New-York tribune., 1906-06-14
PRESIDENT and KANGHI.
Baron pon Sternburg Compares
Sayings of the T7cO.

oroana' Ill. June 13.-Baron Speck Won Stern
burg Ambassador from Germany to the United
oehvered the principal address the Iili-
hos University commencement here to-day In
speaking OF the purpose of education he said
% Inc ultimate justification OF your educational
Is that the character OF the Individual stu
and intsIac,re c,,erepy be moulded into higher moral
student yatds TN inspires others his example He ee
he belongs thus nphodn 19ne a %1 sGciey TO which zen
G american ideal the cornerstone of liberty
the people square de f ps fhg a8 Pe0Pe o s ioF
no more" ~ N'''' iii''ii' iio U.s.
ne oaron also spoke of American idealism, de-
iAi4ns IiHit those Europeans who had said that
iiei icdns were material and mercenary had failed
TO understand their character He smoke Of the
heeo OF unselishness in civic affairs and said that
thls truth had been realized by the great leaders
IN many nations, mentioning among others Fred
erlck the Great and Kang-Hi one of China's great
est rnlers He referred the latter's treatise
which is known in China as the Holy Edct" and
said;
Every country which expects to be prosperous.
every Individual who wants to perform his duty
than follow the teachngs s Of f the 0fh ov dP dC no
isga q glanee those who read them and have read or
Istened to the quotations In the speeches of Pres-
dent Roosevelt must be struck by the extraordi-
esa = SIMILARITY OF the two Let me give you few
* ktang-a ; says: Cultivate fal pety and broth
President Roosevelt says: I'VE must in our lives.
brotherhood '-' NNN7O VI
kang-H says: Esteem thrift and economy. for
! lherepy t IS saved money in business"
IItSSlueht Roosevelt says Only by avoidance of
Spthuhg money on what is needless or uniustifiabe
cdh We Ieg1tmately keep our income 10 the point
ieSgIIed 1Ii 10 meet meet our needs that genuine
= hdiiS-ttl says: Promote academic institutions
AoI IAeIepy are established scholarly habits"
PRESIDENT Roosevelt says: "Of ali the work that
- zone. or that can be DONE for our country, the
s@rea'est gre is that of educating the body. the mind
kang-Hi says: Explain laws and ordinances
io1 LleTcoy are warned the foolish and Obstinate
PRESIDENT Roosevelt says: when we make II
eVioent that all men, great and small alike have
around all men,
lang ,kang-Hi says: Recommend polite speech for
PRESIDENT Roosevelt says: Speak softly" The
IoIIoW1nR words all know
hang-Hi says: Develop legitimate business for
thereoy the peoples desire is rendered pacific"
president Roosevelt says: Our laws should be
SO drawn as 20 protect and encourage corporations
,kang-Hi says: Keep disciplined the forces for
thereby are prevented thefts and robberies"
PRESIDENT Roosevelt says: "A good navy is not
peace" N
Kang-Hi says: Settle enmities and dissensions.
! Tor thereby you protect human lives"
President Roosevelt says: Every thinking man
reJoices when by mediation arbitration it proves
possible 10 settle troubles IN time avert suffer
/ ing"
The style of Kang-IIfs maxIms shows the CON
| VentionaI character OF the orthodox Confucianst
ana naturally may appear pedantical 10 you. But
think you will agree that IL is remarkable doc
ument which reveals the inmost thought of a great
Chinese ruler and closely on the lines OF
| thought OF President Roosevelt