Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-06
PARTY At CARAEG|E'S
"PeaCe Social" at the Home of
the PhiIanthropist.
MASTER AND MAN MEETING
Those Who Pay and Those Who Work
Meet Socially.
THE NEED OF ARBITRATION
No Man Can Dishonor Another-The
Wrong and Inutility Of In
dustrial Strikes.
THE NEED OF ARBITRATION

penterS, clergymen, hrlcklayerS publlc1StS
and other artisans 1t all came off at the
| magnificent Carnegie home at 91st street
and 9th avenue and it's name was an In
dustrial Peace Evening"" under the aus
pices of the National Civic Federation.
The guests were invited for S:15, and as
the talking did not begin until nearly 8
| O'Clock, they had ample opportunity to wan
der through the spacious rooms of the big
house Snd admire what they saw. The dis
tributing point for the arrivals was the great
hall Thence they passed into the drawing
room. where Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie and
Miss Whitfield, Mrs. Carnegie's sister, were
waiting to receive them Ralph NJ. Eas}ey,
who knows everybody in the camps of both
employers and employees, was there to see
that all hands were properly identified.
After being presented to the host and
hostess the guests strolled at their will
through the suite of rooms on the ground
floor, beginning with the conservatory at
the east end and winding up with the
library at the western extremity-the Ii
brary. glance at whose walls informs you
that
''All that a man has thought or done is
preserved as if by magic in books" Also
that: They are never alone who are ac-
cOmpanied by noble thoughts" Likewise
| that: The highest form of worship is serv-
ice to men
The invitations bore the word informal"
with the result that most of the men pres
ent wore business suits frock coats.
But there was good deal of variety, even
at that. Mr.. Carnegie himself was arrayed
in frock coat of sober black. August Bel
mont and Seth Low compromised on TuXe-
dos. while II. H. Vreeland and St Clair
Mckeiway stuck to the conventional claw
hammer, the street railway president ad-
ding a gala touch with a white waistcoat
But the great mass of masculine attire was
business like in the extreme. There were
perhaps dozen women present.
Names of the Guests.
The big rooms were full of contrasts
which will perhaps be made evident by the
mere recital of a few names. Among those
who wandered about from room to room
or stood about chatting in little groups
were Charles NJ. Schwab, president of the
Bethlehem Steel Company; Daniel j.
O'keefe, president of the Interna tional
Longshoremen's Union: Leslie NJ Shaw,
ex-Secretary of the Treasury; Robert j.
Riddell of the Double Drum Holsters,
George Haven Putnam. William ]. Skin
ner of the Stone Settlers Union, the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, Henry Kossow of the
Bartenders' Union. John D. Crmmins.
Michael Brayer of the Clothes Spongers'
Union, Adolph Lewisohn, d. c. Davis of
the Bricklayers' Union, Woodbury. Lang
don. capitalist; Ed Gould of the Transfers
Union. Thomas NJ. Mulry, banker; ex-As-
semblyman Thomas Rock of the PAYERS
Union. John r. Van Wormer vice pres-
dent of the Lincoln Trust Company; Henry
Louis Windmu!ler. importer: John Hanley
of the Upholsterers' Union. Dr. Silas Nc
Bee. z. Stadtmuler of the House Shorers,
the Rev. Stephen s. Wise, a. Helthaler of
the Metal Polishers Union, Prof. Irving
Fisher. Tito Pacelle of the Excavators'
Union. w. c. Brown. vice president of the
Lake Shore Railroad Company; Edward
Hannah of the Blue Stone Cutters Union,
and many more equally notable.
Mr. Carnegie first welcomed those pres
ent as his guests in the name of Mrs. Car
negie and himself He said that he thought
it peculiarly appropriate to have an indus
trial peace evening SO soon before the great
peace conference. Peace. like charity,
should begin at home. He went on to urge
the virtues and the necessity of arbitration
in industrial matters as well as in interna
tional disputes.
Man Not His Own Judge.
at is a fundamental point in law, he
said, that no man shall sit as judge in his
own cause That is so with individuals. So
it should be with trades unions and employ
ers. Neither the men nor the employers
should assume to sit in judgment their
own case And 1 will tell you why; neither
both sides of the question. 1t is very
rarely indeed in my experience that one
party is entirely right and the other party
wholly wrong. An employer and an en-
ploy. are apt to see only ne side of the
shield You must get disinterested party
to judge between them, and all will be well.
That same principle applies to nations.
Nations should no longer be allowed to dis
turb the general peace of the world, be-
cause all nations are now interdependent
and much concerned materially, not to say
morally, but materially in the preservation
of peace.
1.-The man says, What. my honor! Shall
I allow a man to insult me and net striker
The man who asks that question is fool
No man ever insulted. dishonored another
in the world. No nation can dishonor an
other. All dishonors from which suffer
are self-infiicted 1t is only what you do
yourself that can dishonor you. And there
fore the principle of arbitration is univer-
sally applicable in all cases. And that is
what we going to stand for who stand
for peace; that is what laborers should
stand for; that is what employers should
stand for. The employer has right to
Judge in his own case any more than the
empoye has,"
Mr.. Carnegie went on to say that the real
cause of most strikes not trouble about
wages, but the failure of employers to give
sufficient recognition to their men. He
concluded by saying how delighted he and
Mrs. Carnegie were to welcome both en-
ployers and employees beneath their roof
Problems to Be Solved.
August Belmont was the next speaker
There is no time more important than
this for gathering of this nature began
Mr.. Belmont, speaking very slowly and evil
identity choosing his words with the utmost
care. ut is very easy to remain at peace
during prosperous times. but sometimes
times change. The development and pro-
gress of our country have been unparal-
leled but l feel impressed with the belief
that the time has about come when We
must expect halt. 1t is not wholly unde-
sirable.
Il do not desire to pose as a prophet or
as an alarmist will discuss the causes
that appear to have led up to this situation,
but it is unquestioned that we should pre-
pare ourselves through just such gatherings
as these to understand and solve the prob
lens with which We are likely sat any time
to be confronted"
Mr.. Belmont went on to say that the trade
agreement was one of the most potent
forces making for peace He then intro
duced William +. Coakley, president of the
Protective Association of Lithographic Ap-
prentices and Press Feeders of the United
States and Canada. Mr.. Coakley's title did
not weigh heavily upon him and despite
the fact that the chimes of the mahogany
clock went off just under his ear the mo-
ment he got started he did not lose his
nerve for moment. He read a paper on
the trade agreement and declared that
union men wanted peace and would con-
tinue to fight for it if necessary.
President N. M. Butler of Columbia Uni
versity made a talk upon arbitration. He
ind he