The sun., 1910-05-13
The World MoNement .

European addresses II IL entitled tn
, World Movement and the meaning q
the title Is not obvious a. first As vi
read on. however. II becomes plain tha
what the speaker has in mind Is neihe
more nor les than the progress o
human civilization This he sketChe
with a mastery II the general feature
and an appreciation Il the character
istic elements which we frankly confess
J We hardly expected from a man Of sucl
strenuous activities and interests. ~
that Il Is no, too much TO saw that thi
Berlin discourse establishes his right .,
a place in the ranks Oi historical an,
philosophical scholarship
We do not mean 10 be understOO,
that the lecture is largely original Il
rapidly delineating the rise Of primitive
man from savagery, the development o
the ancient civilizations. their subsi
dence under the food ~ AsiatiC barbar
ism, the long drawn cut struggles o
tho Middle Ages, and the ultimate
emergence Of western Europe into IN,
light Of modern DAYS. Mr.. ROOSEVELT
was Obliged 20 say what had been ~aiC
before When, however he approached
the consideration Of the future and pro,
ceeded to inquire whether our civiliza.
ton would ultimately go down like the
wonderful civilization that fiourished in
the lands around the Mediterranean
twenty centuries ago. his remarks were
interesting. suggestive and hopeful
He stood forth boldly As an intelligent
optmist who could give good reasons
! for the faith that was in him.
A,the beginning Of his address Colonel
ROOSEVELT battered hist .srnan audience
ny telling them that with the Ottos and
the Henrys began he slow rise II that
Western life which has shaped modern
Europe ami therefore ultimately the
whole modern world. We are not quite
80 sure about this Britain as we'll as
Germany has had something ~ do with
the ultimate development Of the whole
modern world Nlr ROOSEVELT goes
On to give CHAELLMNCNr. or kNEL the
Great as he prefers to call HIM. deserved
credit for the Capitalization Of The forces
that we're working IN hs time for a new
unfit of civilization in western Europe.
but in describing the chaos that follow ed
the disintegration Of the empire of CHAR
LEMACNF he mentions the Viking Of
the frozen North- as participants in the
fresh lnrish Of savagery' by which the
karling empire was overihrown. \ dif-
ferent view Of these same Viklngs was
entertained when tho Colonel was re-
GENTLY in Scandinavia Then the Vi
king were no savagcs; they were persons
possessed Of thosn virile virtues which
are essential 10 the preservation and
progress Of mankind
~ Nr ROOSEVELT points out. il Is
diihcuh 10 eXaggerate the eXtcn' 70
which the different nations of the earth
have been knit together by the propaga-
ton Of knowledge -Frowning or hope
full. every man oi leadership in any line
of thought or effort must now look be-
yond the limits Of his own country. The
student Of sociology NAV live in Berlin
or - Petersburg. Rome OF london. or
hN NAV live in Melbourne or San Fran
cisco or Buenos Ayres but in whatever
city he lives he must pay heed 10 the
studies Of men who live in each Of the
other CITIES In the subordinaiion of
the forces Of nature 10 the Uses Of man.
in the development NJ facilities for tho
transportation of human beings and Of
thought itself IN tho growth " indus.
trial facilities. in the advancement OF
science, and in every other element Of
progress the whole world is moving
forward together with one accord but
10 what end2
In this movement Mr ROOSEVELT aces
signs of much that bodies IN -Tba
is 50 highly geared. he saws
the tension and strain are ~ great. the
ahOrt and output have alike 40 IN.
creased thai there i cause 10 dread the
min that would come from any great
sccident. from anv breakdown. and also
he ruin that NAV come from tho mere
wearing on of the machine itself Ne
believes that many II the forces that
brought about the destruction Of The
Dnly civll.za' Ton which can be comparad
with ours are n work to-day knoWI-
'dge. luxury, refinement. wide material
'Onquests. vast territofal adninis-
ration. and a high degree OF masiery
n mechanical and applied science The
ire cO-Roman period 10 which he thus
efers extended from the Athens Of
10 o. he Rome II MARCUs |,
IURELIUs.
Yet there are differences which ne
leems of hopeful augury. Our civili-
alton - not ba'ed upon human slavery /,
jur soldiers are not mercenaries. but
ltIz"ns. showing That modern luxury
IOes NOT destroy Mr. ROOsFvELT's "a
orite and Indispensable -virile fighting
.iriuez Sll further. notw,th,tapd-
ne the Influence NJ wealth in modern ,
ocietv % Is q good sign that money ,
making Is no longer considered honor ,
bic "r permissible m . pubic career I
In this rcsperi The standard has been q
onsiantly elevated and things which r
Lalesmen had M hesitation in doing /
nree centuries or two centuries azo. d