Arizona republican., 1910-05-06
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 VAS PEACE Address Of Col. Roosevelt Be- fore the Nobel Commission 4 M0RwEGAN HOLIDAY
The Capital Thronged by Greater Crowds Than the Distinguished American Has Yet Seen ill Europe Sits for Statue.

ing an occasional weakness Of voice Theodore Roosevelt made a deep im- pression on the audience which gath cred today in the National theater to
 hear his address on international peace, before the Nobel prize com
 mission It was described by the members of the commission as the most notable assemblage since the
 Nobel prize was founded.
 King Haakon and the queen were present as were all members of the
 government who occupied seats on the
 stage and the entire parliamentary
 body, including Miss Rosstad. the first
 woman elected to the Norwegian
 Storthing.
 The overture at the opening of the session was specially composed by the royal bandmaster, Johann Halverson. who dedicated it to Roosevelt. The theme embodied the Star Spangied Banner. Morse folk songs and meIo- dies, The stage was bordered with flowers. only the Stars and Strips be- ing visible.
 The audience stood up when the king. queen and Mrs. Roosevelt took their seats in the royal box. They arose again when Colonel Roosevelt entered from the back of the stage es- corted by J. D. Loveland, former pre-, micr and chairman of the Nobel prize commission Loveland introduced Roosevelt. who read his speech. From time to time, however. he departed from the text, to repeat the same words, or in somewhat different words the ideas he had just expressed.
 Before taking up the subject of his official address. Colonel Roosevelt spoke of the late Bjornstjerne Bjorn son. '1 wish to pronounce tribute. he said. ito the great Norwegian who has just died-'
 The whole house arose. stood with bowed heads for q moment and Colonel Roosevelt continued: whose death leaves a gap in the literature of the whole world
 He alluded to Bjornson as man who always had stood for the right as he conceived it to be. As Colonel Roosevelt proceeded with his address. the Norwegians commented upon the similarity between the style of public speaking. of Roosevelt and Bjornson. renarking on the same flvorite ges- ture with the clnched hand
 Colonel Roosevelt's prepared address follows:
 '1t is with peculiar pleasure that l stand here today to express the deep appreciation 1 feel of the high honor conferred upon me by the presenta ton of the Nobel Peace prize. The gold medal which formed part of the prize shall always keep. and I shall hand it on to my children as a pre- cious heirloom. The sum of money wise generosity of the illustrious fopnder of this world-famous prize system did not. under the peculiar circuinstances of the case, feel at lib- erty to keep. think it 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 I did not act officially as president of the United States. it was nevertheless only because l was president that l was en- abled fo act at all: and 1 felt that the money must be considered as hay ing been given me in trust for the United States. l therefore used it as a nucleus for a foundation to forward the cause of industrial peace. as being rs.ll within the general purpose of Your committed; for in our complex industrial civilization of today the peace of righteousness and justice. the only kind of peace worth having. Is at least as necessary in the indus trial world as it is among nations. l There Is at least as much need to curb the cruel greed and arrogance of part of the World Of capital to curb the | cruel greed and arrogance of part of the world of capital. to curb the cruel greed and violence of part of the world | Of labor, as to check cruel and un- Healthy militarism in international re- i 
 We must ever bear in mind that | the great end in view is righteousness. | justice as between man and man. na- ton and nation. the chance to lead our | lives on Somewhat higher level. with | a broader spirit of brotheriy goodwill | one for another. Peace IS generally | good in itseif. but it is never. thej highest good unless it comes as the | handmaid Of righteousness; and it be- | comes as a mask for cowardice and | sloth., for as an instrument to further the ends of .despotism C., anarchy. We despise and abhor the bully. the braw- Ter. the oppressor. whether in private
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