Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-13
German Scholars with Emperor Will
helm in Their Midst Hear Addre"
on The World Movement"
COLONEL IS AWARDED DEGREE
Former President Conferred with
Title, Doctor of Philosophy.
WILL CIVILIZATION ENDUREi
This is Keynote of Question of Ameri-
cans Foreign Speech
ANSWER IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE
Address IN Listened To by EmpcrOF
WILL CIVILIZATION ENDUREi
ANSWER IS IN THE AFFIRMATIVE
Address IN Listened TO by Emperor
William aud DistinEuished Com
pnny of Scholars and
stRtesmeA.

BERLIN, May 12-Theodore Roosevelt
former president Of the United states de
iivered lecture today on the topic The
World Movement" at the University OF
Berlin and received from the university
the honorary degree of doctor OF philoso-
phy Emperor William honored the oeoa-
sion with his presence
IL was the FIRST time his majesty had
graced confermcnt and the courtesy was
significant in view of tho fact that the
German court is in mourning for King Ed
ward.
The ceremony of conferinE the degree
was staged and conducted with Impressive
simplicity. There were flags or en-
blems of royalty and the government and
the walls OF the Aula were bare. save for
the rows OF busts of Germany's> famous
scholars and scientists.
Tho only touch OF color was furnished by
the senators OF the university with their
robes Of scarlet and blue and the five
heads OF the student corps, who wore
blue jackets. white breeches, Jack boots and
parti-colored sashes
Four hundred guests Of the university,
who held cards of admission, were seated
when Emperor william, accompanied by
| Mr.. Roosevelt, entered from a side door Of
the hall. As they appeared the university
choir chanted Hell Dir I'm Slegerkranz
tfiail To Thee In The Conqueror's wreath.)
DIstinEuIshed Company Present.
! The two were followed by Empress Au-
Guste Victoria, Princess Victoria Louise,
Prince and Princess Eitel Frederick, Prince
and Princess August Wilhelm, Prince Adel-
/ bert, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt and
Kermit Roosevelt The party took seats
which had been reserved for them on tho
platform.
Surrounding them were seated American
Ambassador HIN and Mrs. Hill, the other
ambassadors and their wives; Henry White,
| formerly American Ambassador to France
and Mrs. White: Seth Low and Mrs. Low,
American Consul General fhaokera ST.
i John Gaffney, American CONSUL general at
Dresden; Imperial Chanoellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, Foreign Minister Won
Schoen and the members Of the cabinet
On either side OF this block of chairs we're
the senators of the university.
Mr.. Roosevelt occupied chair during the
reading OF his address and at his side stood
the heads Of the student corps with drawn
swords. This striking guard of honor re-
maned standing and almost immovAbe for
the three hours of the lecture and cere-
mony
The auditorium was filled to its capacity
Of 1900 persons by the faculty OF the uni
versty, students and guests.
Rector Erich Schmidt opened the program
by giving outline of the life OF Mr.
Roosevelt from the time he was a delicate
child until he became an African nimrod
When he had finished this sketch he in
troduced the former president, who was
received most sympathetically.
aa a H..
pink of physical condition. His voice, husky
al first gained strength and clearness as
he proceeded and he was able to deliver
his complete written thesis OF 1900 words
and to which he added extemporaneously
from time to time by way OF emphasis and
explanation
Mr. Roosevelt said the German emperor
had often been held up before him as a
statesman who was doing things which he,
the speaker, should do. Il remember" he
added, that my friend. Dr. Pritchett then
president OF the Massachusetts, Institute Of
Technology at Boston, told me of the en-
peror's interest in and knowledge Of tech
nlcal education.
While in Africa j used to think there
was something wrong with the mail IL IL
did not bring a letter from BENJAMIN Ide
Wheeler telling me Of his admiration for
some feature of German life and of the
emperor's extraordinary qualities and kind
ness"
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to the fact that
his own family was OF low Dutch extraction
and of the Indebtedness beginning with col
onial days OF the United States to Ger
many in blood, ideas and achievements
Military Virtues ExtOIIed.
During another dIgression from his set
| speech and following his remarks concern
ing military virtues, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
Il saw some OF your German troops
march before the commander -in-chet yes
terday. ! cannot understand how any Ger
man could look upon those soldiers without
a feeling OF pride at the physical and intel
lectual character OF those soldiers from the
farm and shop. serving their time and then
returning TO their work TO be replaced by
| other and younger men. l can see only
nope for the future with such men. /
would like TO speak OF the men OF the
| American civil war If had time and the
| voice"
Dr. Roethe dean Of the faculty OF phil
osophy, followed and concluded discourse
in German by addressing the former presi-
dent In Latin.
| AS Dr.. Roethe handed the new doctor his
diploma the students sang the German ma
ronai hymn and the audience gave three
/ cheers.
/ The emperor congratulated Mr.. Roosevelt
upon his lecture and it's delivery, so cour-
4 ageously accomplished under distressing z
physical conditions. He talked with the
former president for six or eight minutes
The assemblage waited until the emperor
and Mrs. Roosevelt had left the hall.
Address os Mr.. Roosevelt.
To-day | am In Berlin university" began
| the speaker Yesterday / was in the open
air university OF the German army and
sat at the foot OF the great master OF that
| university"
He continued;
The play OF new forces is as evident ir
the moral and spiritual world as in IN,