The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-08

today conferred upon Roosevelt Tho
honorary degree of doctor of civil law
The ceremony was held in the Shel
donian theatre and Rooseveltss recep
ton surpassed in enthusiasm ANYTHING
within the memory of the Oldest OK
oman.
| His Romanes lecture which dealt
with Biological Analogies Of His,
tory" proved q powerful exposition
Toward the close Rooseyelt's voice
failed and he was Obliged to leave IN,
delivered a portion of the prepared
lecture, But before he withdrew from
the platform he had won the great
audience by his vigorous utterances
and forceful gestures, being cheered
repeatedly, Even the usually solemn
robed deans were carried away and
stood up and joined in the loud hur.
rams OF the younger element.
Lord Curzon, Kedleston. Chancellor
Tor oxford University, in introducing
the newly decreed d. C. L.. who an.
peared for the first time in the red
robes Of the doctorate. smoke Of
Roosevelt as ruler of men and the
most conspicuous fighter Of America
since Abraham Lineolns
After touching on Roosevelt's many
achievements, the chancellor said !.
Although he is now taking a holI.
day, it is undreamable that such a
man will long remain out of public
life"
Following his lecture Roosevelt and
loo Americans, including all the
Rhodes scholars. lunched together
Ambassador Reid proposed a toast
20 the king and the president
Fhis evening IT.. and Mrs. Roose
yclt dlncd with the vice chancellor N
the university and remained at MI
residence for the night.
Nine cabins have been engaged for
the Roosevelt party on the steamer
kaiserin Auguste Victoria. which wiI
san from Southampton June 10 for
New York.
What Roosevelt SAID.
rome fell by attack from without.
only becarsc the Ills within her own
borders had grown incurabe. Wba
Is TRUE of your country, nv hearers
IS true Of my own; while W. shoulj
DC Vlgllant against foes from with
OUT yet we need never really fear
lhem so long as We safeguard our.
ewes against tae enemies within cur
own households; and these enemies
are our own passions and foIies
ffee people can escape being master
ed by others only by being able To
master themselves. we Americans.
ana you people of the British Lies
allke, need ever to Keep In mind that.
among the many qualities indispensa-
bic to the success of a great deno.
cracy and second only to d high ana
stern sense Of duty, of moral obll.
CATION, are selfknowledged and self.
You, my hosts, ami | NAV
not agree in all our view some Of
you would think me very radical
democrat-as, for the matter of that.
am: and my theory of imperialism
would probably suit the anti-impef.
Iallsts as little as it would suit a
certain tyre of forcibl psoabla i'm
perialist. But there are some points
N which we must all agree If we
mink soundly. The precise form Of
government democratic or otherwise,
8 the instrument, the tool. with
which we work. II is important to
laye good tool But, even Ii ii is
he best possible, it Is only tool
80 implement can ever take the
lace of the guiding intelligence that
Yields IT, A very had tool will ruin ,
be work of the best craftsman. but
good tool in bad hands is no bet !
er. In the last analysis the all.im.
ortant factor in national greatne ,
; national character.
Every modern civilized nation has
iany and terrible problems to solve /
'ithin its own borders problems that .
rise not merely from mxtapositien
poverty and riches, but cspeciallyt
'om the self-consciousncss Of both
overly and riches Each nation mrst ,
cal with these matters In It's own
lshion, and yet the spirit in which I,
le problem Is approached must ever
Q fundamentally the same It must !
e a spirit Of broad humanity. of ,
rotherly kindness; Of acceptance OF
asponsibility. one for each and each !
Or all; and at tho same time a
pirit as remote as The poles from