The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13
Start Fund for Peace Pilgrim
 age to The Hague
BANQUET CLOSES EXERCISES
Dedication of Carnegie Institute at Pittsburg Closes With Great En- usiasm-John D. Rocke-
 feler Congratulates Donor.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 12.-At the close of a remarkable address of William T. Stead, editor of Review of Reviews" London, at the re-dedication ceremonies of the Carnegie institute of Pittsburg today, in which the speaker announced a plan to raise $lO0,00O for pilgrimages from all countries to the Hague conference, unbounded enthusiasm took possession of the large audience and money was thrown on the stage.
 MT. Stead after explaining the purpose of the pilgrimage to the next Hague con ference estimated that it would take at least s100,O00 to finance the proposition. To raise this sum he proposed that stu dents in colleges and universities through out the United States donate 50 cents each. He said the lesson furnished to Europe by such movement would be an influential factor in the quest of inter national peace.
 The suggestion came at the end of his address and he sat down amid loud ap- plause. For fully five minutes the clap ping and cheering was prolonged, and finally the speaker again arose and said that probably the audience would like to contribute to the fund Immediately 8 showed of silver landed on the stage from all parts of the nall
 Presidents Contribute.
 Among the invited guests seated on the stage were many presidents of universi- ties who contributed to the fund.
 The banquet given by the board of trus- tees of the Carnegie institute in honor of Mir and Mrs Andrew Carnegie was held aftr,f nf tI,n o1 0,l,n negie made his appearance at this func- ton after being absent all day, due, it was stated from fatigue occasioned by | yesterdays ceremonies.
 Three large chests of books were pre- scented to the institute by Emperor Will gJ de1'ts Ger F.. SNyn ssw'engat't sJss ,e books were handsomely bound and treat of the German empire and army.
 Rockefeller Writes Letter.
 John D. Rockefeller, in a letter to An drew Carnegie today congratulated the donor of the Carnegie institute on its dedication The letter follows: Please accept my hearty congratul tions on your great and good speech on | the dedication of Carnegie institute in your home city of Pittsburg. It has the right ring. I am with you. You have my best wishes for the success of all your grand efforts to help your fellow men," MT. Carnegie replied as follows: | Many thanks, fellow worker, in the task of distributing surplus wealth for the good of others I clasp your hand. Yonr congratulations highly valued" | Then followed the address of Sir Will liam Preece. The next speaker was Ern- est Won Schnee, court architect to Elm peror William, whose theme was, De velopment of architectural style in Ger many"
 William T. Stead, editor of Review of | Reviews" London, talked on interna- tonal peace, and severely scored the newspapers, saying, They are the real disturbers and the cause of wars"
 Has Made Journey. q have just made a journey through | ten countries for the purpose of finding i out what is to be the next step toward | international peace. I have seen three l kings, two queens, one prince regent and | all the prime ministers. foreign ministers, | ambassadors and public men that were | worth seeing and I found them unanl- | nous upon two things. The first was I that they were quite sure that whatever might be the case with the other nine | countries, they could declare with eer- | tainty that their government and their | nation were devoted to peace, and were 1 most resolutely determined to prevent war. The second point upon which they
  | if not the only, danger to the peace of | the world lay in the assistance in the l large number of violent, interruptions and | irresponsible newspapers, engaged in making mischief
 Eighteen year sago,' he said, "the German ambassador in Russia told me that the peace of the world could be se- cured by the hanging of twelve editors. At Washington the other day an emi- | nent 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 rem edy the electrocution chair"
 Mir. Stead said he did not hesitate to declare that in the discussion of inter national affairs the liberty of the press has in many ''scandalous instances de- generated into a license which is at the moment the gravest danger which threat ems the peace of the world"
 The speaker said he did not recom- mend either the galows or the electric chair, but law ought to be passed which would confine to prison every journalist who could be convicted by twelve jurors. good men and true, Of having false or misleading statements in scare heads or in the body of his paper which were cal- culated to inf1ame national animosty against the neigihboring nation, and so to edanger the maintenance of peace.