The Mena weekly star., 1910-05-12
ROOSEVELT GIVES
 NOBEL LECTURE
As Recipient of Peace Prize He
 Talks in christiania.
ENDING OF WARS HIS TOPIC
Treaties of Arbitration, Development of Hague Tribunal and Check on Growth Of Arnaments Urged
 by the Ex-President.

Chrssitiania. May 5.-"International Peace" was the fitting topic selected by Col Theodore Roosevelt for his lecture before the Nobel prize com mittee. which was delivered here to- day. A large and distinguished audi ence listened to the man to whom was awarded the Nobel peace prize for bringing about peace between Japan and Russia NIT. Roosevelt said:
 Need of Industrial Peace.
 It is with peculiar pleasure that stand here today to express the d0ep appreciation feel of the high honor conferred upon me by the presenta- tion of the Nobel peace prize. The gold medal which formed part of the prize I shall always keep. and shall hand 1t on to my children as a precious heirloom. The sum of money provided as part of the prize by the wise gen. erosity of the illustrious founder of this world-famous prize system. did not. under the peculiar circumstances of the case. feel at liberty to keep. I think 1t eminently just and proper that in most cases the recipient of the prize should keep for his own use the prize in it's entirety. But fin this case, while I dic not act officially as president of the United States. it was nevertheless only because I was pres ident that was enabled to act at all: and felt that the money must be considered as having been given me in trust for the United States. l there forc used 1t as a nucleus for founda- tion to forward the cause of indus trial peace, as being well within the general purpose of your committee. for in our complex industrial ciyiliza- ton Of today the peace of righteous ness and justice. the only kind of peace worth having. is at least as necessary in the industrial world as it is among nations. There Is at least as much need 10 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 unhealthy militarism in interna- tional relationships.
 When Peace May Be Evil.
 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 a somewhat higher level. with a broader spirit of brotherly good will one for another. Peace is gen erally good in itself. but it is never the highest good unless Ii comes as the handmaid of righteousness; and ii becomes very evil thing If 1t serves merely as a mask for cowardice and sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy We desnise and abhor the bully, the brawler. the oppressor, whether in private or public life; but we despise no less the coward and the yoluptu ary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong. No nation de EtffCc " tA4St II Ah ptAlAAAr AAESiA ~ lose the stern and virile virtues; and this without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of heart less and all-absorbing commercialism to prolonged indulgence in luxury ana soft effortless ease. or 10 the deiflca ton of a warped and twisted senti mentality.
 Moreover. and above all, let us re member that words count only whei they give expression to deeds or ar' 10 be translated into them. The lead CTS of the Red Terror prattled Q peace while they steeped their hand in the blood of the innocent; an. many tyrant has called it peac when he has scourged honest protes into silence. Our words must b jddged by our deeds; and in striving for lofty ideal we must use prac tical methods; and if we cannot al