New-York tribune., 1920-12-11
Nobel Prizes
Given Wilson
And Bourgeois
Peace Awards Presented
in Storthing Ceremony
in Christiania Without
Any Elaborate Display
President Sends Thanks
Declares Work of Kidding
Mankind of Horrors of
War Has Only Begun

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, Dec To-
Distribution of the Nobel prizes was
made here to-day. The principal
awards-the peace prizes for 1919 ane
1920-went respectively to Leon Bour.
geois, of France, and Woodrow Wilson
The peace prizes were presented ir
the Storthing at an afternoon cere.
mony shorn of all ostentation. The
literature and other prizes were de.
livered this evening in the ACADEMY
of the Muse in the presence of the
royal family. The King and mem.
bers of his household did not attenC
the afternoon ceremonies. Large mum.
bers Of notables of the worlds Of litera
ture, art and science were present or
both OCCASIONS
The document presenting the peace
prize to President Wilson and also the
Nobel medal were received by Albert
q. Schm edemann, American Minister to
Norway, who read message of thanks
from President Wilson.
Knut Hamsun, Norwegian author
who received the prize for literature
arrived from Stockholm Thursday
morning after tiresome twenty-four-
hour automobile journey to the Swedis \
flontler, necessitated through the ces-
SETON of train service due to a strike
NJ. Hamsun got an ovation at tonight S
ceremony, being personally congratu-
lated by the King.
President Buen of the Storthing ex-
pressed the delight Of the Storthing
and OF the nation that one of the prizes 8
pad been awarded to President Wilson.
He characterized Mr.. Wilson as the
creator of the League of Nations and
thanked him for his efforts to promote
international peace.
y, After the ceremonies this evening
M. Hamsun, Professor August Krogh.
10 "hom the prize for medicine was
awarded, and others of those honored
Prince Carl Of Sweden.
The text of President Wilson'S mos.
sage read by Mr.. Schmedemann follows:
In accepting the honor of the award
am moved by the recognition Of nv
sincere and earnest efforts in the cause
OF peace, but also by the very poignant
humlIlty before the vastness Of the
work still called for by this cause. ~
May l not take this occasion To ex-
press my respects for the farsirhted
wisdom OF the founder in arranging for
q, continuous system of awards IF
there were but one such prize. or if
this were to be the last, / could not. Of
course, accept it, for mankind has not
yet been rid of the unspeakable horror
of war. -'ii ~
II am convinced that our generation
mas mas, despite its wounds, made notable
progress, but it is the better BART Of
wisdom to consider our work as onIv
pegun. 1t will be a continuing labor
IN the definite course Of the years he.
fore us there will be abundant onnor- or
tunity for others to distinguish them
selves In the crusade against the hate
and fear of war. 30
There is, indeed a peculiar fitness
In n, the grouping of the Nobel rewards
Inc cause of peace and the cause Of
ruth are OF one family. Even as those
who love science and devote eir the;,.
ives to physics or chemistry. even "a
those who create new and higher Ideals
Tor mankind in literature, even 50 With
those who love peace. there is no limit
set. Whatever has been accomplished
IN the past is petty compared to the
glory OF the promise of the future