Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-28
ROOSEVELT TALKS
TO CAIRO STUDENTS
Mere intelligence Worse Than
Useless Unless Upright Heart
With Strength Behind II.
TRAINING OF INDIVIDUAL
To Fit Him for Good Work Matter Of
Ncar~-Granting OF Paper Consu-
tuition Not Self-GoNcrnmcnt.

cairo Egypt March 26.-CoL
Roosevelt delivered an address be-
fore the students of the university of
Egypt today He was cordially re-
ceived and At the conclusion of his
remarks there was much applause.
The general opinion is that the
speech will have good effect on the
country generally Mr. Roosevelt on
entering the hall of the university
found il crowded with Egyptians, Of
hcers. students and women. vino be-
gan Handspring the moment he APP
peared.
Prince Ahmed Fouad president OF
the university and an uncle OF the
khediNc, introduced Mr. Roosevelt
with a brief speech iu French
Responding To- the welcome, MI
Roosevelt expressed his thanks, but
said his address was intended only for
the students of the university. As "a
man who spoke frequently he warned
his auditors To have nothing Co do
with the man who did not make soou
his words by acts.
Tho speakers reference 90 the as-
sassination by a student last month Of
Boutros Pashg Ghal. premier ana
minister Of foreign affairs as
calamity 90 Egypt. and HIS denuncia-
ton of the assassin was received win
great applause.
Col. Roosevelt. In part, said.
ROOSEvELTS ADDRESS
NO man may reach the front rank
who is not intelligent and not trained
with intelligence. Mere intelligence It,
self is worse than useless unless II ls
guided by an upright heart with
strength and courage behind IT, Nor
atty dcCency. clean living. courage.
manlincss and self-respect are more
important than mental subtlety, An
honest courageous and far-sighted
politician is a good thing In any
country where his usefulness depends
chiefly upon his ability to express the
wishes OF the population, In which
the population forms only q fragment
of the leadership, and where The
businessman. or tho land owner, tho
engineer the man Of technical know
ledgc-men Of hundred different
pursuits represent the average type
Of leadership
no people have permanently
amounted TO anything whose only
public leaders were clerks. politicians
and LAWYERS. Remember always thnt
the securing of a substantial educa-
zion. whether hv a group or indiNi-
duals or people is attained only 10y
progress as a unit You can no more
make a man really educated by Civ
ing him "a certain curriculum or
studies than you can make a people
III FOR self-guvernment by giving them
n paper constitution. The training NJ
an fndfvidual IN order 10 m him TO
do good work I'm the world Is mat
tor m wears and tho training ~ n ma
ton 10 NJ Itself 50 as 70 fulnn the
duties ~ self-government rs not
matter ~ a decade or two. hut Of a
generation.
PAPER CONSTITUTIONS.
some foolish persons believe that
the granting OF paper constitution
prefaced my some high sounding
declarations. lu itself confers the pow
err OF self government. This was never
so. Nobody can give people self
government any more that II Is pos
sivIe to give an individual self-help.
You know the old Arab provcrh. God
helps those who helpe themselves
In the long run the only permanent
way for the Individual 10 be helped ls
to help himself This is one Of the
things your university should incul-
cate
Man Is slow in the growth Of char
actfr The final determining factor
In the problem with a people-any peo-
pIe possessed Of the essential qualities
lis 10 show no haste In grasping pow
en-. which is only too easy Co misuse
The slow. steady and resolutc devel-
opment OF these substantial qualities
love. Justice. fair-play the spirit "
splf-rcliance and moderation-aloue VIII
enable "a people 10 govern themselves.
In the long. tedious and absolutely es-
s,utial process. I believe your unlNeI-
eity takes am important part DO not
forget the Old Arab UroVorb, God is
with the patient n they know how TO
wait
This spirit condemns every lawloss
act OWL envy. and hatred. and above aI
hatred based ou religion or race.
ALPEON CALAMITY.
IAN good men. all men Of every ma
tion whose respect rs worth having,
we're lneNpressibly shocked by the as
sassination of Boutros pacha Ghalt 10
was a greater calamity to Egypt than
a wrong 10 the individual himCelf Tho
TYNE of man that turns assassin is the
tvpc possessing an the qualities that
alcniate him from good citizenship
the type producing poor soldiers IN
time of war and worse citizens In time
az poace. such persons stand on the
pinnacle OF evil and iufamy Those
apologizlng for or condoning his act
bv word or deed. directly or indirectly
encouraging such an act In advance,
or I'm defending u afterward, occupy
the same bad immincnce II is no con-
sequence whether the assassin f. Mos
lem or Christian, or with no creed, mr.
whether the crime was committed In
political strife or industrial warfare.
Tho rich mans hired act performed
IA Ia kar tod
with the pretense Of preserving order
or obtaining liberty is equally abhor-
rent In tho eyes OF an decent men, and,
In tho long run. equally damaging 90