The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-15
ROOSEVELT'S THEME
APPLIED ETHICS"
Praises Work of Garfield and
PinchOt in Lecture.
CONSERVATION is IMPORTANT
Next to Building of Panama Canal
Colonel Believes Saving of Nations
Natural Resources of Greatest
Value to the American People.
Cheers in Lecture Hall.

Cambridge. Mass, Dec 1.-THE Nobel
lecture with Col. Roosevelt the lecturer
and Applied ethics" his subject. was
given in the Sanders Theater in Memorial
Hall tonight to an audience which f1lled
the auditorium.
The aisies were crowded and some OF
the colonel's hearers sat on the floor be-
tween the first row of seats and the plat
form. Everybody got up and eheered and
waved handkerehiefs when Col. Roosevelt
appeared.
This cheering" said the colonel. re
minds me of the cheering at football
game. Not the last Harvard game, but
at one other game"
In the course of the lecture Col. ROose-
welt said. among other things:
1T is greatly TO the credit of any gov
eminent when il performs some vast IN
dertaking which win last for many cen
turtles. and which adds perceptibly to the
sum of achievements of mankind Such
an undertaking is the Panama Canal
Two Worthy Acts.
last spring when in Europe I was
struck by the fact that every statesman
/ met deemed two acts OF the American
people during the past decade pre-emi-
nently worth noting. those two being
the voyage OF the battle fleet around the
world and the businesslike efficiency
with which We were doing the work OF
the Panama Canal
Again, take the question OF conServa-
ton OF our natural resources, OF pre-
| serving our forests. our water supply.
our soil, ana not only or preserving them,
but Of seeing that they are preserved for
/ the use OF our people as a whole. and
not exploited merely for the benefit OF
i n few people of great wealth. II
is by no means difficult to make speeches
and deliver lectures on that subject, nor
/ TO hold conventions in its favor and ap-
/ plaud declarations in favor OF conserva-
I ton. But as soon as men in actual prac-
/ teal work begin 10 apply the doctrine
they meet with all kinds of difficulties,
they are brought face to face with all
/ kinds OF selfish interests, and they are
exposed. also, to the even greater danger
Of being honestly misunderstood by honest
men
Those who actually do the work OF
conservation have, therefore, peculiar
claim upon US. While / was President
there we're no two men 10 whom | felt
owed more, from the standpoint of the
public service. than MeSsrs. Garfield and
PinchJt, for the work they did in con-
necuon with conservation.
Peace Now Nearer.
For over half a century there nave
been repeated and organized efforts TO
further the cause of international peace.
Great peace meetings have been h4ld
/ again and again in country after coun-
try. Now, real good has been accom-
plished at some Of these peace meetings;
they have sometimes resulted in further
/ ing the cause OF peace. But those en-
gagged IN them have never begun 20 do
such practical work for peace as have
the men who. in actual practice, sue
ceeded in reducing certain OF these the
cries t. action
What has been accomplished by
friendly treaty during President Taft
administration represents a mass Of
/ substantial achievement OF triumph
over the formidable obstacles.
"a great and notable gift TO the cause
Of international peace has Just been an
nounced to-day Mr. Carnegie has done
many things for the cause Of peace. but
none quite so important as that which
is to-day announced. He has provided
means which will enable very real prog
ress TO be made in bringing about the re-
suits he desires to achieve"