The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-05
A Union of Nations to Prevent
AggressiOns and War
is Advocated by Col. Roosevelt
at Christiania, Norway.
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
Before the Nobel Prize Com
mittee az National Capital.
Suggests Check to Armament by
international Agreement.

Cnrlstlanla, Norway, May 5-Former
President Roosevelt today discussed
the subject of International Peace"
before the Nobel prize committee,
members Of royalty and other person.
ages distinguished in the political.
educational, commercial and social life
of Norway.
! 1t was the Nobel prize committee,
the members Of which are elected by
the Norwegian storthing, that in 1906
conferred on the then president of the
United States, its medal and money
award in RECOGNITION of his services IN
bringing to a conclusion the Russo
japanese war.
The occasion was the feature of Mr.
Roosevelt's visit to Norway and one OF
the most notable of his European tour.
Copies of the address had been dis
tributed in advance among the press
and this afternoon and tomorrow
morning the views oa the former pres
ident will be published IN every country
Of Europe.
Mr.. Roosevelt's discourse was made
with something of the solemnity of
religious service in the largest audi
torium of Christiania, the National
theater, and in the presence of King
Haakon, Queen Maud, members of the
cabinet and of parliament and hun
dreds of the most progressive and in
f1uential personalities in the kingdom.
The address was received cordially
and at its conclusion, John Lund, vice
president of the Nobel prize committee,
paid a tribute to the speaker and 20
the country from which he came.
After referring to Norway's interest
in America and American affairs, Mr..
Lund said:
Mr.. Lund's Speech.
"It is not Norway alone but the en-
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be grateful to the United States. Mil
lions upon millions from Europe, poor
and often downtrodden, but capable.
have found in the nsW world that hap
piness and prosperity which the world
was unable to afford them.
I'm many ways the United States has
cached the goal for which Europe is
still signing. There all peoples, all
races and all religions can unite peace
fully in mutual industry under COM
mon flag. Many ideals for which
Europe has striven for more than
thousand years have been grasped by
the youngest continent in the course 0f
two Or three hundred years."
Mr.. Lund praised many features Of
American life, citing its Industry, agri-
cultural development, school systems
and dwelt on the position of the Ameri-
can woman and the popular respect for
the worker. Addressing Mr.. Roosevelt
he said:
your journey through the old world,
Mr. Roosevelt, has been a triumphaI
procession. Everywhere fathers have
taken pleasure and pride in bidding
welcome to SO worthy a representative
of their sons yonder in the west"
The speaker reviewed Mr.. Roose-
velt's activities in behalf of peace, re-
ferring especially to his share in the
conclusion of peace between Russia
and Japan, and added:
Il have no doubt that the future will
still afford you opportunity for adding
to your splendid achievements. Long
live Theodore Roosevelt"
The Roosevelts spent a. quiet morning
indoors as a cold rain fell during the
forenoon. They had luncheon with
American Minister Pierce and Mrs.
Pierce at the legation, later driving TO
the theater, where the exercises were
begun at 2 o'clock.
Col. Roosevelt spoke as follows:
Roosevelts Address.
1t is with peculiar pleasure that
stand here today to express the deep
appreciation 1 feel of the high honor
conferred upon me by the presentation
of the Nobel Peace Prize. The gold
1 shall always keep, and I shall hand
it on to my children as a precious heir
loom. The sum of money provided as
part of the ~riZe by the wise generos-
ity of the illustriouS founder of this
world-famous prize system, did not.
under the peculiar circumstances of the
case, feel at liberty to keep. I think
it eminently just and proper that in
most cases the recipient of the prize
should keep for his own use the prize
in it's entirety. But in this case, while
1 did not act officially as president of
the United States, it was nevertheless
only because I was president that
was enabled to act at all; and 1 felt
that the money must be considered as
having been given me in trust for the
United States. I therefore used it as q
nucleus for a foundation to forward
the cause of industrial peace, as being
well within the general purpose of your
committee; for in our complex indus
trial civilization of today the peace Of
righteousness and justice, the only kind
of peace worth h~- ng. is at least as
necessary in the industrial world as it Is
among nations. There is at least as
much need to curb the crueI greed and
arrogance of part of the world of capi-
tai to curb the cruel greed and vio-
lence of part of the world of labor, as
to check cruel and unhealthy mill
tarism in international relationships.
The End I'm View.
We must ever bear in mind that the
great end in view is righteousness, JUS
tice as between man and man. nation
and nation, the chance to lead our lives
on a somewhat higher level with a
broader spirit of brotherly good will one
for another. Peace is generally good in
itself, but it is never the highest good
unless it comes as the handmade of
righteousness; and it becomes a very
evil thing if il serves merely as mask
for cowardice and sloth, or as an in
strument to further the ends of despot-
ism or anarchy. We despise and alb
hor the bully, the brawler, the oppres-
sor. whether in private or public life;
but we despise no less the coward and
the voluptuary. No man is worth call
ing man who will not fight rather
than submit to infamy or see those that