The Detroit times., 1910-06-09
CARNEG|E's PEACE
TALKINCONS|sTENT
W. 7. Stead Criticises the Great Lon
don Pacific Convention as
Aggravating.

cu becoming heilicuses Ine cause oi
Leaoe is one of the holiest In the
world have devoted many years
OF my life 10 its advocacy In many
: lands Yet | never listen To the
speeches NJ conventional peace meet
/ ings without feeling stirred into herce
revolt against peace societies anu
\ peaCe orators. says VIM /. STEAD III
/ cable 10 the New York American.
The peace meeting al the Guildhall
one OF the biggest held I'm the CITY
OF l.ondon-is case IN point. Ihs
( bishop of Hereford Was in the char
and your Andrew Carnegie was the
chief speaker.
( The Guildhall was crowded II Is
famous hall. built by citizens VINO
thought the best way 10 show their
I love OF peace was 70 adorn II with
monuments TO the honor OF the Duke
OF Wellington and Lord Nelson. over
the door hung the flag of the city OF
| London Volunteers who went out 10
Africa to fight the Beers.
Mr.. carnegie's Inconsistency.
Mr.. Carnegie. who was in his usual
/ gleeiul mood, bade us all be OF good
I Caeer. Tor the day was coming when
the Killing Of man would be regardei /
as barbarisn Incompatible with
civilization To settle disputes by
slaughter was worthy only OF wild
beasts ard saTa2es. And so forth and
"a 'crth-sentimcnts which were duti-
fully applauded by his sympathetic
cudience
But by a curious inconsistency, NJ,
( Carnegie devoted the only practical
part Of his speech to an argument III
tavoT OF the formation OF a League OF
/ Peace. the members OF which were TO
prevent any nations going 10 war. by
force, il necessary
! He looked forward TO the day when
the nineteen American Republics
/ would band themselves together -
compel any two of their number TO a5-
stain from war. | longed 10 stand mp
and ask Mr. Carnegie whether. If IN
/ dependent sovereign states are to De
compelled by force to keep the peace,
+ how the necessary force was TO be ap-
I Piled except by the use OF those
methods of slaughter which he had
/ Just been denouncing as Incompatible
with civilization and worthy only OF
wild beasts and savage
AphN uOt " iollliE W NR-i
vert peace meeting into a beer gar
I den.
one feature OF all the speeches was
the eulogizing OF King Edward as the
greatest OF peace-makers. Speaker az
ter speaker harped upon the services
the late king had rendered TO peace.
! And then with one consent they went
. on 10 abuse the building OF Dread
noughts which King Edward himself
always regarded as absolutely indis-
pensable 10 the success of his pacific
policy.
A laborer's Argument.
A labor member OF parliament. Ram
say Macdonald, made one OF the most
fatuous speeches from peace poin,
OF view that ! ever heard. He pro
claimed that we could not stand the
strain or the continual increase u;
ornaments. which is the one argu
inent the War Party in Germany con
stantly. uses when appealing 10 Ger
mans 10 spend more and ever more
millions on the navy.
EnglanA Is weakening they say: sh z
will soon nave to throw up the sponge
| | ct us keep on a little longer and the
game will be in our own hands.
OF course. Mr. Macdonald's asser
| tior is untrue. John Bull will spend
| his last penny before he consents q
| lose the sovereignty OF the seas which
! is for him a matter OF life and death
/ But more remains behind. For Mr.
Macdonald went on TO say that as We
would be unable to bear the strain
We should before long be compelled tC
declare war upon the power whose In
creased armaments threatened ouI
! security
Lord Shaw quoted some appalling
! figures as to the growth OF the cost OF
armaments in the five nations-Ger
many, France. Russia England and
the United States. They have gone
up 29 per cent in the last ten years
and rext year will reach daily ex
perdituro OF a million pounds sterling
But instead OF indicating how this
ruinCus expenditure is to be stopped
he went on to eulogize the supreme
court at Washington and the Judicia
Committee of the Privy Council IN
| Lchdon, which between them adjudi
cate as final courts of appeal all dis
putes arising among one-quarter o
the human race.
But he calmly ignored the fact thai
neither the supreme court nor thS
judicial committee would be able e
keep the peace were II not that be
hind them stand the whole military
and nava, force OF the republic ant