The Washington times., 1910-04-23
When Property and Human
Rights Clash Latter Must
Prevail, He Declares
LECTURE ATTRACTS
LEARNED OF FRANCE
Idle Rich, Race, Suicide, and So
cfalism Denounced, and CIVIC
Virtues EXtOlled.

PARIS. April 23.-Standing before
the most learned men Of France,
Theodore Roosevelt today delivered
at the Sorbonne, the message Of one
republic 20 another. II vas his ursJ
address in Europe. HIS subject was
The Duties OF Citizenship IN a Re
public"
All ofTiCiaIdOln was at the SOrbOnne,
including the entire cabinet. and the
foremost Of Frances men Of learning
Acadsmicians Of all rank, including
the Forty Immortals, shared IN the
places Of honor, and foE once the
brightness OF uniforms was not the
ascendant note It was day for
scholarship Indeed, throug houI weeks
Paris has been speaking Of this as
university day II is known, too, as
Latin Quarter day the SOTbOnne ly-
ing IN that famous section OF Paris
The largest hall ia the handsome
buildings Of the SoTbouue. seating 5rJO1r
vas cro,-ded long before the time set
for the appearance OF the former Pres
ident The crowd sWeIled rapidly and
even the heavy. force Of police under
the personal direction OF Prefect Le-
pine had difficulty in keeping order and
maintaining q right Of way through the
fhrongs for the distinguished guests
and the holders Of admission caTGS- Nlle
hundred English speaking students had
been selected to hear the address
So terrific had been the demand for
eats for t-yo months that a score Of
ax4rs clerks had been busy sending re-
fusais and N Lard rector. SlILeIed q
break down he recovered Tor 1olay :
event. however
Oldest French College
The Sorboune. oldest and most famous
~ E-rsuch coIfezes. dates from I-53- II
nov comprises the three faculties OF
Theology. science. q d literature g lL-1
academy Of paris Connscated IN l'55
II was reopened by Napoleon IN lsyS ana ana
l1etv-aen 1Ss3 and 1888 nearly s5,olt,cJ9
vas spent in new buildings IN one OF
7-ricr Nr. Roosevelt spoke TO-DAY
Trs lecture was more than the ac-
d-sEs OF a private citizen--Ll LcE l-ls
Iause Of time. il would nave oe@-t --'
message OF q EreSloel-- ~ ~ '-., - y[-5Trsr
a forei IN land the speech "as 49,.
while Mr. Roosevelt was SIN ia e--G
sfrsl-in- roint Of the speech was an
Interpolation which he made today-tae
only CnanEe made since 81 "2S lil@t
nv position os regards moneyed in
TerestS can be pat IN q rev NoiNS- AZ
,-y-erv civilized society, properly rights
771r.sT be carefully safeEuaTceor oTdlndTi-
u and IN the great majority o- cases
fundamentally IN the long run lnenLlcair
but when Il clearly appears tnaE lheIe
S. z conflict between them, human rlgnt~
must have the upper hand for property
belongs 70 man and not man 70 prop
eTIy- --.z
and many OF his policies were embodied
in Il, including that of anti-race suicide
Speaking Of International relations, he
sounded his keynote thus We sincere
" and earnestly believe N peace but
IL peace and justice conflict, we scOTn
the man who would not stand for jus
tiCe. though me whole world came in
arms against him"
Asserting himself an advocate Of lndi-
viduausn- Nj Roosevelt declared that
cooperation with the socialists up 10
a certain point might be advantageous
Some Striking Points
Here are some aphorisms picked from
the address
There Is little place in active life for
the timid good nan
Good citizenship is not good citizen
ship If exhibited only In the home
I'VE can just as little afford 10 follow
the doctrinaires of an extreme individ-
uaIism as those Of an extreme socialist
Much Of the discussion about social
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