Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-22
Roosevelt Delivers Address at
Washington Birthday Exer-
cises at University OF Penn.
DOCTORS DEGREE CONFERRED
Chief Executive and the German En-
peror are Honored by Great Institu-
tion of Learnins-President's Ad-
dress Devoted Largely to Need of a
Strong Navy.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22.-President
Roosevelt arrived here ut 10:4O this
morning. There was an immense
crowd in, and about the station and
the presidents appearance was the sig
nal for a great ovation. The station
is only two blocks away from the acad-
emy of music, where the Washingtoni
birthday exercises, under the auspices
of the University of Pennsylvania We're
held, but along the short line of march
there were thousands of persons who
cheered wildly as the presidents car
riage passed. The academy was crowd
ed with students who gave the Penn
yell with vigor as the president ap
peared The president smiled and SEEM
ed to enjoy the deafening yels. Con-
ferring of the degree of doctor OF laws
upon the president and Emperor Will
lam was feature of the occasion. The
degree was conferred upon the German
ruler in absentia, German Ambassa-
dor Sternberg, accepting the honor for
his sovereign, Roosevelt as orator of
the day, delivering n patriotic address
on Some Maxi1ns of Washington"
The exercises opened with prayer
followed by the hymn Now Thank
We All Our God" sung by the audi-
ence DR. S. Wier Mitchell, public
orator." presented each of the candi-
dates in turn for their degrees. In
presenting the president, Mitchell said:
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States. On the Fourth of July
1873, the University of Pennsylvania
conferred the degree of doctor of laws
upon the first president of the United
States The trustees of the same uni
versity do now after 122 years, once
again reques, tbs proves, 10 ho..ar witt'
the same degree our latest president.
This makes all other comment need
less"
In presenting the name of Emperor
William, DR.. Mitchell said: The
breadth and earnestness of his imper-
ial majesty's intellectual sympathies
and personal generosity which has en-
riched science and liteurature and his
far-sighted interest in the internation-
al exchange of university influence,
make it most fit that a great univer-
sity recognize both in the man and in
the ruler of kindred race, his ser
vices to learning. Therefore, at the
request and by the authority of trus-
tees of the University of Pennsylvania
| ask the provost to confer upon his
imperial majesty, the German emper-
or and king of Prussia, thru his am
bassador, the degree of doctor of laws"
At the conclusion of the ceremonies,
Presidents Address.
Provost Harrison made a few brief
Introductory remarks and President
Roosevelt then delivered the grafton.
He said in part:
among Washington's maxims
which he bequeathed to his country
men were the two following: Observe
good faith and justice toward all ma
tions,' and To be prepared for war
is the most effective means to promote
peace These two principles taken
together should form the basis of our
whole foreign policy. Neither is suffi-
cient taken by itself. 1t is not merely
an idle dream, but most mischievous
dream, to believe that mere refraining
lIOlil WIN 1iloul e 10 esooll
being wronged. Yet, on the other hand
a nation prepared for war is menace
to mankind unless the national purpose
is to treat other nations with good
faith and justice. In any community
it is neither the conscientious man
who is craven at heart, nor yet the
bold and strong man, without the NOR
al sense who is of real use to the COM
munity; it is the man who to strength
and courage adds a realizing sense of
the moral obligation resting upon him,
the man who has not only the desire
but the power to do his full duty by
his neghbor and by the state. SO,
in the world at large, the nation which
is of use in the progress of mankind
is that nation which combines strength
of character, force of character, and in
sistenoe upon it's own rights with full
acknowledgment of it's own duties to-
ward others. Just at present the best
way in which we can show that our 10y
atty to the teachings Of Washington
is a loyalty of the heart and not of
the lips only is to see to it that the
work of building up our navy goes
steadily on, and that at the same time
our stand for international righteous
ness is clear and emphatic.
Never since the beginning of our
country's history has the navy been
used in an unjust war. Never has it
failed to render great and sometimes
vital service to the republic. 1t has
not been too strong for our good. tho
often not strong enough to do all the
good it should have done. Our pos
session of the Philippines, our inter
est in the trade of the orient our
building the Isthmian canal. our in
sistence upon the Monroe doctrine all
demand that our navy shall be of ade-
quate size. and for its size of unsur-
passed efficiency. If it is strong enough
believe it will minimize the chance of
our being drawn into foreign war. If
we let it run down it is as certain
as the day that sooner or later we shall
have to choose between probably dis
astrous foreign war or a peace kept on
terms that imply national humilia-