Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-05
COL. ROOSEVELT'S APPEAL
FOR PEACE OF THE WORLD
Wants Disarmament and Court Of Arbi-
traliOn to Settle Disputes

cHRIsTIANA, May 5..--col. |
Roosevelt and King Haakow made
hits with each other and became
such close friends that court formalI- |
ties were done away with and ii
the palace q party like gay week end
being enjoyed by the Rooseveit's.
There Is q holiday throughout the
country today IN honor OF Col. Roosc-
welt. who iunched az the American
embassy this afternoon and delivered
his speech on international Peace"
before the Noble prize commission At
the national theatre. The speech
was well received and ID as follows;
Col. ROosevclt's speech.
Il Is With peculiar pleasure that !
stand here today to express the deep
appreciation feel OF the high honor
conferred upon me By the pressnta-
ton OF the Nobel Peace Prise. The
gold medal which formed part OF the
prize shall always keep. and ! shall
hand II on 10 my children as q pTec-
ions heirloom. The sum Of money
provided a. part OF the prise by the
wise generosity OF the illastrious
founder OF this world famous prize
system. did not. under the peculiar
circumstances Of the case. feel At lib
erty to keep. ! think Il eminently
Just and proper that In most cases
the recipient OF the prize should keep
for his own use the prize IN It's en-
tirety. But In this case. while ! did
not act ofAcially ~ President OF the
United States. Il was nevertheless
only because | was president that
was enabled to act Al all; and felt
that the money must be considered AZ
having been given me IN trust for the
United States. ! therefore used Il a.
nucleus for q foundation 10 for
ward the cause OF Industrial peace.
az being well within the general pur-
pose OF your committee; for IN our
complex Industrial civilization OF to-
day the peace of righteousness and
justice. the only kind OF peace worth
having. Is al least as necessary In the
Industrial world AZ Il Is among ma
lions. There is At least - much
need to curb the cruel greed and ar
rogance OF part OF the world OF capt.
tai. to curb the cruel greed and vio-
lenee OF part OF the world Of labor.
as to check cruel and unhealthy
mllitArism In international relation
ship.
Justice Between Nations.
We must ever bear In mind that
the great end IN view IL righteous
ness, justice as between man and
man. nation and nation. the chance 70
lead our lives on q somewhat higher
level. with a broader spirit Of broth
eriy good viii one for another. Peace
Is generally good In Itself. but II IL
never the highest good unless Il
comes az the handmade OF righteous
ness; and II becomes a very evil
thing II Il serves merely As = mask
for coSardies and sioth, or a. an In
HtFnment TO further the ends Of dsa-
potIsm o. anarchy. We desplse ana
abhOr the bully. the bravleT. the OPP
pressoF, whether In private or public
life; but we despise no less the cow
ard and the voluptory. No man Il
worth calling a man who will not
fight rather than submit 70 infamY or
zee those that are dear 10 him suffer
wrong. No nation deserves 10 exist
II It permits Itself 10 lose the stern
and Siriie virtues: and this without
regard TO whether the loss Is due to
the growth Of q heaFtlenS and all-ab-
soTbing eommerciallsm. 70 prolonged
indulgence Ia luxury and soft effort
less ease. or 10 Dedication Of q warp
ed and twisted senlimsntailty.
Moreover. and above all. let Ne re
member that words count only when
they give expression 70 deeds are are
10 be translated into them. The
leaders Of the Red Terror prattled Of
peace while they STEPPED their hands
In the blood Of the innocent: and
many = tyrant has called Il peace
when be has seonrged honest protest
Into silenee. Our words must b
, judged BY our deeds: and In striving
Tor a lofty Ideal ne must use praoti.
cal methods; and II We cannot attaIa