The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-13
Plainly Declares That Irrespon-
sible Editors Chief Hindrance
TO International Peace.
WANTS SOME JOURNALISTS
CONVICTED AND IMPRISONED
English Editors Sensational Ad-
dress Delivered at Rededica-
tiOn of Carnegie Institute.

PITTsBURG, April 1o.-William T.
stead, editor Of the Review of Reviews,
II London, at the rededication ccre~
monies of the Carnegie institute of
pittsburg, today announced plan to
ysise 100000 necessary 10 conduct
pilgrimage from all countries to The
Hague conference. To raise this sum
he proposed that every college and uni
vsrsity student in the United States
donate fifty cents toward the fund, He
aid the lesson furnished to Europe by
mch a movement would be an influen-
rial factor in the quest Of international
peace
After much applause by the audi
snce. Mr. Stead said probably his hear
CTS would like TO contribute, Immediate
" shower of silver money landed on
The stage, coming from all parts of the
ball.
Finished Long Pilgrimage,
have Just made a journey through
isn countries for the purpose OF finding
what Is 10 be the next step for inter-
aa,lonal peace. | have seen three Kings
two Queens one Prince Regent and all
The Prime Ministers, Foreign Minister'S
Ambassadors and public men that We're
Worth seeing And found them all
unanimous upon two subjects. The first
gas that they were quite sure that what
ever might be the case with the other
nine countries, they could declare with
certainty that their Government and their
natlon were most absolutely devoted to
peace and most resolutely determined TO
prevent war The second point upon
shIch they were all agreed was that the
greatest, II not the only. danger 10 the
psace OF the world lay In the existence
Of large number Of violent. unscrupu-
bus and irresponsible newspapers, which
we're constantly engaged In making mis-
chief. The Imperial Chancellor of Ger
many. Prince Won Buelow, said TO us:
Attitude Of Germany.
THE Emperor is for peace. the King
for peace, all the Governments are for
peace. the Parliaments are for peace and
he great industrial and commercial
classes are for peace. Only the journal
lsts are for war, And diplomats have 10
sptnd all their time in running about
AeR and there trying TO put out the
dres which The newspapers lslndle.
Eighteen years ago the German En-
hassndor in Russia told me that the
peace OF the world could be secured by
The hanging OF twelve editors. AT Wash
lryton the other day an eminent Ameri-
an said the newspapers here. as in the
Old world. rendered the task OF the gov
Eminent In maintaining peace very diff
gl, and suggested as the only remedy
!he electrocution chair.
Mr.. Stead said he did not hesitate
70 declare that in the discussion of in
lernational affairs, the liberty of the
press has In many scandalous instances
dsgenerated into license which is at
this moment the gravest danger which
threatens the peace of the world.
Continuing, he said;
Standing here. as It were. upon the
houeetop OF the world and knowing that
ny voice will be heard throughout all
NE continents proclaim the truth which
~ responsible men recognize, but which
none dare 10 declare. that the irresponsl-
Die license OF the press has increased.
ihd must be evaded, not only in the in
,sIest OF international peace. but In the
lhrest OF the press Itself.
Would Imprison Journalists.
The speaker said he did not recon-
mend either the gallows or the electric
chair, but said it ought not to be be.
sond the resources of civilization for
AVS TO be passed which would con6ne
prison every journalist who could be
eolyicted by twelve jurors, good men
slo true, of having made false or mis-.
ieadIng statements. in scare heads, or
II
calculated to infame national animosity
sgsinst the neighboring nation and So
ond2nger the maintenance of peace.
/ A banquet by the trustees of the Car
ssgle institute in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
sSarnegie was held tonight at the Hotel
@senley. All .he foreign and American
guests attended,
Three large chests of books were pre-
ented TO the institute today by En-
peror William through his personal rep
W,sSentative, Lieut.-Gen, Alfred F. j. l.
'on Leowenfeld,
Among the speakers today were Sir
William Henry Preece, London; Ernst
ron lime, Berlin, Sir Robert S. Ball,
LONDON; Lieut."Gen. Won I,eowenfelG,
Derlln, and Leonce Benditc, Paris,
tomorrow afternoon the visitors will
y TO the mill district, where they will
gwen an opportunity TO sec the great
Mel mills in operation.