no invitation from
the Methodist mission to make an
address before it, nor had he express
ed any desire or intention to make
such an address. As a result of these
complications, the intended reception
to Americans at the embassy was
omitted. On April A, Mr.. Roosevelt
was the guest of the king and queen
of Italy.
Leaving Italy, he was received on
April Is by Francis Joseph, emperor
of Austria Hungary, at Vienna. He
was received in this city with the
same enthusiasm which was display
ed on his arrival in other cities dur
ing the entire tour. He visited Buda-
pest where he was ardently greeted
by the Hungarians.
Address at Sorbonne.
Arrangements had been made for
the delivery of a formal address at
the Sorborne in Paris on April %.
This address was entitled Citizen
ship in Republic" and embodied
with great frankness Mr. Roosevelts
well known views of civil and social
duties. 1t was well received in
France and throughout Europe gen.
orally. On April 20, Mr.. Roosevelt
was the guest of the queen Of Hol-
land and on May 2 he journeyed to
Copenhagen where he was entertain
ed by the Danish crown prince. On
May he was the guest of the king
and queen of Norway and on the fol-
lowing day spoke on the subject of
International Peace, at Christiania
This was the Nobel Prize address.
Viewed German Army.
After leaving Norway he went to
Berlin where he was the guest of the
German emperor. Mr.. Roosevelt, in
company with the emperor, view
ed manoeuyerS of the German
army, an honor rarely vouch-
safed to any foreigner. On May ~
he lectured before the Berlin univer-
sity or "The World Movement" The
death of King Edward which occur
red on the day following the Chris
tiania address necessitated a change
in the plans for the entertainment of
Mr.. Roosevelt in Berlin and London
In consequence of his own request,
the German emperor cancelled the
arrangements for all official functions
in his honor and received him pri-
vately.
Great preparations had been made
for notable reception in England,
but the death of King Edward put
an end to this. Mr. Roosevelt ar
rived in England on May 16 and at
once visited the bereaved Queen ana
King George. Shortly after his ar
rival he received request from
President Taft to act as official rep
resentative for the United States
at King Edwards funeral On May
26 he received the. degree of Doctor
of Laws from the University of Cam
bridge, where he made a brief ad-
dress. The most notable event of
his stay in England, however, was an
address delivered on May 81 at the
Guildhall on the occasion of his re-
ceiving the freedom of the city. =
Address was Startling.
The address was devoted almost
entirely to the subject of Great Brit
aims responsibilities in Egypt, and
the frankress of the utterances was
startling alike to his auditors and
TO the British public at large. His
advice and admonitions, however
were fer the most part received in
good part. On June he delivered
the most important of his formal ad-
dresses at Oxford university. This
was entitled Biological Analogies in
History" and it was a remarkable il
lustration Of Mr.. Roosevelt's versatil-
ity. 1t showed evidences of profound
study and wide acquaintance with
all that had been previously written
bearing on the subject. Shortly after
this, Mr.. Roosevelt's stay in England
terminated and he sailed for the Unit
ed States.
Interest in America.
AS his arrival in his own country
drew near, the question of his atti-
tude toward political questions which
were at that time before the people
became the chief topic of discussion
! on the part of the public and the
press. In particular, his attitude to-
ward President Taft and the admins
tration was matter of interest. He
had declared that his interest in pol
lucs was only that of private citi-
zen and that he intended to take no
prominent part i'm active politics. Dur
ing his stay in Italy. however, he had
beer visited by Clifford Pinchot, the
deposed chief of the forestry bureau
and one of Mr.. Roosevelt's most init
| mate friends. 1t was assumed that
Mr.. Pinchot had told his side of the
forest controversy, and although Mr..
Roosevelt had made no discussion OF
the subject, it was well known that
his sympathies were with Mr.. Pin
chot's policies of conservation.
Mr.. Roosevelt arrived in New York
city on June Is. Here he received a
remarkably ovation. He was wei.
| coined by the officers " the city, and
hundreds of thousands of people gath
cred to welcome him back to his own
country. In response to a speech of
welcome by Mayor Gaynor he made
brief reply. He vert at once to his
home at Oyster Bay, L. l. Mr.. Roose-
welt made visit to President Taft.
who was then at his summer home at