The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-15
TEDDY PRAISES
FORMER AIDES
Pinchot, Garfield and GoethaIs
Subjects of Encomiums by
Roosevelt.
CARNEGIE'S GIFT GOOD. BUT
CANAL BETTER PEACEMAKER
Calls Panama Ditch and Battle
ship Voyage Greatest Under
taking of Americans.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 18.-In
speaking on applied Ethics" as thc
Nobel lecturer in Sanders theater to-
night Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
touched briefly on the building OF the
Panama canal. the progress Of conserve
ticn and the movement toward q general
peace, as 'ypified by the recent fisheries
decision at The Hague.
The Nobel lecture at Harvard is pro-
vided by fund given by Mrs. William L.
Nobel, In memory OF her husband. All
Episcopal Clergyman. and Is for the bene
tit OF students and the faculty. Colonel
Roosevelt's visit to Massachusetts was
expressly for the lecture. although he
attended a meeting OF the Harvard over
seers Mt the office in Boston. He was
elected a member OF the board last JUNG.
Praises Carnegie Gift.
Just before going on To the lecture
learned of the Carnegie peace foundation
fund. lie hailed the announcement with
delight, and was especially pleased with
the selection OF Senator Elnu Root as
States at The Hague.
Toward the end Of his lecture. lie re-
ferred TO the gift as providing the means
OF making real progress" in bringing
about the results which Mr.. Carnegie
desires 10 achieve.
'Ile is entitled to the hearty praise o:
all good citizens here, said Coonel
Roosevelt. ''and of all patriots In all
countries.
''Iiut remember" he said, warlinsiy.
"that the ultimate worth depends on the
good practical sense, The Judgment snG
ability of tho men who, administering
the fund. shall succeed in translattns the
theory into action"
This translation of the moral theories
OF government into practice. or what he
termed applied morality" he sought to
illustrate by the Panama canal. under
servation as eXemplihed by the labors or
Garfield and Pincbot. and the peace
movement as furthercd by John Hay ana
Elihu Root.
Theory VS.. Practice,
He favored the fortiicatIon of the
canal aud larger navy as the best guar
antee of peace In his address. the colo
mel said In part:
''It is the easiest thing in the world 20
sketch out a system OF government; aud
IL is one of the most difficult things IN
the world to make government really
functional. In just the same way II is
proverblally easy 10 preach morality. and
still easier To applaud II when preached;
but Il Is difficult to do the only thing that
counts, which is 10 apply the morality III
practice
''For that reason when I speak OF an-
piled morality-using morality In the
largest sense. that is. for the efnciens
application Of the principles. the carrying
out OF which means really good govern
ment-I wish TO give concrete illustra-
tions
''l'or instance, It is greatly to the cred
il OF any nation. OF any government,
when 1t performs some vast undertaking
which will last for many centres ana
which adds percepibly to the sum OF
achievements OF mankind.
aSuch an undertaking is the Panama
canal Last spring, when In Europe,
was struck by the fact that every states
man I met deemed two acts of the Amer
lean people during the past decade pre-
the voyage Of the battleship fleet around
the world and the business-like erhcieney
with which we were doing the work OF
the Panama canal.
Nov our own people have largely
been ignorant of the really wonderfui
work that hns been done on tnat canal.
No men in our history, save only some
Of the men engaged in the great wars
which founded and perpetuatad this ma
of the nation as those who have done
such efficient work or the Panama canal
THAT work represents one OF our
greatest national assets. one of the great
est feats to the credit of our nation
throughout our entire history. Enor-
nous sums OF money haye been spent
and yet there is practically no taint OF
corruption In connection with spending
them" Colonel Roosevelt then went on
to laud Colonel Goethals's work.
Concerning conservation, he said tnat
when the men In actual work begin TO
apply the doctrine. they meet with all
kinds OF difficulties, they are brought
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