| Show QUOTED ROOSEVELT WITHOUT I of Norway Noray Attempted to tc toMake toMae Make Mae Political Capital Capita for Himself Hil May 9 Mr visit here hee has been followed ha by an In Incident i incident Norway Noray which Is la makIng a sensation In ix Mr Roosevelt Roosevel has hs severely censured I Gunnar Knudsen Kuden who is h now vice president of the parliament for using his name ne and quoting him as a a partisan in Norwegian politics The Tin I has ha been making a cam paig and has Introduced a bill bUI In par lament for the conservation of natural natura pr resources resources chiefly the water power and anc the opposition party has ha been fighting this scheme as a an infringement on per perI I serial son rights At the recent gala gaa dinner at the cas tie tle Mr cs Knudsen had bad a conversation with Mr Roosevelt on this subject The Tin latter later in the belief belet that he lie subject was speak spek ing lag of general principles principles expresser expressed t warm war sympathy In the work work Mr r Knudsen asked permission to make the tin former presidents remarks public Tell TeU It to anyone you like Mr r Roosevelt Rosevelt replied enthusiastically There was a considerable stir str when 1 the newspapers appeared quoting Mr Roosevelt as a warm supporter of 0 Knudsens policies Mr Roosevelt Rosevelt summoned Knudsen I and ad insisted emphatically that he issue I a denial denia and he himself himsel Issued a let ter to the same ame effect The opposition I papers are ae now attacking the ex premier The says From the denial which Mr Gunnar Knudsen Kudsen was compelled by Mr Roose vel velt to make it appears appear that in the conversation in question Mr M Roosevelt was thinking of his own American policy while Mr Knudsen Kudsen hi was speak ws ing of ot his Norwegian policy We W will not dwell upon the want of discretion wil shown by Mr lI Knudsen Kudsen by trying to Involve a guest of the nation in gest our Internal political disputes disputes te and trying to tryinG turn him to political account This want of discretion rightly aroused aused a great deal d al of indignation It is an absolutely unprecedented phe I that a person holding a peron tion ton like bike Theodore Roosevelt should during the visit he paid us be com corn to issue a a denial dental of ot what the late premier stated regarding his con with him |
