COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN ENGLAND. 



and no impatience of outside criticism ought to be allowed to divert 

 us from considering the substantial truth of his words." 



Colonel Roosevelt was the only guest at a luncheon given in 

 his honor the following day by the Irish Party at Carlton House. 

 The original scheme was to entertain him in the House of Commons 

 when the whole party could be present, but the adjournment of 

 Parliament made this impossible. 



John Redmond occtipied the toastmaster's chair. There were 

 also present John Dillon, T. P. O'Connor, Joseph Develin and 

 fourteen other members of the Irish party. The table was decor- 

 ated with Irish flags and floral designs of Irish harps and Teddy 

 bears. Each person, including the Colonel, wore a buttonhole 

 bouquet of shramrock and violets. 



Mr. Redmond welcomed the Colonel as a life-long friend of the 

 Irish people. In replying, the ex-President said there was another 

 tie between them, the tie of blood, for he was partly of Irish descent. 

 He also said in the Cuban campaign the Irish soldiers were among 

 the best in his regiment and that in his Cabinet there had been 

 several men of Irish descent. 



"THEODORE ROOSEVELT AS CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE W^ORLD." 



This is the lifework, which the logic of events and the known 

 coiu'se of international aft'airs are preparing for our great ex-Pre- 

 sident. 



To this end, his trip abroad has been directed. 



To this end, Secretary Knox launched his proposal for a per- 

 nianent international tribunal now accepted by all the Powers. 



To further this, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at 

 Washington, on June 2, favorably acted on a resolution proposing a 

 special commission of five members to endeavor, by a mission 

 abroad, to unite foreign nations in a common efl:'ort, first to limit 

 navies, and, second, by international agreement to constitute " the 

 combined navies of the world as an international force for the 

 preservation of universal peace." 



Many Representatives in Congress would like Colonel Roose- 



