Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-04-28
ROOSEVELT TALKS
TOFRENCH SAVANIS
PARTICIPATES AS MEMsER IN
PROCEEDINGS OF ACADEMY
OF SCIENCES.
DECLARES HUMAN RIGHTS Al
WAYS GREATER THAN
PROPERTY RIGHTS.

Paris, April 24.-To use Mr.. Roose.
velt's own words, yesterday marked
the browning of his career as a man
of letters. From noon until midnight
he was the guest of intellectual Paris,
participating as a member at a ses.
sion of the French academy, deliy.
ering a lecture at Sorbonne and re.
naming as guest of the faculty for
dinner and a grand reception given by
the university.
Mr.. roosevelt at the French insti-
tute, was introduced merely as a mem,
Der, and he took his seat among the
distinguished conferees, most of whom
have grown old in the service of SCI
ence
After listening to M, Boutrox, pres
ldent OF the academy of moral and
political sciences, who spoke of Amer
lean ideals and character, of which.
he said, Mr.. Roosevelt was the best
exponent, Mr.. Roosevelt replied in
French, his utterances rousing his
venerable colleagues to unwonted ap-
plause.
AT oSlponne, the facade bristleu
with American and French flags, ana
fully 10000 persons packed the streets
and acclaimed Roosevelt Within the
building the enthusiasm was unbound
ed, the vast crowd interrupting again
and again with storms of applause as
the speaker defined the duties Of in
dlvidual citizenship in a republic. Sew
eral times he interjected observations
upon the French, and after he had de-
fined his attitude on human rights and
property rights, he repeated this IN
French, saying that it constituted the
crux OF what he had to say, and he
desired every one to understand him.
His words in this connection were:
My position regarding the moneyed
interests can be put in a few words.
In every civilized society property
rights must he carefully safeguarded,
Ordinarily, and in a great majority OF
cases, human rights and property
rights are fundamentally, and in the
long run, identical. But when it clear.
ly appears that there is real conflict
between them, human rights must
nave the upper hand, for property be.
longs to man and not men to pro.
perry"
The distinguished personages who
were included, besides the deans OF
the various universities, were Premier
BRAND and his cabinet, and other
notables OF the republic evidently as
much impressed as the students and
joined as heartily in the applause. es.
pec1ally when Mr.. Roosevelt spoke
against race suicide and the necessity
Tor the nation to perpetuate itself.
FOLLOWING the lecture, Vice Rector
Lard, in behalf of the university nre.
sented Mr.. Roosevelt with a bust OF
JEFFERSON and two vases made At
SeVres. But a curious mistake was
made in the bust. A bust of Lincoln
mad been ordered, but in an mac.
countabie way, one of Jefferson was
manufactured. The French ambassa.
dor has arranged to have the original
order executed.
Before the French academy Mr..
Roosevelt told of how he had re-.
celved the news of his election to the
academy. while hunting rhinoceros at
the equator.
M. Doutroux, he said, had defined
ms moran conception of life better
tnan he could himself. He continued. .
I have always tried to translate
INTO action the moral principles which
must inspire the life of men and ma
lions There can be no economic
elsliizatlon without morality. Genius
Is not essential, but only courage. hon.
esty, sincerity and common sense
Men Of genius without these qualities
are curse to the nation. They do
more harm than good