The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-12
Delivers His Lecture on the
Progress Of Civilization.
FROM EARLIEST TIME
To the Present Day, He Traces
the Events
Which Have Influenced the Des.
tiny OF Nations.

Berlin Nav I2-TheOdOre Roosevelt.
former president Of the United States.
delivered a lecture today on the topic,
The World Movement" at the Uni
versfty Of Berlin and received from the
university the honorary degree OF doc
tor Of philosophy. Emperor William
horored the occasion with his presence.
L was the drSC tine the emperor had
Eraced q corfaruezt and the courtesy
was Significant in view Of the fact that
the German court IS in mourning for
King Edward. The ceremony Of con-
cerriug the degree was staged and con-
Quoted With impressive si1apiicity- There
we're no flags or embIems Of royalty
and the government. and the wall
q the Aula were bare save for the
rows OF busrs Of Germans famous
scholars and scientists.
The 1uIy touch Of color was furnished
b. the senators Of the university with
their rooes OF scarlet and blue and the
fve heads Of the student corps who
wore blue jackets. white breecdes, jack
boots and paru-coIored sashes.
-Four hundred guests Of the university
5C held cards Of admission We're seat
ed when Emperor william accompanied
by Mr. Roosevelt entered from a side
door OF the hall As they appeared the
university choir chanted Hell Dir I'm
Slegerkranz.' Han TO thee in the con-
ouerOr's wrearh)-
The Two were followed by Empress
Augus-= Victoria Princess Victoria
Louise. Prince and Princess EiteI Fred
srtCk, Prince and Princess August VII
helm. Prince Ade-bert Mrs. Roosevelt,
Miss Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt
This party took seats which had been
reserved for them on the platform.
Distinguished Guests.
Surrounding them were seated
American Ambassador Hill and Mrs.
Hill. the other ambassadors and their
wives; Henry White. formerly Ameri-
can ambassador 70 France. and Mrs.
White; Seth Low ard Mrs Low;
American Consul General Thackara;
7. St John GaEuey, American consul
general at Dresden; Imperial ChanceI-
Ior Won Eouweg: Foreign
Minister Won Schoen. ard the members
Of the cabinet On either side Of this
block OF chairs we're the senator's Of
the university Mr.. Roosevelt occu-
pied the seat at the reading desk and
at his side stood the heads Of the stu
dent corps with drawn swords. This
striking guard Of honor remained
standing and almost immOvabIe for the
three hours OF the lecture and cere-
mOuy.
The auditorium was filed TO its ca
pacitv Of 1900 persons b. the faculty
oc the university, students and guests
Rector Erich Schmidt opened the pro-
gram by giving an outline OF the life
Of Mr- Roosevelt from the time he was
a delicate child until he became an
African nfmrOd- When he had finished
this sketch he introduced the former
president. who was received most SYM
patheticaIIy.
Mr.. Roosevelt appeared rugged and
iu the pink Of physical condition. His
voice. husky at first, gained steadily in
clearuess as he proceeded and he was
able to deliver his complete written
thesis Of 5000 words and TO which he
time by way Of emphasis and expIana-
ton
To-day 7 am in Berlin university. -
began the speaker. Yesterday I was
IN the open air university Of the Ger
man army and sat at the foot Of the
great master of that university
His lecture In full follows:
Col ROOSeVelt's Lecture.
I very highly appreciate the chance
% address the University Of Berlin in
the ear that closes its first centenary
OF 1stence- II is difficult for you in
the Old World fully to appreciate the
feelings Of nan who comes from a
nation still in the making to d country
with an tmmemoriaI historic past; ard
especially is this the case when that
country. with its ancient past behind II
yet looks with proud confidence into
the future, : 4 in the present shows
al th2 aboUnding vigor OF IUsCy youth.
such IS the case with Germany. More
than = thousand years have passed
Size the Roman empire of the west
became in fact German empire.
Throughout medieval times the en-
pIre and l. papacy were the two cen-
traI features in the history OF the Oc-
cideCt. With the OttOs and the Henrys
began tire slow rise OF that western
hfe which has shaped modern Europe.
and therefore ultimately the whole
modern world. Their task was to or
gani-- society and TO keep it from
c-1mblfng to pieces. They were castle
builders. city founders. road makers.
they battle to bring order out OF the
seething turbulence around them; AMI
at the same time they first beat back
heatheudOn and then slowly wrested
from II its possessions
After the downfall Of Rome and the
breaking in suuder Of the Roman en-
pire. the first real capitalization OF the
torces That we're working for a new
up1tt OF civilization in western Europe
vas round the karling house, and.
above all, round the great emperor.
Kari the Great. the seat OF whose
empire was at Aacheu. Under the
karlings the Arab and the Moor were
driven back beyond the PyreneeS. the
last OF the old heather Germans we're
forced into Christianity. and the Avars
Wild hOrsemeu from the Asian steppes
Wno had long held tented dominion in
middle Europe were utterly DESTROYED
w Wlln the breakup OF the KarIfng en-
pre- came chaos once more. and a
LIeen l1rush OF savagery- Vikings
Lro n the frozen north. and new hordes
OF ourlandsh riders from Asia. II was
the early emperOrs OF Germany urouer
Who queued these barbarians- in their
tlIne Dane and NOrsemau and Magyar
becane Christians. and most of the
Slav peoples as we'll SO that F,1rooe
began 70 take on a shape which We
can recognize today. Since then the
centuries have rolled by, with stran
~1lsrnatlons OF fortune. now weIInigh