New-York tribune., 1907-04-18
WHAT CONGRESS DID.
Mr. Carnegie Summarizes .4ccOm-
plisbmcnts of Peace Gathering.

f'tto'tfftA NO " NttAC AEUiNCItU&.
Andrew Carnegie who has given home 10
The Hague Peace Tribunal and who has been
leading spirit in the National Arbitration and
Peace Congress, received the decoration Of a
chevalier Of The Legion Of Honor at the dinner
a. the Hotel Astor last night, which with sim
iar dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria wound up
the congress.
Mr. Carnegie gave out a statement in which
he summarized what he believed had been ac-
compllshed by the congress, and answered what
he termed three objections" that had been
brought out in the discussions.
The third was a reference To President Roose-
Velts statement that where peace and righteous
ness were in conflict IT was the duty Of nation
70 work for righteousness
There was also reply 10 The address Of the
Rev. Or. Edward Everett Hale, whose speech at
she Astor dinner had been given out in advance
and in which he said that justice was what the
world was after and that peace would follow as
natural result.
M Carnegies statement follows:
Our peace conference has brought three objec-
First--Nations cannot submit all questions to
Answer-six Of them have recently done SC by
treaty.. Denmark and the Netherlands. Chill and
s. much for The claim s thaf nations cannot sub
nil IN questions. They have done it.
AnswerThe nrst principle Of natural justice for
laS men 10 ne judges when they are parties TO the
civilized world Were Judge known 10 ST. upon a
fe aisoonored and expelled from his high Office
with eib Ia =, iit eSe t,5 20 summit @ ms oisi1e
judges and insisted upon being his own Judge.
IT he resored 80 force in defence Of his right TO
5udge he would be dishonored a breaker Of
the IAN.
PEACE THROUGH ARBITRATION.
Thus peace with justice IS secured through sr-
hitration. either by court OF by tribunal. never
hy one of the parties sitting as judge in his own
Na,ions being only aggregates OF individuals
ANIL The same rule holds good viz that they
Ike individuals shall not sit rs judges IN their
causes What is unjust for Individuals is
just for nations. Justice is Justice. Interchangeable
and should hold universal sway over all men and
Third-It IS neither. peace nor justice. but right
.Answe5rr- Righteousness is simply doing what is
~, ~ el - JUS II II iS ,re erc 1,ri'otrlo ~ of
justice that men shall not be judges in their own
causes. 10 refuse % submit TO judge or arbitrator
s- - IS 5s,i '' Terefore ore men Who pIacs lms
lice or righteousness above peace practically pro-
clam as i apIfars 10 me- lhal they & VII G9iInit
themselves sole Judges Of their own cause. In viola
,iriIzod man has reached the conclusion that
De meets the claims Of justice and Of right only by
,G Sios - % iie, ,1,ions What is right FOR eaea
indisidua must be right for the nation This union
of LAW and justice. insuTins peace ana gooq wall
among mon through disinterested tribunals. IS
'roishteousness which exateth a nation" The de-
inand that interested parties Saii slt IN io judgment
Footnote@snce Norway has just secured inde-
Snail MOI be questioned but whether it is or IS not
affected in any dispute is to be decided by the
Hague conference
The presentation Of the cross Of the Legion Of
Honor 10 Mr. Carnegie which made by
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant, COM
plete surprise TO the recipient well as to the
diners. Il created the widest enthusiasm The
baron. who had been one Of the speakers at the
Waldorf dinner. reached the Astor while Dr.
Hale was speaking When he was introduced
he started off with 10 intinaton Of his mission
After talking for ten minutes he produced
little leather case and. stepping up TO Mr.. Car
negie said:
ION behalf Of the President Of France and as
public testimonial Of his esteem and gratiica-
ton Of your act in building the beautiful palace
Of peace at The Hague / have the honor to be-
stow upon you the Cross Of the Legion Of Honor.
let me attach il myself. Mr. Carnegie tying
the red ribbon from which the cross hung
pendant about the ironmaster's neciO. and let
me hope that as you are a good American and
= good Englishman. you are now an honored
Frenchman, and. in fact an honored citizen Of
al the world"
SURPRISE. SAYS Mr.. CARNEGIE.
When Mr. Carnegie had recovered his COM
posure he said: This honor is surprising as
thing ] have done. but il a heart that grows
larger as il grows older merits the medal Of the
Legion Of Honor J believe ] do deserve it, for
find with each succeeding year that think more
and e-of humanity.
That the honor comes from France makes it
the more acceptable. 1 remember what your
country did for this Republic when she needed
a friend. I know what the Legion of Honor
means. It embraces the great men of the
world.
Mr. Carnegie then asked who the great men
of the world were. He said that In recent
vote in France as 10 who were the greatest
Frenchmen of ali time, Napoleon came seventh
in The list while Pasteur was first. "Pasteur is
the hero 81 civilization he said, while Ma
poleQn. was tho hero of barbarism With each
succeeding vote Napoleon will fall lower and
lower IN the scale, until he is remembered only
as monster"
This great honor does not give me feeling
of exaltation but humbles me. il is another
bond that viii make me live so that France shall
never have cause 20 regret that she embraced
me in her catalogue Of great men"
EIGHT HUNDRED AT DINNER.
There were abou. eight hundred men and ,vom-
On at the dinner. Around the big ballroom
toate6 the peace lags Of various nations. kept