New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT
NR. STR4US'S ADDRESS.
" 4 Statesman H'ho Re1itGlieed the
Public Conscience"

Oscar :. straus. former secretsr,- Of Commerce
and Labor. and recently appointed Ambassador 10
CoElsIantinopie- made the principal address last
night Al The services marking The dedication OF the
Roosevelt administration window in the Metropo-
tan Temple. Seventh avenue and 18th street. The
services began yesterday. end will continue every
evening during tie week un;n next Sunday. when
tie Lincoln memorial win he dedicatcd.
The morning service was conducted by the Rev
Dr. John Wesley HI. the pastor. The Rev Dr.
George Edward Reed, president OF Dickinson Col
lego, preached The sermon. and Colonel i. "
Disss Oh behalf Il the board Of trustees made the
presentation Of the Roosevelt administration win
dow
At the evening service Mr. Straus began by re-
viewing the benefcen; growth OF the commercial
spirit ia modern times. together with the demand
1or social justice that the abuses Of capitalism
brought about. He said that the country had gone
through 1be stages Of political construction ana
preservation Of civil rights. and ID the
fhd stage THAI % the s-russle fer social justice.
Ee continued
Washington and Lincoln. the leaders Of the two
1gst periods, nave Iassed into history The third
Is YET in the prime Of life. and the ship sailing
rs Ss,7s re- srr,,ei 80, eia1 +; III - az az i, isS
itsef felt in 4 enlightened lands-n Great Britain.
can il be suppressed With humane foresight and
staJesinanly wisdom il can be guided The dis
srSs n, , . In ftl ana IIsSeI' a'i'e
The problems Of TINS struggle purely
economical The old laws Of the economists of the
eighteenJh century of supply and demand, when
labor. disreearded the human side and worked
trial system in.ensifes and n1agnihes- To pre-
- ..-.I 5,.ol,,,Sr, 49, ~ - ITe,,I IL frlrS
crushing under its iron wheels the opporf unities
lem Of social justice
The measures formulated into law and recon-
mcndsd and advocated with such power and force
and IN rs pubic addresses curing the seven Years
problem Eyery measure and policy of the Roose-
welt administration was based not alone upon moral
convictions, but upon a statesmanlike forethought
and forecast for the future Of the country That he
encountered the violent opposition OF the powerful
corporations whose expanded vested interests not
only eliminated competition but contracted ind
Vldual rights. vas 70 be expected and I"reseen-
NIr Straus mentioned she fact that All refornners
had C 1gl1 such foes. but unless the latter were
. checked they would bring about strong revou-
uor al Inc o,her end OF the social system. He
went
oesree a n.ro 50 enIlehed wan az hlSlo.l--.1 .-
kIloNie.se = tht IaS- ,.ell'ea VI. d % 81
measures have al been conceived under the Eudc
al..e ana Els{lIall9. 81 ms qua i, e@lii.. @ and
prospective insight into national tendencies. ith
5hsc confidence IN and deep sympathy Tor the plain
people @. our country, upon whose Judgment and
sense of 5lsii.e an 81 ] our s5 i,5T IfI+:rT7a -
reliance Roosevelt has Vltallzed ana appealed 10
the public conscience of the nation, ana mas
given an impulse 70 ways Of thinking about life
and policies that Viii ultimately peaT fruit IN a
human rights aud the establishment of wider
justice a hrmer basis Uf morality and clNlllza-
Ion. - ,
among the pioneers our Western plains, ana
because af his -gniudedness and his wide hu-
man syruas hies. Theodore Roosevelt. i We may
fudge from tie record of his wonderful career
which Is hut half has made aN impress upon
life Of tle that marks him as the lore
most champion oi social Just 1li1tI WIN ] III
as YOU NAV Is % details, and CriTlclSe the power
and tremendous energy With which ne drove -QT-
ward lis uYlffting measures. all must recognize
the effectiveness Of his high purposes IN dlrecllIs
broaden and retter the opportunities of life and
living The average American man. woman anu
child .-. .- III, -.
The reforms he inauEurated. the moral forces he
z5ral5zed 1le American people VIII noI iet SUM
her The effect cannot he measured bF Jne 1,ii-
cressisral which are on the statute NH'h@;
Int lsv Tie tendencies checked. The evils aNFfd
and rarTeaChinE moral Tecon"tfucil'l l!lll-
r-o5 zyT. .ereH1 leetuafe functions ot govern
rrcnr were directed as 10 prevent 1he Use OF
mower whether hv organized capital or oTCalllZti
'ahor ~-arn being welded against the general vel
fare in disregard Of the rights. privileges ana on
l,~.ruritics of tie individual cillzen oi his anu
-ile coming generations
Holm Tsarrert director Of the international Blu
rcaa af South American Republics. also addressed
The evening gathering on The International Policy
OF tho Roosevelt Administration He said
II t. 70 the great credit Of Theodore Roosevelt.
John FIav and Elihg Root that order ever Went
ont Washington u ambassador oI nllIlSt2.
r--r vts fsi~ TO the o-uer nation Io-uaE al.
the world is following the example OF 5he illed
SrHTes in al -l1marf