The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-23
Makes Address at the UniVer-
 sly of Pennsylvania
EMPEROR WILLIAM HONORED
President Pays Tribute to Washington and Urges That American Navy
 Keep Abreast With Coun-
 try's Advancement.

Philadelphia, February 22.-Commemor- ation of Washingtons birthday by the University of Pennsylvania was made notable by the fact that representatives of three world powers participated in the exercises. The United States. represent ed by the chief executive of the nation, President Roosevelt; Germany, represent ed by the Baron Spec von Sternberg. am bassador to this country, who acted as the personal representative of Emperor William. and Henry Mortimer Durand. the British ambassador. The occasion was marked by one of the most enthus- astic demonstrations ever witnessed in the Academy of Music where the exer- cses were held.
 President Roosevelt was the orator of the day. his theme being Some Maxims of Washington"
 The degree of Doctor of Laws was con ferred upon the President he German Emperor. the British ambassador, Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark, U. s. N, United States Senator Philander c. Knox and David T. Watson, a distinguished lawyer of PittsburG. Thomas Bailey Aldrich. the poet and author. received the degree of Doctor of Letters and upon Robert Simp son Woodward, president of Carnegie n- stitute, was conferred the degree of Doc tor of Science. Baron won Sternberg re. ceved the degree for Emperor William. When the President appeared on the stage, the band played Il Il to the Chief" and the entire assemblage arose and cheered for nearly five minutes. It was splendid ovation, and tho President smiled his approval. lowing his acknowl- edgements at his conclusion.
 During his address the President was repeatedly cheered and his reference to the navy, which he addressed directly to Admiral Clark, who sat on his left, aroused great enthusiasm. The President was tho gnes Of tbe Firs, City troop at luncheon and Jeff at 5:25 fer Washington. The President said
 MT. Roosevelt Speaks.
 As nation we have had our full share or great men. but the two men of pre- eminent greatness who. as the centuries go on, will surely loom above all others arc Washington and Lincoln: and 1t is peculiarly fitting that their birthdays sLoule be celebrated every year and the meaning of their lives brought home close to l5
 NO other city in the country Is so close.y Identified with Washington's career at Philadelphia. He served here in 1775 in the Continental Congress. He was here as commander of the army at the time of the b. tiles of Brandywine and Germantown; and it wa near here that with that afmy he faced the desolate winter at Valle Forge. the winter which marked the turning point of the Revolu- tionary war. I-ere he came again as President Of the convention which framed the constitution. and then as President of the United States. and finally as lieutenant general of the army after he had retired from the Presidency.
 Issued Farewell Address.
 "One hundre,- and eight years ago just before he left the Presidency, he issued his farewell address. and In 1t he laid down certain principles which he believed should guide the citizens of tlsis republic for all time t) come, his own words be- ing. which appear to me all-important to the permanency of your felicity as a peo- pie
 Washington. though in some ways an even greater man than Lincoln. did not have Lincon's wonderful lift of express sion-that gift which makes certain speeches of the rail-splltter from Illinois read like the inspired utterances of the great Hebrew seers and prophets. But he had all Q. Lncolns sound common sense, far-sightedness and devotion to a lofty ideal Like Lincoln he sought after the noblest objects. and like Lincoln he sought after them by thoroughly prac- tical methods. These two greatest Amer jeans can fairly be called the best among the great men of the world. and great est among the good men of the world. Each showed in actual practice his capac- fly to secure under our system. the rrice- less union of individual liberty with gov ernmenta strength. Each was as free from vices of the tyrant as from the vices of the demagogue. To each the empty futility of the mere doctrinaire was an alien as the baseness of the merely sel;-seeking politician. Each was incap- able alike of the wickedness which seeks bv force of arms to wrong others and of the no less criminal weakness which falls 10 provide effectively against be- ing wronged by others.
 Good Faint and Justice.
 Among Washingtons maxims which he bequeathed to his countrymen were the two following: Observe good faith and justice toward all antions,' 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 sufficient taken by itself. It is not merely an Idle dream. but a most mis- chievous dream. to believe that mere re- framing from wrongdoing will insure us against 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 1t is neither the conscientious man who is craven at heart. nor yet the bold and strong man without the moral sense who is of real use to the community: 1t is the man who to strength and courage adds realizing sense of the moral ob- ligation resting upon him. the man who has not only the desire but the power to do his full duty by his neighbor 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 chaarac- ter, and insstence upon its own rights. with a full acknowledgment of its own duties toward others. Just at present the best way in which we can show that our loyalty to the teaching of Washington Is a loyalty of the heart and not of the lips only Is to see to 1t that the work of building up our navy goes steadily on. ------->----~---~~>-~->-
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