Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-05
RoosavaIt La Norway.


Ohristiauia, May 5.-At the palace of
King Hiskon WHERE the Roosevelts sre
stopping, there Is cot vestige OF formsi-
ity bttReen guesti and hosts.
This Is holiday In Christina 10 honor
OF Roosevelt. All the stores are closed
and the streets are filled with merry
makers. A local charity resped rich
bsrvest by having doz,us OF girls sell
small American silk flags on the streets.
AT noon Me-. Roosevelt went 10 the
American Embassy for lunoheop. BE
remained there until o'clock, when be
wss driven to the National Thestre to
deliver bis address sn international
Peace" before the Nobel Prize com.
mittee.
Tonight there there will be big pub.
lie banquet given by the Nobel Prize
committee.
Ohristiauia, Norway, May s -FJrm-
or President Roosevelt delivered an ad-
dress before the Noble prizs COMMITTEES
here today. Among ether thiOgs he
said:
ut ia WITH peculiar pleasure that l
stand here today to express the deep
appreciation l feel Of the high honor
conferred upon me by the presentation
of the Nobel Peace prize. The gold
medal which formed part of the prize
l shall always keep, and shall hand
IL on to my children as precious heir
loom. The sun OF money provided as
part OF the pfizs BY the wise generosity
Of the illu,trious founder Of this world
famous prlzs system, l did not, uuder
the peculiar Circumstances Of the case,
feel at liberty to keep l think 1t
eminently just and propsr that In most
csses the recipient Of the prize should
keep for bis own d'e the prize Ia Its
entirety. But in this case, while did
not act officially as president Of the
United Sntss, 1t wss nevertheless only
because was president that / was en-
sbled 10 act a, all; and l felt that the
money must be considered ss having
been given me in trust for the u aited
States. therefore used 1t IS rucltu'
for foundation to forward the cfuse
Of industrial peace, as being we'll within
he general purpose OF Jour committee;
for ia our complex Industrial civilization
Of today the peace Of righteousness and
Justice. the only kind OF peace worth
having, Is at least IS necessary 10
the industrial world as 1t IL among ma
lions.
"Ouf words must be judged BY our
deeds, sad 10 striving for Lofty ideal,
se must use practical methods; and II
se canuol attain ell at one leap, We
must advance towards II step by st'p,
reasonably conten! 81 long 10 We do
scluslly make some Ir)gress 10 the righI
direct o."
The former president then suggested
how advances could be made along
certsin lines, aud 10 concluding said;
"Finslly, 1t would be a mssler stroke
If those great powey honesty beet on
peace wtu'd form lesgu, of peace,
not only to keep the peace among them
selves, tu. tlsprevent, BY force, If nee
cessary, its being broken by others
The supreme difficulty In connection
With devel, ping the peace work Of The
Hague arises from the lack OF coy exec
u!iye power, of any police power to
enforce the DEGREES Of the court,
Each nation NUT keep we'll prepared
to defend itself uotiI the establishment
of some form of international police
power COMPETENT and willing to prevent
violence hs between nations. As things
are now, such power 10 commend peace
throughout the world ccu'd best be az
sured by rome combination between
those great nstiops which sincerely de-
sire peace and have no thought them.
selves of committing aggressious "