Show TREATED AS US FIRST AMERICAN OF TIME Theodore Roosevelt Most Highly Honored in Europe EXCITING INCIDENT IN ROME Former President Delivered Scholarly Lectures In Paris Berlin and Oxford Ox Ox- ford Represented ford Represented His Country at King Edwards Edward's Funeral I Scarcely less interesting than his liis trip In Africa and at times almost as exciting were the adventures adventures adventures tures of Col Cot Theodore Roosevelt In Europe There he desired desfred to o be treated treated treated treat treat- ed as a man of letters and science rather than as a sportsman and his lis I desire was gratified But In addition Europe insisted on receiving him as the most distinguished American of the time and everywhere he went honors were showered on him Emperors Emperors Emperors Em Em- ki kings gs princes and all manner of royalties and nobility greeted him dined him and toasted him and th the people in all the lands that he visited turned out in vast throngs to see sec him and cheer him In Paris ChristIani Berlin Beilin and Oxford Oxford Ox Ox- ford Mr 11 Roosevelt delivered scholarly public addresses and the literary and scientific circles opened to let him him inand Inand in inand and marveled at the wide scope of or his knowledge The event event connected with Mr Roosevelt's European tour that aroused the most Interest and excitement excitement excitement excite excite- ment occurred immediately after his arrival in Italy early in April Before Defore he left Africa his desire to pay his respects to the pope had been conveyed con- con vered to the Vatican and the holy father had Intimated that he would be glad to see the distinguished Ameri Amerl- can About the same time former Vice-president Vice Fairbanks was in Rome and had arranged for an audience audience audi audi- ence at the Vatican which was cancelled cancelled cancelled can can- celled by the pope because Mr 1 Fairbanks Fairbanks Fair Fair- banks first addressed the Methodist in Rome When Colonel Roosevelt reached the Eternal City he r jp 4 From copyright by Underwood fe k Y Y COL ROOSEVELT IN VENICE received through the American minister minis ter tel a message message from Cardinal Merry 1 del Val papal secretary of state to the effect that the pope would grant Ian an audience to Mr 11 R Roosevelt If he did not repeat th the mistake made by Lr Fairbanks The colonel promptly called It all off stating that as as' as asan an independent independent independent in in- dependent American citizen he could not submit to such restrictions The t vv a 3 i sA E 4 t Ai y o r lr f rs r S r r Leaving the Sorbonne Paris head of the Methodist mission tried to tomake tomake tomake make religious capital out of this and Mr Root Roosevelt evelt thereupon canceled the plans for tor a general reception to which the Methodists Methodists' had been Invited Thus Ihus with his usual luck and facility for comings coming out on top he had the best of the matter all around and his conduct was gen generally rally commended all allover allover allover over the world Mr and Mrs Roosevelt and Kermit were received by the king and queen of Italy and spent some days in that country The colonel and his wife visited vis vis- visited Venice and traveled once again the Riviera route that they passed over on their honeymoon and next Mr Roosevelt visited Vienna and BudaI Buda Buda- I pest where he was given a royal wel wet come Paris ft was as next on his itinerary and there on April 23 he ho lectured in the of Sorbonne before a great audience savants and students The municipality municipal municipal- it ity and Its officials the president of France and various learned societies vied with each other in doing honor to the visitor and for amusement he was taken to the field of aviation where he saw some exciting aeroplane flights Traveling northward somewhat leisurely leis leis- urel by way of Brussels Amsterdam and Copenhagen Mr Roosevelt arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived at Christiana and delivered an address on international peace before the Nobel prize commission which had awarded to him the Nobel peace prize for his successful efforts to end the Russian-Japanese Russian war Emperor William had made great tY 5 a. a j e a ar r ff f lh tny r t V y a J y g rC yC Taking the Air in Austria plans lans for the entertainment of the I president resident in Berlin but the death King Edward caused the of f tl i program to a considerable il tent ent Instead of being the kaise guest in the palace Mr stopped topped at the American and lad though William received him a dined him and showed him the Ge Geman Geman Geman man army In maneuvers the mol moi spectacular and public features omitted On May 12 Mr Roosevelt d livered at the University of Berlin a address on modern civilization was highly praised for Its scholar quail qualities Ues Having been appointed special an at of the United States to a tend the funeral of King Ing Edward Ed C Conel Conel Co Coonel onel Roosevelt next crossed the cha chanet hal net uel to England and when the bod body the dead monarch was carried to th tb tomb he was one of the crowd of royal loyal per personages a and d distil men that followed the gu carriage on which Edw Edwards Edward's rd's coffin wa borne After Alter the funeral he was r 1 rt by King Ing George and Quee luary l and by the widowed quee mother and In a quiet way made ne essary by the mourning of oC the patio much attention was v shown him Tb culminated in London b by a in the Guild Hall at which the Ire fre fredom dom of the city in m a gold casket vi wl presented to him He Heas was as the guest thereafter I several prominent Englishmen atI aron at ar aton on June 7 he delivered the Roman I lecture at Oxford which had bee bel postponed by the demise of ot the kin This was th the most pretentious of a his European addresses ses and the b be his subject was Biological In History The University of ot Cambridge h he ored Mr Roosevelt by conferring t ton on him the degree degre of doctor of or lay lav and tIe the occasion served to dem his popularity with all class classi As Mr Roosevelt accepted his ploma from the hands of ot Ch Vice Mason the students who crowed crow cro cd ed the galleries shouted Tedd Tedd Teddy feddy and let down a large Ted bear from th the ceiling The wh who audience cheered and the colonel he passed out smilingly patted t t Teddy bear Later that day b Roosevelt addressed graduates all kinds of topics On Juno 11 the traveler with Mrs 1 Roosevelt Kermit and Ml Mi U UEthel Ethel sailed on the K Augu Victoria on their way to New Yo and the rousing welcome that he was awaiting him from his fell countrymen RENny iOP DYC |