New-York tribune., 1907-04-18

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advance he object we have al heart, let us ask
seen he phenoraena some difference arises be-
tween two nations Each nation has what il thinks
and takes little trouble 10 understand the
TIE newspapers throw themselves into the fray
They embitter feeling, not only by deno4neing the
other side, but by dwelling only on their own
case and entirely Ueglecting TO state the case or
that is said Dy the newspapers OF the other country
is reported Everything that tends s., TO HhuG''e m &
pin TO choose between the newspapers o. all coun-
tries The value Of the object at stake is exagger-
ated and each nation is told that its honor is In
Yolved IN lighting for its own views Ihus thS
bulk Of The people are dashed into fury The wolves
are masters of the field. and not few of the sheep
who had in quiet times profeseed their deT6non % 10
ernn}ents think that the peoples want to fight ana
thus war is declared.
PRESS WHAT PEOPLE MAKE IT.
Now who is to blame for this? Is 1T IT the GOV, gov,
Of frmness in resisting popular passion, but they
ing thai pusnes them into or, is the fault
with the newspapers? We all know mat the news
tEa,r motive? They want to please the public.
They believe the public likes TO nave US paaslohs
Every nation has just such newspapers as II de
serves The blame after an FS i'nder en- eTcitn
rnent They can resist everything except teihp'a-
Vow. gentlemen. we have got to face these facts
and see what can he done 10 make natoh ieaIlHe
realized when fl was in it's sober senses before
the lighting fever had got into the bralnt ihere s
seem TO be only three things thaS @ can at ~ '0 90
prevent the recurrence Of these fever MS. one
IN having enormous military ana naval , 10, :. ~
a pride which necessarily draws Win !. IN, me
tePfale1 tempt eSf 10 90 use 5eaTiT T to maetain
Every admits the enormous ullIcuItS S,o o.
IT n1 be op possbie 70 secure that limitation Al
but it is object Of such snPTeb en- iipI th
tance, especially 10 the countries wtlch nhu Ie 1He
~ @ saTto,SsiH discussed and ought to be kept be
fpra ffn MIN Of 4 -
lem which has got be solved sooner or lster, ei
the difficulties do diminish. the aIInamehtS go
or increasrs We must hope thut pfersnce an ss TO
consider this question and 10 bring II At least one
stage nearer 10 solution
GENERAL ARBITRATION TREATIES.
The second practical step that may be taken & is to
make general arbitration treaties and to enlarge
their scope 0y including as many causes red of ~ ar
btraticn, or where the matter s nor stloily 'ts @
one 81 can be made the subject OF mediation ana
IS that they interpose delays and allow the better
sense OF each nation TO subdue It's passions. Even
~ arbitration ultimately settle. the resort to
bP9rd 55 1ngs EyS t9s me TG o8no Of the Whole world
are naturally Jealous OF their own honor. bat when
they find The Opinion of the world does not think
that concession prejudices their honor IneE may
tion OF such general treaties and OF a permanent
tribunal 70 entertain and decide o,e ,, Sass t t1
are brought before 1t would be one oI tne greatest
services that a peace conference could render.
Lastly. though Il IS true tnal Sush Il tOnS VSS
upon 10 avert some fresh outbreak Of passion, II
form opinion in the masses OF nation. and TO bring
home 10 every citizen the sense OF & ms own ,, re
humanity. The older an e:'ii Is ana the more IN
The spirit Of Christanlty IS in the modern world
more bent on dealing with the actuai evlls t mat
and every gathering such as this something to
help its benehcent action and 10 summon the masses
Cf the people 10 listen 10 It's voice
A,,tas,a5or T9r,,oa caused conefdera HE srAcu-
lation when he said that in the last sixty years
there had been only one war that could be called
is, where its object could not
have been gained by any other means. But he
refused 10 say what war he had in mind.
Every country has had one or more charac-
ters such as 1 am about to introduce" said Mr..
Carnegie. IN introducing DR.. Hale. England
had her grand old man in Gladstone. In this
country there Is only one great grand old man"
Mr. Carnegie did not mention DR.. Hales name.
but all knew him. He said. in part:
on all such occasions as this which are thank
God more and more frequent; have but two
things TO say. Ten years ago the Philistnes VINO
are a!ways superhciat peope, sac that & II ~as az
surd 70 say such things, because tiey were NV She
dreams OF the prophet Isaiah OF OF some other
the same critics using the order. say that
they only commonplace. that they are back
the shelves. Al the same. l Will air my speech
Ny first Statement was that whatever difficulties
are now IN the way of uniting forty fifty nations
COMPARED for diffcuity or improbabty with the
union OF the thirteen seaboard states OF America
in 1857. And the same sort Of fools who said that
that was impossible then show greater folly when
they say that that which we have to DO ls I'M, I'M
States OF America. organized il l7ss was :hs
first peace society In the world as II Is now the
The other half Of my speech is this: That what
Feaee &c WIZ doIio% 1aSI 1,,i fH1as" ana mt F,I @ stiots
mos We
be laughed II it told us that the Tompkins Blues
night attack on the William Penn Grays OF Phil
adelpha. War between our states Is thing un-
heard OF and not even jested about II Is as i'm.
chivaiTy. And as secure the justice
where a permanent tribunal leads the way. so soon
win the armaments OF the world diminish them
selves.
After Dr. Hale Baron de Constant spoke.
Before decorating MI Carnegie he spoke Of DR..
Hale's speech. saying: Let me tell you it is a
fine sign 20 see old man speaking as IL he
were a young one. I thought had seen all
when l saw your school. children enthusiastic
for peace. Now see your old men advocating
II and flnd there is no difference in the genera
tions IN this wonderful country. When 1 go
back to my country ! will tell them that they
don't laugh at peace here, but work and act"
Following the decoration OF Mr.. Carnegie
Samuel Gompers president OF the American
Federation OF Labor. spoke. He said in part:
OF all the people who suffer from war the toilers
most intensely interested. They are the great
burden bearers OF its resultant horrors and suffer
ings II is. therefore, not difficult TO discern why
they have from their first gatherings and almost
every gathering thereafter. committed themselves
unalterably and vitality to the abolition Of war
through duly constituted international court of
arbitration for TIE adjudication Of all International
contentious which cannot be settled through the
ordinary channels OF Cancellation and diplomacy.
II is a source OF satisfaction and pride 20 recall
the fact that the American Federation OF Labor in
coined that pioneer OF international arbitration,