COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN ENGLAND. 



" The Daily Mail " printed a long summary of some of the im- 

 pressions Colonel Roosevelt derived from his tour as recorded in 

 several conversations with a well-known writer. The manner in 

 which his Guildhall speech was received convinced Colonel Roose- 

 velt that he was fully justified in delivering it. It also increased 

 his respect for the nation, which was not too proud to listen to 

 criticism as well as praise. He expressed warm admiration for the 

 public men he met and of the attitude of the nation. 



So long as British public men keep their high ideals of public 

 duty and so long as Britons breed a race of tall, straight, clean- 

 limbed men and gentle, sweet-faced women. Colonel Roosevelt said 

 he would not heed the rumors of creeping paralysis and would not 

 believe that the British empire was anywhere near an end. 



The Colonel declared that all over Europe he found evidence 

 that ethical standards were higher probably than ever was known 

 before. Ideas which are religious in the highest sense are spread- 

 ing. The rulers of every land were inspired by noble purposes and 

 a strong sense of duty of which very few examples could be drawn 

 from earlier times. 



Regarding Colonel Roosevelt's future the correspondent said: 

 " The Colonel intends to work away quietly at his conservation 

 policies. He has no intention to live in the public eye, and if it were 

 left to himself to decide he would not think of a third Presidential 

 term as even a possibility. The question is whether the people of 

 the United States will not decide it for him. 



" He would be quite content to live his life quietly and happily 

 in his home and with his friends. With a thousand interests to 

 keep his mind active and his sympathies keen no man was ever less 

 dependent upon the excitement and rewards of public life. He 

 could do without them perfectly well." 



The correspondent, however, found it inconceivable that the 

 world would not make further demands upon such a man. He con- 

 cluded enthusiastically: "If America were so unappreciative of 

 greatness as not to call on him further, let us have him back in 

 Europe." 



