The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-04-24
ROOSEVELT EXPERIENCES THE
GROWING EVENT OF CA
REER AS MAN OF LETTERS.
LECTURES AT SORBONNE
Former President Makes Profound I'm
preston Upon Learned Men Of
France in Speech at Great institu.
tion OF Learnins--AIso Attends Scs.
sions OF French Assembly.

Paris, April 23.-To use Colonel
ltoOscvclt's own words today
marked the browning OF his career as
man of letters. From noon until
midnight he was the guest of intel
lcctual Paris. participating a. a mem-
her at session Of the French aca I
smy. delivering lecture at the Sor-
bonne, which. az he said. was the
foremost seat Of learning In Euro ne
before America was discovered. and
remaining as the guest Of the faculty
for dinner and the grand reception
given by the university In his honor
Colonel Roosevelt's reception at the
institute and that at the Sorbonne
were equally impressive. but. I'm a
different way. At the former he was
introduced merely as member and
ne took seat apong his distinguished
conferees. most of whom have grown
old In the service of science. After
listening to the words of NJ Boutroux
the president of the academy of moral
and physical sciences. who spoke elo-
ducntly of American ideals and char
acter, of which he said Theodore
Roosevelt was the best exponest. the
former president replied In French,
his utterances arousing his venerable
colleagues to unwonted applause
At the Sorbonne no attempt was
made To restrain the dcmonstra tions.
The facade bristled with American n
and French flags and fully $4,000 per-
sons packed the streets and acclaimed
Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival.
Within the building the enthusiasm
was unbounded. the vast crowd In the
amphltheater interrupting again and
again with storms of applause as the
speaker defined the duties of individ-
ual citizenship In a republic. scornlng
sluggard, cynlcs and idle rich. and
preaching the gospel of work, char
acter and the strenuous life.
Several times he lnterjected obser-
vaiions I'm French and after he had
defined his attitude on the subject OF
human rights and property rights he
repeated this in French saying thar
II constituted the crux of what he had
SAID and he desired everyone to un-
derstand him. His words In this CON
nectlon were:
His Position.
My position AK regards the moneycd
interests can be put into few words
IN every civilized society property
rights must be carefully safeguarded
Ordinarily and In the great majority
of cases, human rights and property
rights are fundamental and in tho
long run. identical. But when IL
clearly appears that there IL a real
conflict between them. human rights
must have the upper hand for prom
erty belongs 10 man and not man tn
property
lie made his auditors clearly realize
mat he considered republican nstitu-
tlons stu on trial both In America
ana France The distinguished per-
sonages occupying seats on the estradc
VINO included. besides the deans Of the
various faculties, OF the university.
Premier BRAND and his entire cab
met and such men as Leon Bourgeois
former premier; Anatole I.e-
roy Beaucaul, director of the
institute of France; Jules Poia-
carre;i Jules Claretle. Gabriel Hano-
taux, Marquis de Segmer historian
and Paul Deschanel, were evidently
quite as much impressed as the stu
dents and other auditors in front
Joining heartily In the applause, espe-
cially when Mr.. ROOSEVELT spoke
against race suicide and the necessity
Tor a nation to peracuat itself as
one Of It's principal duties
Presents Given.
Following the lecture. Vice Rector
Lizard, In behalf of the university,
presented Mr. Roosevelt with a bust
OF Jefferson and two vases made at
Sevres. A curious mistake had beer
made In the bust A bust of Lincoln
had been ordered from the govern
inent factory at Sevres, but in some
way one of Jefferson was made. NJ
Jusserand. the French ambassador.
has arranged to have the original
order executed.