New-York tribune., 1907-04-16

! had offended Professor Aiinsterberg. and thsy
engaged in an earnest argument IN low tones,
while the audience looked on and wondered how
it was all coming out.
| So intense did Mr.. Carnegie become that Baron
| d'EstournelIes de Constant. who sat at his left
had TO touch his leg several times before he re-
allied that he was keeping those around him
from hearing the other speakers.
At last Mr.. Carnegie got a smile from the
closely pressed lips Of the professor. and seemed
relieved.
At the opening Of the evening session Mr.
Carnegie and Baron d'EstourneIes de Constant
who were described by the secretary as the two
greatest peace leaders OF the Old and New
World" stepped to the front OF the stage ana
had their pictures taken. Then the Baron was
introduced 10 speak He was enthusiastically
received. From time to time he slipped a CUP
Of tea from the stand. He began in French but
finished in English. OF the Hague conference
he said:
We all expect great deal from the coming
Hague conference. but what does a great deal"
mean2 Perpetual universal peace. disarmament?
No; nothing. alas. of that kind Progress goes only
step 6y step. All what We want for The present
other steps will be the work OF the future; so many
II we expect too mich from the coming confer
euce its work Will appear as failure as dasco,
"
not what would Ike to do. but what can bs
done. and do II. other generations other confer
ences. will follow with new aims. new success.
Secretary Straus of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor was introduced a man
whom the Office had sought as in the cases Of
Secretary Root and Governor Hughes. IN part
he said:
onisms abroad, The nation happy and cOntentsd
within its borders is menace TO neighboTing
vqTin T-g chi lies IN ha
protect itself against the dsContentment OF other
nations and nothing Contributes more 10 peace
abroad than peace at home. Often in the past has
reason OF internal discontent compelling t. as e
vsTe 10 choose war Wfth0ut as the lesser evil in
order 10 avert revolution within its borders, A..
on December 10 last the committee elected oy We
Norwegian Storthing, under the vii Of AlITss Sss
Bernhard Nobel. for the distribution o. t9e pSSI pSI
, prize, TO De aWardeu 70 tue pSFson Ys Mlo 80 -
have most or best promoted the fraternity OF ns-
tions and the abOlishmeut or dimlnutOn OF stan1ss
ing armies and the formation and increase 49, y,
peace congresses awarded its prize % the person
mo3 't those objects and selected as its rsclrsnt
Theodore Roosevelt. President OF the United ssA.Sss
rC,sJ @ ~ the saIscrion They reC0Gnzed that he first
among presidents. kings and emperors opened tls
doors OF the Hague tribunal; that ne, thToasls ~
Iesc betWeen Japan ana Russia and he was
the first 10 summon the second great PesSSa NSa Mn
resigned the high privilege 70 the Car Or ssS SSs
By these separate acts ne I InIISe 80 tSTes ms
tifed the award Of the Norwegian StorthinS "a
lie who had interviewed and oroHgat S.pgTstriai SpgSt
struggle of modern timeS-the anthraclte eosL sSS
& s t NS9 psSde psaGeb psnG b g an act Of c
approved March last, this foundation IoJ ~ Win
the purpose aiding the industrial Iorces w@oeaI ~
rive at peaceful adjustment OF III SIeit t,sTlcs In
rights on a basis Of humanity ana JuSSls"T sors-
6c0dore Roosevelt are united the historc4I
watchful TO protect the poor 4, % ~ restrain
as the rich man in bis rights as ne Is 10
them from committing wrong
w T. Stead said he had come 10 hate .Ha
word disarmament as the devil hates holy Wa.'t
and that no government would propose II az .io
Hague conference All that would be asked -,
was that reckless increase Of armament s"0~
stop. n.
Mr. stead was cut of at the end Of the AZ
lotted ten minutes. and when the audience van
ed him To go on he said that he would talN a.
long as they desired after the others were H'--'
but Mr.. Carnegie persuaded him to save MN
self for future sessions.
William Jennings Bryan, not on 'H9
eramme hut called to his feet by cries. sala :,
had always supposed peace would % a'~-s,,
because 1--WE were made in the image OF Sou.
but he was glad to hear also that peace
desirable because I'VE were made IN 'ns '-D'
of monkeys
Colonel Sir Robert CranstCn. ex-Lord FEoeo
Of Edinburgh. and Maarten Martens OF - -
land. also spoke. 1t was announced tnae a,.z IN
other messages received were those OF So s,,--
from the King Of Italy. the Kins OF Nol 80.
President Diaz Of Mexico the Minister ol ~.
eign Affairs OF Holland, the Presidehe - -
Swiss COnfederacy and the head OF the
nent Peace Bureau at Berne. =
Sir Robert BAH. professor Of astroh'ii'
Cambridge University. England. are" a,r
parison between natural warfare. as DarV,i .ssD
IT, and modern or chivaIrOus warfare. anu
pointed out that while the former was ns'
sarv-throueh the survival of the httest-tO t's
proper development. Of tho race. the la'-s'
destructive OF race improvement