The Paducah evening sun., 1910-05-05
Roosevelt Makes Practical
Address Before Prize
Commission.
lie and Haakon Hit II Off
Well.
N HOLIDAY DAY IN NORWAY.

(hrlffi1na, Norway, May D.
Roosevelt and King Haakon made a
hit with each other. u n hard 90
imagine the two more congcnial
men. allhough their acquaintance is
only "a hours old. Roosevelt has
been Impressed with the kings do
mestclty and the two have spent
time IN the nursery OF the crown
prince Olaf. A bright httle chap,
and grandson OF King Edward. To-
dos l. a holiday In honor OF Roose-
welt. Al the stores are closed and
the streets are hlied with merry'mak-
ers. Locai charity reaped rich
harvest. haN 'ug dozens OF girls TO
scll small American six iags on the
streets. This noon Roosevelt lunch
ed at the American Embassy then
he was driven 20 the Nation aheater
To deliver his addres on "lnternafion-
al peace" before the Nobel prize
commission. Tonight thone win he
big public banquet given by the
nobel prize commission.
His speech.
Mr.. Roosevelts speech In full fol-
lows:
1T ls With peculiar pleasure that |
stand hore today TO express the deep
apprcciaf ion feel OF the high honor
conferred upon me by the prcsenfa-
tion OF the Nobel Peace Prize. The
gold mctec whloh formed part OF the
prize I thall always keep. and shaAl
hand II on TO my children ne prec-
lous hclg.oom. The sum OF money
provided az Part o. the pr.ze by the
Wise gencfof'ty OF che lliustrions
founder Of this woTskfampus prize
fsaiem. / ala uv,. under the peculiar
circumstance of the case. feel ot
liberty 10 keep. think u emoent-
" jus; and proper that IN mos cases
the renlpient OF the prize should
keep for his own. gse che prize In itS
entirety But In this case. while I
did not act ofically ~ President Of
the United States. Il was neyerthe-
less onsy because ! was president that
ID was enabled 20 act al adj; and /
tfcH that the money must be oonsid-
cred as having been given me N
thrust for the United states. there
+ fore used Il AZ a nucleus for a foun-
. daffon TO forward the cause OF In
dugtrial peace. az being we'll within
the general purpose OF youT commit
tee: for In cur complex industrial
civilization OF today the peace OF
riehtcousness and Justice. the only
hlnd OF peace worth having, is at
least ~ nece snry In the industrial
world a. Il Is among nations. There
y at least as much need 10 curb the
cruel greed and arrogance OF part OF
the world OF capital, 10 curb the
cruel greed and violence Of part OF
the word Of labor. as TO cheek a
cruel srld unhealshy mifitarism m IN
ternational relationships.
I'VE must ever bear IN mind that
the rrcat end In view IL righteous
nefs jusice as between man and
man nation Pud nation. the chance
d led our lives cn a somewhat high-
cr levci. with broader spirit OF
brotherty good viii one for another.
Peace Is generally good in itself. but
Il Is never the highest good unless
4 comes as the handmadd OF right
cousness: and Il becomes a very evil
thing 10 Il serves merely as a mask
for cowsrdiee and sloth. or az an In
sirumennt TO further the ends of
despotism or anarchy. We despise
and abhor the buIg. the brawler.
the opprssor. whether In private or
pmbln: life bue We despise no less
The coward and the voluptary. No
man r. worth calling a man who VIII
not fight rather than submit to in
fanny or see those that are dear to