Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-15
ROOSEVELT ON
APPLIED
ETHICS
PANAMA CANAL, PEACE
COURT AND CONSERVATION
Colonel Learns With Delight
Of Carnegie's Gift Of Ten
Million Dollars for Abolition Of
War Between Nations,


Nobel lecturer Ia Sanders thcdter TO.
night. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
touched briefly on the building of the
Panama canal, the progress OF con.
servatiou, ana the movement toward
q general peace as typified bS
the recent fisheries ease decision a.
The ,iague.
The Nobel lecture ut Harvard Is
provided by a fund given by Mrs
william -. Nobel. ia memory Of her
husband, an Episcopal clergyman
and is Ion the benefit OF the students
ana the faculty. Colonel Rosevelt's
wish 20 Massachusetts was expressly
for the lecture. although be attended
- meeting 81 the Harvard oVcrscera
at the office IN Boston He was
elected q member 1T the board last
june.
inst before going on 20 the lecture
platform tonight, Colonel Roosevelt
learned Of the Carnegie peace Toun-
datien fund lie hailed the am
nouncement with delight ana es-
pecially pleased with the selection Of
senator Elihu Root as permanent
representative Of the United states at
The Hngue.
TeWard the end Of his lecture, he
refcfred 70 the gift as providing the
meana of making real progress IN
bringing about the results which MIR,
Carnegie desire9 10 achieve.
lie is entitled To the hearty praise
Of all good citizens here. said Col
onel Roosevelt und Of al patriots
40 ail countries
But remember. he said, warns
ingiy. that tho ultimate worth de
ponds an the good practical ense,
INC tadRment and ability of the men
aLtHL as4fM4H 4AtIt4sH 4t. F4FsI D.
ceeded ia translating the theory int
action.
inia translation OF the moral theof-
iea OF government into practice or
what be termed applied morality,
ho sought to Illustrate by the Pan
am9 canal undar the direction Ga
colonel Cocktails, conservation as ox-
vmplified By the labofs OF Garfield
and piuchot and the peace move
ment as firthorcd by John Hay and
fllhu Root lie favored the %fortifi
cation ot the canal and 81 ID larger
navy. ns the best guarantee of peace.
Ia his address ihe colonel said In
part:
ut ia ehe eaainat thing In the
world a. sketch out Ia the closet a
rrstem of government and il Ia one
q the most difficult things In the
world Go make q government really |
unctional IN just the same way it
i9 prpVorhiuiiy easy 20 preach moral |
ltl but il IL difficult to DO the thing !
thtt counts. which Is To apply the
morality Ion practice
"Fol that reason when / speak Of
applied morality. for the efficient ape
plication OF the principles, the carry
inc cut cf which mean really good
government wish 20 give concrete
For instance. II is greatly to the
credit 81 any nation, of amy Govern
nent, when to performs some vast
undertaking which Will last for many
centuries and which adds pefecptihly
Io the sum OF achievements of man
kin.
"such au undertaking les the Pam
una canal
Last spring when In Europe, Twas
truck by the tact that every states
unn ! met deemed two acts of the
American people Iva the past decade
ll, -emlnentiy worth notice; these
.wo being the voyage OF the battle
ship fleet around th world. ana the
like efficiency with which
Ve are doinB IN" work ot thc PAN
cannl
'lbat work represents u az our
greatest national assets. one OF the
.roatcst fonts tn be credited to our
latb-n throughout our entire history.
sums of money have been
mont ANA ,st there ia practically no
.tiut of ~corruptirn In connection with
.p,udfne them
"Alany mon Aa,r rendered blrh
anal hDnorahlr service to thg United
ina connection win the work
lf aha. pnnama ,,na1 NM nv TAR tbe
ANA most fmportnnt work
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