Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-04-18
MENACE TO PEACE
W. T. Stead, Editor Review Of Re.
views, Makes a Crave Charge
Against Newspapers.
JOURNALISTS ARE FOR WAR
According to the Eminent English.
mans View They Keep Diplomats
Of the World Busy Patching
Up Peace.

Pittsburg, April 13.-Willlam T
Stead, editor Of Review of Reviews
London, at the re-dedication cere
monies Of the Carnegies institute Of
Pittsburg, Friday announced a plan Ia
raise 100000 necessary to conduct
a pilgrimage from all countries to
The Hague conference. To raise this
sum he proposed that every college
and university student in the United
States donate fifty cents toward the
fund. He said the lesson furnished to
Europe by such movement would be
an Influential factor in the quest Of
international peace.
After much applause by the audi
ence Mr.. Stead Said probably his
hearers would like to contribute. I'm
mediately shower of silver money
landed on the stage coming from all
parts Of the hall.
A portion Of Mr.. Stead's address
follows:
IT have Just made Journey through
ten countries for the purpose of find
ing out what is to be the next step to-
ward international peace. have seen
three kings, two queens, one prince
regent and all the prime ministers,
foreign ministers, ambassadors and
public men that were worth seeing.
And found them all unanimous upon
two things. The first was that they
were quite sure that whatever might
be the case with the other nine coun-
tries, they could declare with certain
ty that their government and their
nation were most absolutely devoted
to peace and most resolutely deter
mined to prevent war.
The second point upon which they
were all agreed was that the greatest
If not the only danger to peace Of
the world, lay in the existence Of a
large number of violent, interruptions
and irresponsible newspapers, which
were constantly engaged in making
mischief.
1.-THE imperial chancellor Of Ger
many, Prince Won Buelow, said to
me:
"'The emperor is for peace, the |
king is for peace, all the governments
are for peace, the parliaments are for,
peace and the great industrial and
classes are for peace. Only
he journalists are for war. And dip
omats have to spend all their time
n running about here and there with
rying to put out the fire which the
newspapers kindle.'
Eighteen years ago." said Mr.
jtead, "the German ambassador in
lussia told me that the peace Of the
rorld could be secured by the hang
ng Of twelve editors. At Washing
On the other day an eminent Ameri-
an said the newspapers here as in
he Old World, rendered the task Of
he government in maintaining peace
cry difficult and suggested as the
My remedy the electrocution chair"
Mr.. Stead said he did not hesitate
, declare that in the discussion Of
affairs the liberty Of the
ress has in many "scandalous in
ances degenerated into a license
hich is at this moment the gravest :
anger which threatens the peace Of !
IL world"
Continuing, he said;
standing here as II we're upon the =
,usetop of the world and knowing 4
at my voice will be heard through d
It all the continents, l proclaim the >
nth which all responsible men rec !,
,nize, but which none dare to de- =,
are, that the irresponsible license y
the press has increased. is increas u
g, and must be evaded. not only In ~
e interest Of international peace y
t the interest OF the press itself" ~