Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-12-21
ELEVEN MILLIONS EoR PEACE.
AndreW Carnegie Establishes Fund
for Prevention OF War.

ayers and educator. Andrew Carne-
gle yesterday transferred $1O,O0O,-
y 600 in per cent bonds, valued at
A 8$11,500,000, to be devoted primar-
lily to the establishment of universal
peace by the abolition OF war be-
tween nations and such frictions as
may impair "the progress and hap
i piness of man" s
S When wars hstween nations shall
Z have ceased the fund is to be applied
to such altruistic purposes as will
"best help man In his glorious ascent
onward and upward" by the Danish
: ment of the "most degrading evil or
leyils' then harrassing mankind.
Applaudcd His Purpose.
g AS Mr.. Carnegie read an informal
deed of trust, announcing at length
the general purpose OF his gift, there
was prolonged applause. He then ex-
planned the incidents which inspired
the giving Of the money at this time
and declared with emphasis that If
the English-speaking race in the Uni
ted States and Great Britain were
once consolidated in the movement
for international peace, the success
of the measure In the rest of the
world would be assured. That Great
Britain stood ready to cooperate
with this country Mr. Carnegie said
he felt certain, and all that was now
n al hn oA ~
renee Of the President and the SEN
ate in promulgating the movement
on behalf Of the United States.
Resolution OF Thanks.
A resolution Of thanks was pre-
sented by Joseph H. Choate, former
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, which was adopted, and John
l.. Cadwaller, Of New York, proposed
that committee Of seven be ap-
pointed to consider the subject of the
organization Of the body Of trustees,
the form of charter to be obtained
and other details Of organization.
Senator Elihu Root, of New York,
was unanimously elected permanent
chairman, and James Barry Scott,
Solicitor Of the State Department,
was chosen permanent secretary Of
the board OF trustees until more
definite organization shall have been
affected.
Mr.. Carnegie declined to be in
cluded in the future organization Of
the board of trustees.
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tees coulSV.ss as the whole project
has been bTought forward under the
most general terms, leaving wide dis
cretion to t. e trustees.
Mr.. Carnegie will explain further
the purposes of his gift at the OPEN
ing session OF the American Society
for the settlement Of International
Disputes, which will be held tonight,
at which time his subject will be the
"Moral Issue Of War"
President Taft has consented to be
honorary president Of the founda-
tion.
Trustees OF Fund.
The trustees OF the fund include:
United States Senator Elihu Root.
ex-Secretary OF State and ex-Secre-
tary Of War; Dr.. Nicholas NJ. But
Ter, of New York, president OF Co
lumbia University; DR.. Henry c..
Pritchett. president of the Carnegie
foundation for the advancement Of
teaching; JOS. II. Choate, lawyer,
ex-ambassador to Great Britain; AL
bert K. Smiley, Lake Mohonk, edu-
Gator and humanitarian; DR.. Chas.
w. Elito, president emeritus Of Har-
ward University; James B. Scott, So
licitor Of the State Department.; j.
w. Foster, lawyer, ex-Secretary of
State; VIM. M. Howard, lawyer and
!. Congressman, Lexington, Ga: Jas.
~, Slayden, Congressman, San Anto-
Dnio, Texas; Andrew d. White, ex-
ambassador to Turkey; John Sharp
Williams Senator-elect from Missis-
sippi; C. L.. Taylor, Pittsburg, chair
man Of the Carnegie hero fund COM
mission, and Geo. w. Perkins, New
York, financier and philanthropist
'Hurrah for Carnegic!"
II Baron de Constant, the French
z member Of The Hague Peace Tri-
bunal, one Of the leaders in the
French Chamber Of Deputies when
the Peace Conference was called in
1899, who came to this country in
1902 to lecture on the work which