The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-22
ANDREW CARNEGIE

New York, April 21.-Andrew Car
negie was the principal speaker be-
fore the Peace society of the city of
New York at it's meeting in the Hotel
Aston today. Mr. Carnegie delivered
an interesting address on the subject
of Peace Viewed in the Light of Pres
ent Conditions. His address was as
follows:
Consider the world situation today.
individually the world has advanced
in every respect. Physically intel
lectually, morally the race has every
where risen. Conditions of human
life have improved and the sentiment
of brotherhood has begun to take
root as the various peoples have come
to know each other. All this strength
ems the faith we hold that progress,
development, is the law of mans be-
ing-that which is, better than what
has been, that to come, better than
what is, no limit to mans upward as
cent.
SO much for man viewed ndvid-
ually.
When we come to consider him ma
tionally all is reversed. The chief ma
tons of Europe have recently retro
graded and are now spending nearly
one-half of all their revenue arming
themselves against each other as if
mankind We're still in the savage
state.
Fresh clouds have just risen upon
the horizon. Never in our day has the
worlds peace been so seriously threat
ened. We have been assured that
can overpowering army and navy is
the cheap insurance of nations" that
Peace is secured by nations arming
themselves until they are too powerful
to be attacked" and" If you wish
peace prepare for war"
These maxms the chief nations
have long followed, ever building new
and more destructive weapons, yet
their relative positions remain sub
stantially the same. None are more
secure from attack than before; on
the contrary, the danger of war has
increased as their attitude as jealous
rivals arming themselves against each
other has become more and more pro-
nounced Britain spent upon army
and navy last year $345, 900, most
of this upon her navy; Germany $685.,
900, 900, about half upon the navy; our
peaceful republic expended upon
army, navy and war pensions no less
than S475,000,000.
Never so Busy.
Never were nations as busy as to-
day in the hopeless task of becoming
"too powerful to be attacked" Britain
has just discovered in Germany a
menace to her existence. Germany,
bn ri OH
fails to recognize the right of Britain
to remain a menace to her, which she
long has been, claiming to be Mis-
tress of the seas" The United States,
no longer free from naval conditions,
is in no mood to remain menaced by
any power. France and Japan are
building "dreadnaughts." which "have
returned to plague the inventor" and
Russia is about to follow. Last of
all Austria Announces she has resolved
to build "dreadnaughts." Ominous
decision interchangeable of German
alliance. Europe has awakened at last
to the presence Of impending dan
ger.
Britain and Germany are the prn-
cipal contestants. Britain has a strong
case. She cannot feed her people if
supplies of food be interrupted on the
sea. The fear of starvation would
instantly create panic and general
pillage Of food supplies would ensue.
She is powerless without open ports
and open sea. Hence, she claims she
must possess overwhelming fleets and
must oppose the great advance which
the other powers urge, the immunity
of commerce upon the sea.
Germany also has a cas-, quite
strong enought to give her the loyal
support of the nation. She also cam
not feed her people and has to i'm
port fool largely. Articles of food
were imported in 1906 to the value of
over s1,1OO 100000. In a contest her
danger from lack of food supplies
would be serious indeed, We're i'm
ports by sea prevented. Hence, she
also feels that she must possess an
all-sufficient navy.
Proves the Folly.
Nations are only aggregations of
men, and the history of man proves
the folly of arming themselves in the
vain hope of securing immunity from
attack. California is one of the most
recent examples. Her gold mines at
tracted hardy Adventures from all
parts of the world. Courts of justice
were unknown. The maXims quoted
above were followed for a time, each
individual resolving to become too
powerful to be attacked" and arming
himself as the best means of secur-
ing peace and safety. The result was
entirely the reverse, as it has proved
to be with nations. The more men
armed themselves, the greater the
number Of deadly feuds.
There was no peace. Anarchy was
imminent. The best element arose
and reversed this policy. At first the
vigilance committee, a rude court, was