Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-18
Session Of the American
Peace Congress Over.
Carnegie Answers Suggestions
By President Roosevelt.
Decorated BY France For Efforts
For Promotion OF Peace.

New York, April 1.-THE first con-
vention of the National Arbitration
and Peace Congress came to an end to-
night, after a three-days' session, with
two large banquets, one at the Hotel
Astor and the other at the Waldorf
Astoria. Andrew Carnegie, president of
the Congress, tonight gave out q state
ment as to the results of the meeting.
Although not so designated by Mr. Car
nosie, the statement constitutes a re-
ply to some of the suggestions con-
tanned in the letter which President
Roosevelt addressed TO the congress on
its opening day. Mr.. Carnegie quotes
these statements as Objections and
proceeds to answer them as follows:
Our Peace conference has brought
three objections clearly before us.
"First-Nations cannot submit all
questions TO arbitration"
"Answcr-SiX Of them have recently
done 50 by treaty-Denmark and the
Netherlands, Chile and Argentina, Nor
way and Sweden"
(Note-Since Norway has just Sc
cured independence, the treaty pro-
vidcs that its integrity shall not be
questioned, but whether it is or not af-
fected in any dispute is to be decided
by The Hague conference.)
$50 much for the claim that nations
cannot submit all questions. They have
done it.
'Sccond-Justice is higher than
peace"
"Answer-The first principle of nat
ural justice forbds men to be judges
when they are parties to the issue All
law rests upon this throughout the
world. Were a judge known to sit upon
case in which he was secretly inter-
estcd, he would be dishonored and ex-
PEELED from his high office. If any in
divilual refuses to submit his dispute
with neighbor to disinterested par
ties (arbtratOrs or judges and insisted
upon being his own judge he would
violate the first principles of justice. IL
he resorted to force in defence OF his
right to judge, he would be dishonored
as a breaker of the law. Thus peace
with justice is secured through arbi-
tration, either by court or by tribunal,
never by one of the parties sitting as
judge in his own cause.
Nations being only aggregates of indi-
viduals, they will not reach Justice in
their judgments until the same rule holds
good. viz: That they, like individuals.
shall not sit as judges in their own case
What is unjust for individuals is unjust
for nations Justice is justice, unchange-
able. and should hold universal sway
over all men and over all nations.
"Third-It il neither peace nor justice.
but righteousness that shall exalt the ma
ton.
"Answer-Righteousn is simply doing
what is right What is just is always
right: what is UNJUST. always wrong. lt
being the first principle of justice that
men shall not be judges in their own
cause, to refuse to submit to judge or ar
bitrator is unjust, hence, not right, for
the essence OF righteousness is justice.
Therefore, men who place Justice or
righte business above peace practically
proclaim, as it appears to me. that they
will commit injustice and discard right
eousness by constituting themselves sole
judges Of their own cause in violation Of
law. Justice and right.
"Cirilized man has reached the conclu-
sion that he meets the Gains OF Justice
ana Of righ; only by unfolding the pres
cnt reign Of law. Our pressing duty ia
II extend its benignant reign to combi-
nations Of mon called nations. What IL
right for each individual must be right
fer the nation. This union Of law and
Justice irsurnG peace and good will
among men through DISTINGUISHED tribu-
nails, is the righteousness which exalt-
eth a nation. The demand that interest
el parties shall sit in judgment Is tho
wicke dncss that degradcs nation"
Baron D'Estorunclles De Constant an
nounced in his address at the Waldorf
Astoria banquet that the cross of COM
n.ander cf the Legion Of Honor had feen
conferred by tho French government on
Andrew Carnegie in recognition of his ef-
forts on behalf Of universal peace. Tho
baron ut cnce proceeded to the banquet
at the Hotel Astor, where the decoration
was formally presented to Mr.. Carnegie.
Continued on Page Ffve.)