The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-14
|ICN MILLIONS
| FROM CARNEGIE
|wIll Make Donation Of That Large
Amount for the Promotion
Of International
Peace.
INCOME WILL BE AVAILABLE
Git is Not to Establish New Move
ment But to Aid the Work
Which Has Already
Started.

announce a gift Of sl0,0OO,00O for the
promotion OF international peace. The
gift will be worldwide in its scope.
and in the opinion of Washington Of
fcials will be one OF the most import
ant steps ever taken in furtherance
Of the universal peace movement.
This large fund will be turned over
By Mr.. Carnegie to a board of trus-
tees, to be headed by United states
Senator Elihu Root, who is Americas
representative in The Hague tribunal,
and President Nicholas Murray But
Ter Of Columbia University. There
Will be about twenty other distinguish
cd men as trustees, and the impress
sion In Washington is that the mem
bership of the board will not be con-
fined to Americans.
The income Of this $4,000, 900,
which will amount to at least 100000
year, under the terms OF the gift,
will be devoted to the furtherance Of
peace projects the world over.
The board of trustees, 1t is under
stood, will be endowed with wide dis
cretion by the donor, and will be at
liberty to use the funds in the furth-
evance of any movement they may
deem advisable and in conformity
with the general purpose Of the gift.
The $10,000,0O0 gift will not repre-.
sent an effort on Mr. Carnegie's part
10 blish q new peace movement
SO much as it will a desire to main.
tain the organizations already in the
field and to provide for their future
well-being and usefulness under the
direction Of a high class board of trus-
tees.
Mr. Carnegie is now president OF
the New York Peace society. He has
been identified with the Interparlia
mentary Union, of which he was
treasurer; the International Concilia
ton Society, the International Law
Society and the American Society fol
the Judicial Settlement of Interna
tional Disputes.
He already has given s1,750,o00 fol
the Palace of Peace to house tht
peace conferences at The Hague ant
s75O,000 for the operation OF a public
building in this city for the Bureau
Of American Republics. which aims t
promote harmony and good vii
among South and Central American
governments.
Settled Down.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE fina
disposition OF the Carnegie fund !
to be made tomorrow. President Tai
is the honorary president of tn
foundation. while Elihu Root is tn
active president Among the tru'
tees are Elihu Root, Nicholas Butte
of Columbia University Or. Henry
Pricthett, Joseph H. Choate, Ne
York; DR.. Charles w. Elliott, forme
president OF Harvard; James Brow
Scott, Andrew ]. Montague, judo
Thomas Burk Seattle; Congressma
Slayden. San Antonio; Robert
Brookins, St Louis: Samuel Mathe
Cleveland. ]. E. Schmidlapp, Cincil
natl; Arthur William Foster, Sa
Francisco; r. A. Franks, Hoboker
Oscar Straus, Austin G. FOX, NE
York; John L. Caldwalder, New 1orl
John Sharp Williams, George
Perkins. New York.
In the trust deed Carnegie sa.
I'VE still kill each other in war, III
barbarians. Only wild beasts are 9
cusable for this. The crime OF va
is an inherent right. believe u
shortest and easiest path to tai
lies in adopting Taft's PLATFORM
fore the peace conference