The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-11
Great Honor for the
 President.
AWARD FOR HIS LATE SERVICE
Will Establish Industrial Peace
 Committee at Washington.
Legacy Left by Norwegian Scientist Ga Reward These Who Hemeaa yyorId Most Gees tO CoIoneI
 Roosevelt.

Chrlstiana, Norway, Dec. 10--Tho Norwegian Parliament today conferred the Nobel peace prize on President Roosevelt
 The American Minister. Mir. Peirces in an eloquent speech. thanked Parlia- ment in the Presidents name He said that words were inadequate to express the deep emotion which he experienced at receiving the distinguished testt- monial in behalf of the President who recently cabled that he regarded the prize as one of the greatest honors which any man in any position throughout the world could receive.
 The award, Mir. Peirce added, would deeply appeal to the hearts of the American people. Mfr. Peirce then read message from President Roose- welt expressing his thanks and saying there was no gift he could appreciate more.
 The President also announced that he had announced hls intention to use tho prize to establish at Washington permanent industrial peace committeA with view of maintaining righteous peace In the industrial world. which was as important as the maintenance of peace in the world of nations
 The following Is the text of Presi- dent Roosevelt's dispatch:
 "I am profoundly gratified and touched by the signal honor shown me through your body in conferring on me the Nobel peace prize There Is no gift I'could appreciate more and wish tt were tn my power to fully express my gratitude.
 T thank you for 1t and I thank you in behalf of the United States, for what did I was able to accomplish only aH the representative of the nation of which I have for the time being the nf hot thought have concluded that the bes and most fitting way to apply tha amount of the prize is by using 1t as Q fund to establish at Washington permanent industrial peace .committee Aid Capital and Labor. The obleet will be to strive for het~. | ter and more equitable relations among | my countrymen who are engaged. l whether as capitalists or wage work CTS, in industrial and agricultural puF- suits. This will carry out the purpoae ! of the founder of the prize for m mod- ern life it Is as important to work for the cause of just and righteous peace in the industrial world as in the world of nations.
 T again express to you the, assur- ance of my deep and lasting gratitude and appreciation.
 (signed.) Theodore Roosevelt.
 The members of the Nobel Commits tee, who were seated on chairs In front of the ministers, were appointed by the President of Parliament the Min ister of Foreign Affairs and the Presi- dent of the Committee, who in reply to formal questions, received from the committee the information that the peace prize had been conferred on President Roosevelt, who had author- lzed the American Minister. Mir. Pelrce
 The President of the Parliament. Gunner Knodsen, made a short speech in which he said that the Norwegian Parliament was the first national as- sembiy to adopt the cause of peace which was now no longer an utopia as 1t was twelve or fifteen years ago, What especially attracted the attention of the world was the work of presi- dent Roosevelt in bringing about the end of the bloody war between Russia and Japan.
 Then handing the prize to the Ameri- can Minister the President of the Par lament asked him to send Mir. Roose- welt a greeting from the Norwegian people and expressed the wish that MT Roosevelt might be able in the fu- ture to continue his work for pence.
 The Nobel peace prize is awarded to President Roosevelt in recognition Of his services in ending the Russo-Jap- anese war. Candidates for this distinc- ton must be proposed by legislative bodies, peace organizations or univer- stiles.
 It is understood that the Presidents sponsors were Prof. H. P Judson, act- ing President of Chicago University; Prof Baldwin of Yale. Professor Har- berger of the University of Munich and the faculty of Georgetown University, Washington.
 The peace prize went last year to Baroness von Suttner of Vienna, and iu previous years to w. II. Creemer, AI D. Of England Prof. dc Martens of Russ sia and Henri Dunant. founder of tht Red Cross.
 The Nobel peace prize Is part of beauest left by Dr. Alfred Bernhard Nobel. the Swedish scientist, who died in 1896 By his will large portion of his fortune was devoted to five annual prizes, each valued at about $40,000.
 They were awarded for the most ini- portant discoveries in physics, chem- istry, physiology or medicine, for the most distinguished work of an ideai- istic tendency in the field of literature. and for the best effort toward the fra- ternity of nations and the promotion of peace The last named Is awarded by the Norwegian Parliament. The others are awarded by institutions at Stockholm.