Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-13
EMPEROR WITNESSES
DEGREE CONFERRED,
Col. Roosevelt Lectures at University
Of Berlin and Receives Honorary
Degree Of Ph. D.---Ex-President
Praises the German Army,

| Berlin, May l2.-Though suffering
from an irritation Of the throat. which
made his appearance before the Uni
versity of Berlin a matter of doubt
almost up to the last moment, Pres
! ident Roosevelt today delivered his
address on "The World Movement"
and won for himself the plaudits Of
| the distinguished assembly that had
gathered to hear him. which had
| among its members the Emperor and
| Empress. Princess Victoria Louise
| Prince ana Princess Ethel Friedrich
| and other members Of the royal family
| Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion more
| than once to pay u tribute to the En-
| pcror and he was warm in lis praise of
| German institutions, military and ed
| ucationaI and the German pconlc
That the cX-PrcsidcEt's address
| pleased His Majesty was evidenced
| by the fact that the Emperor sought
| out the lecturer, and remained for ScN-
| eral minutes in animated conversation
| with him.
| col Roosevelt was the guest Of hon
or this evening ut tn" Imperial chHn-
cellor's dinner. and tn" reception which
| followed it.
| Tomorrow Ambassador Hill will give
| a luncheon At the embassy. and in TIN"
| evening there will be a reccution FOR
| the members of tho American colony.
Berlin. May ~. Theodore Roosevelt
| former Pre- Sident ni the United States,
delivered n lecture on the topic ''rhc
World Movement" at the University
of Berlin and received from the uni
V.rSity the honorary dc&re" of doctor
of philosophy today. Emperor William
was present.
| 1t was the first time that His Ma
| jesty had graCed . confermcut, and the
courtesy was significant in view of the
! fact that the German court is III
| mourning for tn" monarCh'S uncle.
King Edward The ceremony of con
iorrnc the degree was staged and
conducted with impressive simplicity.
| There were no flags or cmblemS ol
royalty and the government and the
walls of the Aula were bare save f"i
| the rows Of buSts of Gcrmany's Ia
NOUS scholars and scientists.
! The only touch of color was furnish
| ed bv the senators of the university
| with their robes of scarlet and blue.
! and the five heads of the student corps
who wore blue jackets, white brcecH-
es. jack boots and parti-colored sash
eS. Four hundred guests of the uniV"r-
sity who hcdscards of admission were
seated when Emperor William, ac-
companying Mr.. Roosevelt, entered
from a side door of the hall. AS they
appeared the University Choir chant
ed Hell Dir Sieger kranz,' The two
we're followed by Empress August"
Victoria Princess Victoria Louise, tn"
Prince and Princess Ethel Frederick
Prince ana Princess August Wilhelm
Prince Adebert Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt. rms
party took seats on the platform.
Surrounding them We're Ambassador
Hill and Mrs. Hill. the other ambas-
sailors and their wives, Henry Whlte'
| formerly American ambassador 10
France and Mrs. White. Seth Low and
Mrs. Low, American Consul General
Thackara. r. st. John GaffneN Aneri-
| can consul general at Dresden; I'M
pcriaI Chancellor Won Bethmann- Holl-
veg, Foreign Minister Won Schoen and
| the members of the guest. on the
/ other side of this block of chairs were
the senators of the university.
Mr. Roosevelt occupied the seat at
the reading desk and at his side stood
the heads of the student corps. with
drawn swords. This striking guard
of honor remained standing and al
most immovablc for the three hours
OF the lecture and ceremony.
The auditorium was filled to It's ca
pacitv of 1900 persons by the faculty
of the university. students and guests.
Rector Erich Schmidt opened the
program by giving an outline of the
life of Mr.. Roosevelt from the time
that he was a delicate child until he
became an African nimrod, When he
had finished this sketch he introduced
the former President who was received
most sympatheticaiy.
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared rugged and
in the pink of condition His voice,
husky at first. gained steadily IN clear
ness as he proceeded and he was able
to deliver his complete written thesis
of 5000 words and to which he added
extemporaneously from time to time
by way of emphasis and explanation.
To-day | am in Berlin University.
began the speaker. Yesterday | was
in the open air university of the Ger
man army and sat at the feet OF the
great master of that university.
Mr.. Roosevelt said that the German
Emperor had often been held up be-
fore him as statesman who was do
ing things which he, the speaker
should do. Il remember" he said.
that my friend DR.. Pritchett. then
/. president of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology at Boston, told me
of the Emperors interest in and
| knowledge of technical education.
While in Africa / used to think
that there was something wrong with
the mail if it did not bring letter
| from Benjamin Ide Wheeler telling me
of his admiration for some feature of