The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1910-12-26

teal work begin 10 apply the doctrine
they meet with all kinds of difficulties,
they are brought face to face with al
kinds Of selfish interests, and they are
exposed also TO the even greater danger
OF being misunderstood by honest men.
''Those who actually do the work of
conservation have. therefore, peculiar
claim upon me. While | was President
there were no two men to whom | felt
owed more, from the standpoint of
the public service. than Messrs. Garfield
and Finchot. for the work they did IN
connection with conservation.
Their work was done. not only with
a zeal and disinterestedness but also
with the utmost efficiency. They actu-
ally put into practise as working prin-
ciples the theories which a great many
men, including myself, for instance,
thoroughly approve, but which were re
duced to action in satisfactory shape
for the first time by these two men.
Let me take one more illustra ton
For over half a century there have been
repeated and organized efforts to fur
ther the cause of international peace
Great peace meetings have been held
again and again, in country after coun-
try Now real good has been accom-
pIlshed at some Of these peace meet
iDgs; they have sometimes resulted in
furthering the cause of peace.
Hay Preserved Court
For instance, 1t was a fine thing to
establish The Hague court. but having
been established, the court was never
used, for it was found to he infinitely
easier to pass lofty resolutions as to its
existence than actually to get any ma
ton. under any circumstances to take
advantage of it. The court would. in
actual tact, never have come into ex-
lstence, It's memory would have van
lshed, If It had not been for John Hav.
who, as secretary of state, succeeded in
getting Mexico and the United States
to sGDmlt to the judgment of the court
claim involving the two nations. 1t
was this act of John Hay s which lit
orally saved the court
''What has been accomplished bv
friendly treaty during President Taft 5
administration represents a mass of
substantial achievement Of triumph
over the formidable obstacles.
Toward the end of his lecture. Col
onel Roosevelt deviated from the topic
OF ''peace and spoke about the Car
negie fund, announcement of which
was made today.
"a great and notable gift to the
cause of international peace has just
been announced today. Mr. Carnegie
has done many things for the cause of
peace, but none quite so important as
that announced today He has provid-
ed means which will enable very real
/,
the results which he desires to achieve
Must Be Sensibly Used.
He is entitled to the hearty praise
of all good citizens here, of all patriots
and lovers of their country, no matter
what that country may be, in every
part of the world, for what he has Just
done. But remember always, that the
ultimate worth Of this Foundation which
he has made will depend primarily upon
the practical good sense, the Judgment
and the ability of the men who. admin
lstering the funds or working under
them, succeed in transIating the theory
into action
Returning to his lecture, Colonel
Roosevelt said that peace must come,
if it is to be Of the slightest good, as.
the child of justice, and not of weak
ness. The efficiency of the United
States navy, and its ability to guaran-
tee the neutrality of the Panama
Canal would. he said, add immensely
to our practical efficiency as a people
in working for peace.
1.-The surest way to render our con
duct IN seeking peace a subject of de-
riSinn and contpmn- amOnU he nations
Of mankind, Colonel Roosevelt de-
clared, ''would be to abandon the work
of upbuilding the United States Navy
and to refrain from fortifying the Pan
anna Canal