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tted　incident　which　made　the　reception　of　Mr。　Fairbanks　impossible。'　Roosevelt　replied　to　our　Ambassador　as　follows：　'On　the　other　hand；　I　in　my　turn　must　decline　to　have　any　stipulations　made　or　submit　to　any　conditions　which　in　any　way　limit　my　freedom　of　conduct。'　To　this　the　Vatican　replied。　through　our　Ambassador：　'In　view　of　the　circumstances　for　which　neither　His　Holiness　nor　Mr。　Roosevelt　is　responsible；　an　audience　could　not　occur　except　on　the　understanding　expressed　in　the　former　message。'〃　*

*　Washburn；　164。


Ex…President　Roosevelt　did　not；　by　calling　upon　the　Pope；　furnish　Cardinal　Merry　del　Val　with　cause　to　gloat。　A　good　while　afterward　in　talking　over　the　matter　with　me；　Roosevelt　dismissed　it　with　〃No　self…respecting　American　could　allow　his　actions　or　his　going　and　coming　to　be　dictated　to　him　by　any　Pope　or　King。〃　That；　to　him；　was　so　self…evident　a　fact　that　it　required　no　discussion；　and　the　American　people；　including　probably　a　large　majority　of　Roman　Catholics；　agreed　with　him。

》From　Rome　he　went　to　Austria；　to　Vienna　first；　where　the　aged　Emperor；　Francis　Joseph；　welcomed　him；　and　then　to　Budapest；　where　the　Hungarians；　eager　for　their　independence；　shouted　themselves　hoarse　at　sight　of　the　representative　of　American　independence。　Wherever　he　went　the　masses　in　the　cities　crowded　round　him　and　the　people　in　the　country　flocked　to　cheer　him　as　he　passed。　Since　Norway　had　conferred　on　him　the　Nobel　Peace　Prize　after　the　Russo…Japanese　War；　he　journeyed　to　Christiania　to　pay　his　respects　to　the　Nobel　Committee；　and　there　he　delivered　an　address　on　the　conditions　necessary　for　a　universal　peace　in　which　he　foreshadowed　many　of　the　terms　which　have　since　been　preached　by　the　advocates　of　a　League　of　Nations。　In　Berlin；　the　Kaiser　received　him　with　ostentatious　friendliness。　He　addressed　him　as　〃Friend　Roosevelt。〃　Since　the　Colonel　was　not　a　monarch　the　Kaiser　could　not　address　him　as　〃Brother〃　or　as　〃Cousin；〃　and　the　word　〃Friend　〃disguised　whatever　condescension　he　may　have　felt。　There　was　a　grand　military　review　of　twelve　thousand　troops；　which　the　Kaiser　and　his　〃Friend〃　inspected；　and　he　took　care　to　inform　Roosevelt　that　he　was　the　first　civilian　to　whom　this　honor　had　ever　been　paid。　An　Imperial　photographer　made　snapshots　of　the　Colonel　and　the　Kaiser；　and　these　were　subsequently　given　to　the　Colonel　with　superscriptions　and　comments　written　by　the　Kaiser　on　the　negatives。　Roosevelt's　impression　of　his　Imperial　host　was；　on　the　whole；　favorable。　I　do　not　think　he　regarded　him　as　very　solid；　personally；　but　he　recognized　the　results　of　the　power　which　William's　inherited　position　as　Emperor　conferred　on　him。

Paris　did　not　fall　behind　any　of　the　other　European　capitals　in　the　enthusiasm　of　its　welcome。　There；　Roosevelt　was　received　in　solemn　session　by　the　Sorbonne；　before　which　he　spoke　on　citizenship　in　a　Republic；　and；　with　prophetic　vision；　he　warned　against　the　seductions　of　phrase…makers　as　among　the　insidious　dangers　to　which　Republics　were　exposed。

