WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIV, Issue 124, 2 June 1910, Page 5

WHITE MAN'S COUNTRY.

MR ROOSEVELT ON EAST AFRICA.

EX-PRESIDENT'S REMARKS

ABOUT EGYPT.

VIEWS OF LONDON DAILIES.

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/Received June 1, 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 1. Lord Cromer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sir Edward Grey. Mr Balfour, Sir G. H. Reid and many other notables were present at Mr Roosevelt's reception at the Guildhall. ......

Mr [Roosevelt declared that the highlands of East Africa were true white man's country. The settlers strikingly reminded him of the pioneer ranchmen who built states of great plains and the Rockies. No alien race should he permitted to compete With the settlers. The \ problem in Uganda was different: it would never "be made white man s country. In the Soudan he was struck with the fact that practically all the children were "under twelve years of age. Inquiry showed that these were called "Government children," who would have been killed or starved to death in the days of Mahdiism. Mr Roosevelt then passed to his criticism of Egypt, as cabled. The Daily News disapproves of Mr ■Roosevelt's views, and the manner and occasion of theimtterance. What, it asks, would Mr Roosevelt have thought of similar action of a British statesman upon Philippines or Japanese problems? ■ . . The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail and Morning Post approve the criticism. The Times says that it shows a sad lack of humour to resent thoroughly friendly criticism.