The National tribune., 1909-06-10

was probably the artists idea to repre-
sent Miss Pankhurst as she is when or
the platform addressing an audience
and at moment when wrought up tC
the highest pitch of enthusiasm and
elo4uence. The artist is Miss Wright
an Englishwoman and a painter of note
She has done several of our New York
society women.
| 1t looks as if the Embassadorship to
the Court of St.-James was going a-beg-
ging, to a certain extent. At the time
of President Taft's Inauguration it was
announced that the Hon. Whitelaw
! Reid, who has represented US at that
court with so much spectacular magni-
! ficence, would retain his position but
six months longer. Then began a sur
vey of the field to find some one suitable
looked as If DR.. Charles Eliot, Harvard's
ex-President, would be the man. Later
it was said that DR.. Eliot had declined
the honor for various reasons; but
largely, it was thought, on account of
his inability to keep up the style and
splendor established by ambassador
Reid. Now it is rumored the position
has been offered to DR.. Nicholas Murray
Butler, President of Columbia, a writer
of note and a man of distinguished ap-
pearance and gifts. He is several years
younger than DIR. Eliot, and would seem
to be specially fitted for the post. But
DIR. Butler is not a rich man, and it is
feared that he, too, may decline on ac-
count of the financial outlay the posi-
ton demands. Men of the stamp of DR..
Eliot and President Butler are never
wealthy thru their own earnings, and if
We require our ambassador to England
to maintain an establishment like Dor
chester House, and at the same time to
be such man as DIR. Eliot or President
Butler, why, Uncle Sam must put his
hand in his pocket and hand out the
Wherewithal necessary to make the
combination possible.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, who is indus
triously engaged in getting rid of his
great fortune, has lately bestowed ST.
100000 upon France to be used in re-
warding those men and women engaged
in peaceful pursuits for any heroic ac-
ton. Mr.. Carnegie is very much in
terested in promoting knowledge, hence
his libraries and his institutes, and he
is interested in many other projects, in
helping poor churches to acquire or
gans, in rewarding heroes, etc, but the
desire which lies closest to the philan-
thropic Steel Kings heart is the estab-
hshment of peace all over the world.
Mr. Carnegie cannot see any necessity
for war, and he is all out of sympathy
with the Dreadnaught idea which has
apparently taken hold of most Euro
pean countries. To build up a great
navy seems to be the present ambition
and aim of the world, all of which, Mr.
Carnegie thinks, is great mistake, as
the same object could be obtained by
an agreement between the Nations to
submit to arbitration all causes for COM
plant. He is now engaged in sounding
the different rulers on this subject fav-
ing lately had an interview with the
King of Italy and the President of
France. Mr.. Carnegie thinks that
America, as the most peaceful Nation,
the one without special prejudices or
interests. should lead off in this cru
sade. 1t is feared that Mr. Carnegie.
Will not live to see the realization of
this cherished dream. The time for
world peace does not seem to have ar
rived. Life is too complex, the spirit
of competition too strong, the sense or
power too Intoxicating to find satisfac-
ton in peaceful arbitration when mat
ters of great National import are at
stake. 1t seems as if such condition
might exist between at least enlightened
and Christian peoples. and every one
unites with Mr.. Carnegie in wishing
that the dogs of war might be forever
chained, and the dove of peace allowed
to spread her beautiful wings over all
the Nations of the world.