His　most　conspicuous　triumph；　however；　was　in　England。　On　May　6th；　King　Edward　VII　died；　and　President　Taft　appointed　Colonel　Roosevelt　special　envoy；　to　represent　the　United　States　at　the　royal　funeral。　This　drew　together　crowned　heads　from　all　parts　of　Europe；　so　that　at　one　of　the　State　functions　at　Buckingham　Palace　there　were　no　fewer　than　thirteen　monarchs　at　table。　The　Colonel　stayed　at　Dorchester　House　with　the　American　Ambassador；　Mr。　Whitelaw　Reid；　and　was　beset　by　calls　and　invitations　from　the　crowned　personages。　I　have　heard　him　give　a　most　amusing　account　of　that　experience；　but　it　is　too　soon　to　repeat　it。　Then；　as　always；　he　could　tell　a　bore　at　sight；　and　the　bore　could　not　deceive　him　by　any　disguise　of　ermine　cloak　or　Imperial　title。　The　German　Kaiser　seems　to　have　taken　pains　to　pose　as　the　preferred　intimate　of　〃Friend　Roosevelt；〃　but　the　〃Friend〃　remained　unwaveringly　Democratic。　One　day　William　telephoned　to　ask　Roosevelt　to　lunch　with　him；　but　the　Colonel　diplomatically　pleaded　a　sore　throat；　and　declined。　At　another　time　when　the　Kaiser　wished　him　to　come　and　chat；　Roosevelt　replied　that　he　would　with　pleasure；　but　that　he　had　only　twenty　minutes　at　the　Kaiser's　disposal；　as　he　had　already　arranged　to　call　on　Mrs。　Humphry　Ward　at　three…thirty。　These　reminiscences　may　seem　trifling；　unless　you　take　them　as　illustrating　the　truly　Democratic　simplicity　with　which　the　First　Citizen　of　the　American　Republic　met　the　scions　of　the　Hapsburgs　and　the　Hohenzollerns　on　equal　terms　as　gentleman　with　gentlemen。

Some　of　his　backbiters　and　revilers　at　home　whispered　that　his　head　was　turned　by　all　these　pageants　and　courtesies　of　kings；　and　that　he　regretted　that　our　system　provided　for　no　monarch。　This　afforded　him　infinite　amusement。　〃Think　of　it！〃　he　said　to　me　after　his　return。　〃They　even　say　that　I　want　to　be　a　prince　myself！　Not　I！　I've　seen　too　many　of　them！　Do　you　know　what　a　prince　is？　He's　a　cross　between　Ward　McAllister　and　Vice…President　Fairbanks。　How　can　any　one　suppose　I　should　like　to　be　that？〃　It　may　be　necessary　to　inform　the　later　generation　that　Mr。　Ward　McAllister　was　by　profession　a　decayed　gentleman　in　New　York　City　who　achieved　fame　by　compiling　a　list　of　the　Four　Hundred　persons　whom　he　condescended　to　regard　as　belonging　to　New　York　Society。　Vice…President　Fairbanks　was　an　Indiana　politician；　tall　and　thin　and　oppressively　taciturn；　who　seemed　to　be　stricken　dumb　by　the　weight　of　an　immemorial　ancestry　or　by　the　sense　of　his　own　importance；　and　who　was　not　less　cold　than　dumb；　so　that　irreverent　jokers　reported　that　persons　might　freeze　to　death　in　his　presence　if　they　came　too　near　or　stayed　too　long。

