The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
aNOT BIPARTISAN. .CARNEGIE
REFUSES TO WITHDRAW NAME
FROM TAMMANY CAMPAIGN.
Net I'm steel Now; Has Reformed schwab
Good for 30 Yeau-Hc earnestly 10
for Religion. Not Theoi0gy-Canal
10 Sentiment, Reciprocity Il Vain.

OODI " oV bphNo -
for Religion. Not Theology-Canai
Andrew Carnegie arrived In Now York
from Europe on the American Liner st.
Paul, yesterday afternoon. He declined
TO be drawn into politics. even refusing to
withdraw his name from the Tammany
campaign, although he brought his young
wife and daughter back with him TO this
Tammanyized city.
Il nave nothing 10 say Of New York poll
tios,- h said, i am no partisan
He went on to show that he was still a
joker, however, saying. when he vas asked
about the steel business. that he was now
out of that-havirg reformed. He also
revived a worthy joke when he was asked
regarding tho formation OF a British Steel
Trust. "The English are not inclined TO
combine" he said; -you know it has been
said that every Englishnan Is an island by
himself
The reformed ironmaster then passed
10 epigram. The reported remarks OF
President Charles NJ. Schwab of the United
States Steel Corporation. that tho Connells-
lille coal fields and the Lake Superior iron
beds would he exhausted in thirty and
HlxlH NtdTN ItNlyttNlNti1r b'hAk 'H'
to him, Mr.. Carnegie's ambiguous reply
was that Mr.. Schwab wouldn't be exhausted
In thirty years; "he's a young man, you
know
Andrew D., White. who was responsible for
the report which went oil around the coun-
try a few weeks & thst Mr.. Carnegie
was full Of good things, came up In the
course OF the questioning 70 which the
master Of Skibo was subjected and MIR.
Carnegie remarked: 'Apbasador White
cent some happy days with,me a~tsSkibo's
and when q man like him Is with me l al
ways feel full of good things"
Mr.. Carnegie added soberly: Mr.. White
h one of our most valuable men.
The didactic form which some Of MI.
CArneRis's deliverances have taken led
70 q question as to just what preaching
might be expected from him next. and be
ing. but that, if he did preach, his srmon
would contain mighty little theology but
q plenty of religion.
Mr.. Carnegie WAS asked Cor his views
Of the Isthmian canal project and I'M
hesitafinRly expressed himself az not favor
Ing II, In fact as disbelieving In the scheme
altogether. In the transportation OF goods
be eaid that he did not think that a canal
could be as servioeable as a double-track
railroad. He said that freight could be
transported in ffty-ton cars and reloaded
Into ships at q less cost, all the handling in
Guided, than IL could be carried in i0,o00-ton
chips even were the canal for these ships free
from tolls. The proposed Nicaragua canal.
be thought, could not be practicable. but
he said that the Panama canal could he
made workable. But there Is more sen-
ument behind the canal than good sense
he said.
Mr.. Carnegie said that the way In which
his gift to New York city for libraries had
been received left nothing to be desired.
and that the necessary papers had been
executed properly and promptly. As to
his IS 900 900 gift to Pittsburg FOR technical
schools, he said that he had received a
report on the subject from the Pittsburg
committee, Of which Mr.. McConway was
chairman, but that he was not ready TO
talk on hat matter now. The report was
In every way worthy OF tho city Of Pitts
burg, no said, and he said that he had every
confidence In his friend. Judge Josiah
Cohen. who was looking after sumo of his
personal matters connected with public
interests In PittsbuTg He expects to go
70 Pittsburg shortly and will be likely to
have something more tOasay OF his Pitts
burg benefactions the n.
Reciprocity was brought up n Mr.,
Carnegie said that Il was q pretty word.
"A very fine word to speak he said. but
TO arrange the details OF the policy Is a
very difficult matter. He said that he had
spent many pleasant hours talking on that
subject with the late James O.. Blaine.
who believed in many things at first,
a. do many geniuses.' he said.
THE best policy Is 70 reduce protective
duties. : said Mr.. Carnegie. 'Washington's
policy wa the best Of an-fnends of all.
allies OF none"