Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-18
CARNEGIE GIVEN
GREAT OVATION
INSTALLED LORD RECTOR OF
ST. ANDREWS
In His Address Philanthropist Urges
Measures to Do Away With War.
Degrees Conferred on Five
Americans
BY Associated Press.

by ASSoCldIeu r-IeSS'
ST. ANDREW, Scotland, Oct. IL
Never before have so many distinguish
ed Americans directly participating
in ceremonies connected with the inau-
gura ton of the rector of a British uni
versity been present as took part IN TO-
days functions at st. Andrews When
Andrew Carnegie was installed as lord
rector for a second term. WhltelaW
Reid, the American ambassador at
london; Charlemagne Tower, American
ambassador at Berlin; Bishop Henry
C. Potter of New York, and DR.. Wm j.
Holland dean of the Carnegie museum
at Pittsburg, occupied seats ON the
platform and had conferred on them
the honorary degree of doctor OF laws,
which was also bestowed on DR.. Memo
las Murray Butler, president of Colum-
bia university, New York, in absentta.
The entrance of Mr. Carnegie was the
signal for an outburst of enthusiasm
In his rectoral address Mr.. Carnegie
expressed the opinion that five nations
or even three, banded together in a
league of peace and inviting all other
nations to join them, could Danish all
war in the future.
In outlining the plan for a league of
peace Mr.. Carnegie said:
eff the principal European nations
were not free through conscription from
the problem which now disturbs the
military authorities of Britain, the lack
of sufficient numbers willing to enter
the thanksgiving profession, we should
soon hear the demand for a league of
peace among the nations. Five nations
co-operated in Quelling the recent
Chinese discords and rescuing their rep
resentatives in Pelling. 1t is perfectly
clear that these five nations could ban
ish war. Suppose even three of them
formed a league of peace-inviting all
other nations to join-and agreed that,
since war in any part of the civilized
world affects all nations and often seri-
ously, no nation shall go to war, but
shall refer international disputes to
The Hague conference or to other arbi-
tratorial bodies, for peaceful settlement,
the league agreeing to declare non-in-
tercourse with any nation refusing
compliance.
Means for Maintaining Peace
Imagine a nation cut off today from
the world. The league also might re-
serve to itself the right, where non-in-
tercourse is likely to fail or has failed
to prevent war, to use the necessary
force to maintain peace, each member
of the league agreeing to provide the
needed force or money in lieu thereof,
in proportion to her population or
wealth.
1.-THE emperor of Russia called The
Hague conference which gave US an in
ternational tribunal. Were the king oI
England or the emperor of Germany or
the president of France, acting for their
governments, to invite the nations to
send their representatives to consider
the wisdom of forming such a league
the invitation would no doubt be re-
sponded to and probably prove success
full.
"The number that would gladly join
such a league would be great for the
smaller nations would welcome the Op-
portunity.
1.-THE relations between Great Britain,
France and the United States today
are so close, their aims so similar, their
territories and fields of operation So
clearly defined and so different that
these powers might properly unite in
inviting other nations to consider the
question of such a league as has been
sketched. 1t is subject well worthy
the attention Of their rulers, for of all
the modes of fastening the end of the
war, this appears the easiest and the
best. We have no reasonable doubt that
arbitration in it's present optional form
will continue its rapid progress and that
in itself contains elements required
finally to lead us to peace, for it con-
quers wherever it is tried but it is
none the less gratifying to know that
there is in reserve a drastic mode of
enforcement, if needed, which will
promptly Danish war.
War Still Stains the Earth
''Much has been accomplished in its
upward march from saVagery, but the
lndelible mark of war still remains to
stain the earth and discredit our claim
to civilization. One deplorable exception
exists to the march of improvement. A
new stain has recently crept into the
rules of war as foul as any that war
has been forced by public sentiment to
discard. Today it is held that formal
declaration of war is not Indispensable
and that war can exist without il.
Here is the only step backward to be