All　this　was　only　the　froth　on　the　stream　of　Roosevelt's　experience　in　England。　He　took　deep　enjoyment　in　meeting　the　statesmen　and　the　authors　and　the　learned　men　there。　The　City　of　London　bestowed　the　freedom　of　the　city　upon　him。　The　Universities　of　Cambridge　and　Oxford　gave　him　their　highest　honorary　degrees。　At　the　London　Guildhall　he　made　a　memorable　address；　in　which　he　warned　the　British　nation　to　see　to　it　that　the　grievances　of　the　Egyptian　people　were　not　allowed　to　fester。　Critics　at　the　moment　chided　this　advice　as　an　exhibition　of　bad　taste；　an　intrusion；　if　not　an　impertinence；　on　the　part　of　a　foreigner。　They　did　not　know；　however；　that　before　speaking；　Roosevelt　submitted　his　remarks　to　high　officers　in　the　Government　and　had　their　approval；　for　apparently　they　were　well　pleased　that　this　burning　topic　should　be　brought　under　discussion　by　means　of　Roosevelt's　warning。

At　Cambridge　University　he　exhorted　the　students　not　to　be　satisfied　with　a　life　of　sterile　athleticism。　〃I　never　was　an　athlete；〃　said　he；　〃although　I　have　always　led　an　outdoor　life；　and　have　accomplished　something　in　it；　simply　because　my　theory　is　that　almost　any　man　can　do　a　great　deal；　if　he　will；　by　getting　the　utmost　possible　service　out　of　the　qualities　that　he　actually　possesses　。　。　。　。　The　average　man　who　is　successfulthe　average　statesman；　the　average　public　servant；　the　average　soldier；　who　wins　what　we　call　great　successis　not　a　genius。　He　is　a　man　who　has　merely　the　ordinary　qualities　that　he　shares　with　his　fellows；　but　who　has　developed　those　ordinary　qualities　to　a　more　than　ordinary　degree。〃

The　culmination　of　his　addresses　abroad　was　his　Romanes　Lecture；　delivered　at　the　Convocation　at　Oxford　University　on　June　7；　1910。　Lord　Curzon；　the　Chancellor；　presided。　Roosevelt　took　for　his　theme；　〃Biological　Analogies　in　History；〃　a　subject　which　his　lifelong　interest　in　natural　history　and　his　considerable　reading　in　scientific　theory　made　appropriate。　He　afterwards　said　that　in　order　not　to　commit　shocking　blunders　he　consulted　freely　his　old　friend　Dr。　Henry　Fairfield　Osborn；　head　of　the　Museum　of　Natural　History　in　New　York　City；　but　the　substance　and　ideas　were　unquestionably　his　own。

Dr。　Henry　Goudy；　〃the　public　orator〃　at　Cambridge；　in　a　Presentation　Speech；　eulogized　Roosevelt's　manifold　activities　and　achievements；　declaring；　among　other　things；　that　he　had　〃acquired　a　title　to　be　ranked　with　his　great　predecessor　Abraham　Lincoln'of　whom　one　conquered　slavery；　and　the　other　corruption。'〃　Lord　Curzon　addressed　him　as；　〃peer　of　the　most　august　kings；　queller　of　wars；　destroyer　of　monsters　wherever　found；　yet　the　most　human　of　mankind；　deeming　nothing　indifferent　to　you；　not　even　the　blackest　of　the　black。〃

This　cluster　of　foreign　addresses　is　not　the　least　remarkable　of　Roosevelt's　intellectual　feats。　No　doubt　among　those　who　listened　to　him　in　each　place　there　were　carping　critics；　scholars　who　did　not　find　his　words　scholarly　enough；　dilettanti　made　tepid　by　over…culture；　intellectual　cormorants　made　heavy　by　too　much　information；　who　found　no　novelty　in　what　he　said；　and　were　insensible　to　the　rush　and　freshness　of　his　style。　But　in　spite　of　these　he　did　plant　in　each　audience　thoughts　which　they　remembered；　and　he　touched　upon　a　range　of　interests　which　no　other　man　then　alive　could　have　made　to　seem　equally　vital。

On　June　18th　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Roosevelt　reached　New　York。　All　the　way　up　the　harbor　from　Sandy　Hook；　he　was　escorted　by　a　vast　concourse　of　vessels；　large　and　small；　tugs；　steamboats