Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 September 1920 — ROOT RETURNS FROM EUROPE [ARTICLE]

ROOT RETURNS FROM EUROPE

Silent on His Part in the Presidential Campaign. New York, Sept. 27. —Elihu Root, who left the United States about three months ago to aid in the esof permanent court of justice at The Hague conference, returned yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Root, aboard the steamship Rotterdam. Mr. Root declined to say what he had accomplished during his stay in Europe. “The nature of- my mission abroad,” he said, “prohibited me from making any speeches or giving any interviews in Europe and that rule still applies.” Mr. Root would not say whether he would take any active part in the presidential campaign. The Rotterdam was compelled to remain near Sandy Hook the greater part of two days, because of the fog, and when Mr. Root was asked whether he felt nervous, he laughed and replied: “We apparently ran into the outskirts of the present political situa tion.” He said he was enjoying good health and “had no plans for . the immediate future, but to get home.”