The state herald., 1910-05-06
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS BEFORE
NOBEL PRIZE COMMITTEE
Lecture on international Peace" Is Delivered
in Christiania- Ways in Which the
Cause May Be Advanced Are
Set Forth. !,

was the fitting topic selected by Col.
Theodore Roosevelt for his lecture be-
fore the Nobel prize committee. which
was delivered here Thursday. A large
and distinguished audience listened to
the man to whom was awarded the
Nobel peace prize for bringing about
peace between Japan and Russia. Mr..
Roosevelt said:
Need Of Industrial Peace.
1t is with peculiar pleasure that
stand here today to express the deep
appreciation feel of the high honor
conferred upon me by the presenta-
ton of the Nobel peace prize. The
gold medal which formed part Of the
prize l shall always keep, and / shall
hand 1t on to my children as 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, l 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 its entirety. But In this
case. while did not act oflcially as
president of the United States, 1t was
ident that was enabled to act at all;
and l felt that the money must be
considered as having been given me
In trust for the United States. there
fore used 1t as nucleus for a founda-
ton to forward the cause of indus
trial peace. as being well within the
general purpose Of your committee:
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 to 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. ma
ton and nation. the chance to lead
our lives on somewhat higher level.
with a broader spirit Of brotherly good
will one for another. Peace is gen.
orally good in itself. but II is never
the highest good unless II comes as
the handmade Of Righteousness: and It
becomes a very evil thing II It serves
merely as n mask for cowardice and
sloth, or rs an instrument to further
the ends OF despotism or anarchy.
We despise and abhor the bully. the
brawler. the oppressor. whether IN
private or public life; but we despise
no less the coward and the voluptu-
airy. 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-
serves to exist II II permits itself to
lose the stern and virile virtues: and
this without regard to whether the
loss Is due to the growth OF n heart
less and all-absorbing commercialism,
to prolonged indulgence In luxury and
soft efYortless ease. or to the deifica.
mentality.
Moreover. and above all, let us re-
member that words count only when
they give expression TO deeds or are
to be translated into them. The lead.
ers OF the Red Terror prattled OF
| peare while they steenad thar banda