The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-23
RACE SUICIDE
 IS DENOUNCED
 BY ROOSEVELT
Teddy Hits Hard French People, Considered Worst
 Offenders on This Score
HIS FIRST LECTURE AT
 FAMOUS PARIS UNIVERSITY
Colonel Makes Vigorous De- fense of Human As Against
 Property Rights
V a Stam Corres. JJnited Press,

(By a Staff Cores. United Press
 Paris, April 23.-At the famous University of Sorbonne today Colonel Roosevelt delivered the first of his lectures in Europe. He spoke on stCitizensfip in a Republic'' his audi ence being composed largely of the faculty and students of the univer- sity, with a hundred or more dis tinguiShed outsiders from Frances s 'men of letters.
 The President read from his manu- script though he was so familiar with bis address that he frequently made extended diversions without reference to his manuscript, in which his audi ence saw him in his most character istic attitudes.
 Anyone who had heard Roosevelt in a campaign speech or any i'm promptu address would have thought him under restraint today, but to the French he appeared energy perSoni- fled, even though they are so used to demonstrative orators There was that showed that he still likes to point out to his hearers what he con- siders their weakness, as well as their strong points This was his .denuncia- counted the worst offender in this re- spect of any nation in the world, her population having gone steadily down for several decades. When the Col onel excoriated those responsible for these conditions he advanced to the front of the stage and chopped his s sof the most important utterances of the address and which interpolated was defense of human rights as against property rights, indicated that the Colonel intends to continue fight ing for what he believes is the right of humanity.
 Departing from the printed text Of his lecture Colonel Roosevelt created 8 furore by an attack on the monied in terests when, in the pursuance of ma teria1 gain they override human
 
 Only at the last moment did he de- eide to touch upon this subject, but having decided, he spoke with all the vigor at his command and emphasized what he thought about everything in his address. He even repeated his re- marks on this subject in English in understand. He delivered the entire lecture in French.
 The French Academy of Sciences, Frances greatest literary body. well co1ned Colonel Roosevelt, it's newest member, today. On behalf of the Academy, Emil Boutroux, who has been chosen as lecturer at Harvard, welcomed Roosevelt, calling him the .'ideal American
 The Colonel made half hours re- ply in French, surprising his hearers by his fuency. He said the crown for every active literary man was election to the academy and he prized his
 Colonel 'Rooseve1t's nose glasses, which with his cleaning teeth have been the greatest asset of the car toonists, were exchanged today for 8 brand new pair, fitted by the Heading occulist of Paris.
 AS the ex-President and Ambassa- dor motored through the city the Colonel was everywhere recognized and eheered. At two downtown places the crowds became so dense that the auto-was blocked and the gendarmes had to come to the Col onePs relief. In addition to his glasses the Colonel bought a number of purchases at g. Paris book stall. There were only IT covers laid for the Sorbonne dinner to Roosevelt to- day and guests included Ambassador Bacon and M. Jesserand, the French Ambassador at Washington. For the subsequent reception, however, the university issued 1,5O0 invitations, the guests including everyone of any prominence in public circles.