The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-15
TEDDY COMMENDS
ANDREW CARNEGIE

SPSabu6 ou Applied Ethics as the
Nobel lecturer In Saunders theatcr
tonight, Col. Theodore Roosevelt
touched briefly on the building Of the
Panama canal, the progress of con
Scrvation and the movement toward
a general peace, as typidcd by the re-
cent fisheries decision at The Hague
As Nobel Lecturer.
The Nobel lecture at Harvard Is
provided FOR by fund given by Mrs.
William b. Nobel. in memory OF her
husband, an Episcopal clergyman. and
Is for the benefit OF students and the
faculty. Col Rooseyelt's visit TO
Massachusetts was expressly Tor the
lecture. although he attended a meet.
ing Of the Harvard oycrsccrs at the
Office in Boston.
He was elected Il member of the
board last June.
Just before going onto the lecture
platform tonight, Col Roosevelt
learned OF the Carnegie peace founda.
ton fund He hailed the announce
ment with delight. and was especially
pleased with the selection OF Senator
Elihu Root as permanent representa-
tive OF the United States at Tho
Hague.
"ReaI Progress"
Toward the end OF his lecture he
referred To the gilt as providing the
means OF making real progress In
bringing about the results which Mr..
Carnegie desires to achieve.
He IL entitled to the hearty praise
OF all good citizens here said Col
Roosevelt, and of all patriots In all
Countries
But. remember" he said, warming
ly. that the ultimate worth depends
on the good practical sense in which
the judgment and ability of the men
who. administering the fund. succeed
in trauslating the theory into action
Applied Morality"
This translation of the moral the
oricS of government into practice of
what he termed applied morality,
he sought TO Illustrate by the Panama
canal, under the direction of Col
Gocthals; conservation as cXemplifed
by the labors of Garfield and Pinchot,
and the peace movement as favored
by John Hay and Elihu Root
He favored the fortiiicatIon of the
canal and OF a larger navy as the
UeSl guarantee Dl peace
Roosevelts Address.
In his address the colonel said. in
part:
1T Is the easiest thing in the world
To sketch out in the closet 4 system
Of government: and 1t Is one of the
most difficult things In the world TO
make government really functional.
In just the same way it is proverbial-
iy easy to preach morality, and still
easier To applaud 1t when preached,
but it Is difficult to do the only
thing that counts. which is TO apply
the morality In practice.
For that reason, when ! speak of
applied notwithstanding morality in
the largest sense, that Is. for the ef-
ficient application OF the principles,
the carrying out OF which means real
ly good government-l wish to give
concrete Illustrations.
For Instance. II Is greatly TO the
credit of any nation, of any govern
ment when it performs some vast
undertaking which will last for many
centuries and which adds pcrceptibly
TO the sum of achievements Of man
kind
Great Work at Panama.
Such an undertaking Is the Pan
ana canal.
Last spring. when in Europe. |
was struck by the fact that every
statesman | met deemed two acts OF
the American people during the past
decade pre-cminently worthy notice.
these two being the voyage of the bat
tleship fleet around the world and the
busIness-likc efficiency with which We
were doing the work OF the Panama
canal. Now. our own people have
largely been ignorant Of the really
wonderful work that has been done
on that canal No men in our his
tory, save only some OF the men en-
gagged 10 the great wars which wound
ed and perpetuated this nation, have
had such a claim on the gratitude OF
the nation as those who have done
such efficient work on the Panama
canal.
Nations Greatest Asset.
"That work represents one of our
greatest national assets, one of the
greatest feats to this credit, TO our
nation throughout our entire history,
Enormous sums of money have been
spent. aud yet there is practically no
talnt of corruption In connection with
spending them
Very. very few private business
concerns. no matter how we'll admin
istered, can show such high stan
dard OF probity and deficiency as has
obtained among the men doing the
work on the Panama canal.
Many men have rendered high and
honorable service to the United
States in connection with the build
ing of the Panama canal. but by far
the greatest and most important work
has been rendered by Colonel Goe-
thals. 1t is 10 him. more than to
any one. think, We owe the success
ful accomplishment Of the greatest
business and engineering featS of the
age.
Nov, I thus speak Of Colonel Goe-
thals and of those associated with
him and working under him because
what they do illustrates just what
mean when | speak OF applied NOR
ality in governmental life. or
course, in government, you can hardly
speak OF morality as being such un-
less II is also efficient, SO public NOR
ality is a matter of integrity COM
pared with efficiency.
On Conservation.
Again. take the question Of con.
servauon OF our natural resources, Of
preserving our forests. our water sup
ply, our soil and not only OF preserv-
ing them. but Of seeing that they are