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Show ROOSEVELT PUIS 1LLJEJHIGED Former President Cannot Now Be Received With Joyous Acclaim in London. Special Cable to The Tribune. LONDON, May 7. One of the ro-sultB ro-sultB of tho death of King Edward is an entire chango in the programme for the reception of former President Roosevelt when ho comes to Loudon later in this month. Mr. Roosovolt will be rccoived most cordially, but tho spectacular features which had been planned will, of course, bo eliminated. It is understood Mr. Roosevelt feels tho death of King Edward very keenly, not only bocauso of his high admiration admira-tion for the dead monarch, but also because of its possible effect on his plans to advocate tho causo of peace. Friends hero of the former president understood that one of tho principal objects ob-jects of his visit to tho European capital capi-tal was to use his influonco to make suro that the next Hague tribunal should not bo barren of results, but that action should be takon. which would mako a long step in tho direction of universal arbitration and tho limitation limi-tation of armaments. Mr. Roosevelt had. it is understood, spokon ortcc-tivoly ortcc-tivoly along this lino to President Fnlliercs, King Victor Emmanuel ol Ttaly, tho Emperor Francis-Joseph, and othor monarchs whom ho had visited. Ho had tho hearty sympathy and support sup-port of tho Italian king in this mission, mis-sion, and anticipated, when he met King Edward, to talk over plans to put his ideas into effect. It is understood here that Mr. Roosevelt's Roose-velt's stay in Germany may bo curtailed cur-tailed and it is not impossibio that ho and tho kaiser may journey to London together. |