Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-12
Noted English Editor and Re.
former Among the Speakers
at Carnegie Dedication
OBSERVATIONS
Indictment Weather Retards tho Days
Events-several Important Educa-
tionaI Addresses Made-carnesie
Fatisued and Unable to Attend the
Days Exercises

I1llSDuIS, ApLil -."AiiSiSi'iS''e
weather somewhat retarded the events
planped for the second day of the re-
dedication of the Carnegie institute.
The proceedings began with the IN
spection of various departments of the
Carnegie technical schools, following
which the distinguished guests attend
ed meeting of the universities. col
leges and learned societies at the mu-
sic hall Several important educational
addresses were made. Mr.. Carnegie
was so fatigued because of yesterday g
events that he was unable to be pres
ent at the exercises today.
William T. Stead, in an address on
The Next Step Toward international
Peace" said in part:
II have just made journey thru
ten countries for the purpose of find
ing out what is the next step toward
International peace. / have seen three
kings, two queens, one prince regent, all
the prime ministers, ambassadors and
public men that were worth seeing, and
found them all unanimous upon two
things TIE first was. they We're quite
sure that whatever might be the case
with the ether nine countries, they
could occlare with certainty that their
government and their nation were most
absolutely devoted to peace and were
most resolutely determined to prevent
war. The second point upon which
they were all agreed was that the
greatest if not the only danger to
the peace of the world lay in the ex-
istence of a large number of violent,
INSCRIPTIONS and irresponsible news
papers. which We're constantly engaged
in making mischief.
Eighteen years ago the Imperial
chancellor of Germany, Prince Won
Buelow, said to me:
THE emperor is for peace, the king
is for peace, all the governments are
for peace, the parliaments are for peace
and the great industrial and CONNER
cial classes are for peace. Only the
Journalists are for war, and the diplo-
mats have to spend all their time run
ming about here and there trying to put
out fires which the newspapers kin
die
Eighteen years ago, he said, the
German ambassador in Russia told him
that peace Of the world could be Sc
cured by the hanging of twelve editors.
At Washington the other day an en-
inent American said the newspapers
here, as in the old world, rendered the
task of the government in maintaining
peace very difficult, and suggested as
the only remedy the electrocution
chair"
Stead said he did not hesitate to de-
clare that in the discussion Of inter-
national affairs. the liberty Of the press
has in many "scandalous Vim
stances degenerated into IL
cense which is at this moment
the gravest danger which threatens
the peace of the world" The speaker
said he did not recommend either the
gallows or the electric chair, but 1T
ought not to be beyond the resources
of civilization for laws to be passed
which would confine to. prison every
journalist who could be convicted by
having false or misleading statements
paper, which were calculated to in
flame the national animosity against a
nation, and SO to endanger
the maintenance of peace.
Among the speakers were Sir Robert
Ball, of England; Professor Chalmers
Mitchell of England; DR.. John Ross,
of Scotland; Sir William Henry Preece.
of England, and William 7. Stead, Of
E,ner1and