The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-09
Prime Minister Speaks at IN
vestiture With Doctor Of
Laws Degree
NEVER WENT TO UNIVERSITY
To Reach High Place One Must
Follow q Hard Road With
Courage and Stability

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Minister Ramsay Macdonald said to-
day In accepting the honorary degree
Of doctor Of laws from George WASH
ington university that one could new
er acquire anything in this world
without purchasing It by "onc's owl,
effort, own will. and own sacrifice =
The degree was conferred and the
premier's words uttered In continental
memorial hall where seven years ago
the five great naval powers Of the
world signed the first agreement for
Limitation Of naval ornaments.
The furtherance Of that agreement
Is well as other steps for world peace
Is the purpose Of the visit Of the
premier to this nation.
Today q distinguished gathering as
sembled In the hall for the ceremony
Of comforting the degree. It included
members Of the diplomatic corps, JUS
ticcs Of the supreme court, members
Of the cabinet and Of congress.
Recognises feace Efferts
Upon receiving the degree from DR.
Cloyd Heck Marvin. president Of the
university. the prime minister said he
assumed the distinguished robes with
which he had been invested embodies
the thanks Of the university to all oi
those who try to promote the peace
Of the world.
II regret that I am unable to &C.
cept the numerous invitations from
other universities to Join them in 3
like ceremony" Mr.. Macdonald said
But I take It. Mr.. President, thai
you will allow me to say I regard yos
not only as yourselves but as tn,
Representatives Of the other grea
universities Of the United States.
II have been asked to say some
thing to you. What can say? I'vt
never attended . university unfortun
atcly."
Tel, Finest Education
my friends, my colleagues II
academic titles here, I hope you vii
never forget that the finest education
Is education acquired BY toll, by labor
BY saving-saving not so much II
money but saving what Is much more
important. time and opportunity.
"One word ! would like to say ans
one word only. You never can acquirt
anything In the world without pur'
chasing It. purchasing It by your owI
effort. your own will, and your owr
sacrifice. You may attain to higl
office In state but It Will never conn
to you without effort. You may at
tain high place In business but 4
must be your own effort. Your name
may be embla1oned in the newspaper,
Of your country, but to reach tina
one must follow Q hard road and onl,
men and women Of high courage an(
stability can attain to IT,"
In conferring the degree upon TIN
prime minister. DR.. Marvin used thi
citation:
James Ramsay Macdonald, prim,
minister Of Great Britain. social lead
er whose spiritual fervor and quie
win have wrought. through period
Of stress. fine courage. steadfast un
derstanding Of service for public Weal
and rugged sympathy toward men
statesman gifted to establish the idea
q reality and make It m enlighten
ing power In the lives Of men and o
nations: neighbor and envoy Of un
derstanding between kindred people.
Before going to I luncheon given Il
his honor By the overseas writer's. tn
prime minister drove to the. whit
house for . conference Of more. thai
half an hour with President Hoover.
While no Official information wa
forthcoming. It WAS understood thi
meeting had to do with the Join
statement which the president an
the prime minister are expected t
issue before Mr.. Macdonald leave
Warrington tomorrow It viii des
generally With the conversation
which have been going on betweel
the two statesmen since last Satur
u dav