The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-16

ever. that Emperor William Is the nan
among all men who holds the peace 81
the nations IN his power. In this ron
nection AR. Carnegie said Il was M
lust 10 speak OF the emperor NJ men
ace 20 the peace Of Europe. adding that
In twenty years upon the throne the
German ruler had spilled no blood nor
caused an International war.
President Rooscvelt's letter was a.
follows:
..>Iy Dear Mr. Carnegie much re,
rret my inability Co b~ present With
you. Mr.. Root win sIseak TO you n
length. aud No man In the country u
better fitted than he 10 address you on
the subject you have 10 much ~ heart
for no man has IN kccner or more prac
teal fashion or with nohIer di~lnier-
e-tedness OF purpose used the national
power 10 further what ! believe TO l'e
tbe national purpose % bringing near
or the day when the peace OF right
eousne--. the peace OF justice, shall
obtain among nations.
sIn this letter I can DO little more
than wish you aud your association
ro,ispeed IN your efforts. My sym
pathy with the purposes you have NJ
heart l. both strung aud real. and 10y
l right Of II 4 shall make 10 you Sou'e
1 suggestions a. 10 the practical method
of accomplishing the ends we all have
| IN view. FIRST beseech you % reIneIn'
| her that. though Il h our bounden duty
| 40 work for peace. yet u Il even more
our duty 10 work for righteousness and
Justice. II r. righteousness that exalt'
eth the nation. and. though normally
peace il the handmade OF righteous
ness. yet n they are ever at odds u
IA Righteousness whose cause we must
espouse. In the second place. ] again
earnestly ask that all good and earnest
men who believe strongly In the cause
but who have not themselves TO beat
the responsibility OF upholding the ma.
tons honor, shall not by insisting mp
on the impossible put on the day when
the possible can be accomplished. The
peoples OF the world have advanced
unequaiiy along the road that leads e
Justice and fair dealing one Win an
other teractly as there has been un
equal progress In securing such justice
by each within its own bordsrrl. ant
the road stretches far ahead even ol
the most advanced.
Harm and not good would result '
l "a tallAnm those III
which most freedom for the individun
il combined with most efficiency In Nc
curing orderly justice NJ between IN
diyiduais. should by agreement disarn
and place themselves az the mercy o
other peoples less advanced. OF othe
peoples still In the stage OF milltar'
barbarism or military despotism. Any
thing la the nature OF general dlsarma
ment would do harm and not go9d
. II left, the civilized aud peace lovin
peoples. those with the highest stand
ards Of municipal and inicrnationa
1 obligation and duty. unable TO chec
! the other peoples who have no sue
standards. who acknowledge no sue
! obligations.
FINALLY. II bchooyes all Of rs to n
. member. and especially those OF u
! who either make or listen " speeche
] that there are few more mlSchlevou
! things than the custom OF uttcrln
, or applaudlng sentiments which rcpr'
9 sent mere oraiory aud which are ne
I and cannot be spd have not bee
translated from words into deeds. A
] impassioned Grafton about peace while
! included nm impassioned demand Il
something which the man who make
the demand either knows or ought
know cannot A. matter OF fact
done represents not gain but loss u
Z the cause OF peace. for even the n
: blcst cause is marred by advocaS
which In either insIncerc or foolish.
There warnings that have utter