The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1910-12-22
MILLIONS FORPEACE
ANDREW CARNEGIE GIVES a FOR
TUNE FOR PEACE OF
WORLD.
A FUND OF Sl0,0OO,OOO CREATED
President Of the United States Honor
AIRY President of Committee--Will
; Have 100000 Annually for Practt
! cal Work--PIans Not Completed.

Washington, Dec. 16.--The corner.
stone of Andrew Carnegies $4,000.
600 foundation to promote the peace
of the World was laid here with the
president of the United States as tho
honorary president of the foundation.
A committee OF seven of which Sena.
tor Elihu Root is chairman was Sc
lected to suggest practical ways and
means of carrying out the objects OF
the foundation.
This committee will have an annual
income of 100000 to do the practical
work. Mr. Carnegie is not disposed
to indicate how the money is to be
expended Col. Jones Brown Scott,
OF the state department and a former
delegate to The Hague conference,
who was elected secretary of the
foundation said:
Plans Not Matured.
The plans of course are a matter
for the committee of seven and they
have not been matured. Until that
committee shall have reported an Off
cial statement is OF course impossi
ble.''
But it appears that the keynote OF
the colossal undertaking was sounded
clearly by Mr.. Carnegie himself and
a committee dispensing his money
who will naturally devote itself to
carrying out the donors wishes.
MIR. Carnegie says explicitly adopt
Ing the views OF President Taft:
Personally | do not see any more
reason why matters of national honor
should not be submitted to a court of
arbitration than matters OF property
or Of national proprietorship."
1t is the understanding that large
sums Of the annual income will de-
voted to missionary work at foreign
capitals aud at home to create public
sentiment for its effect on The Hague
tribunal on these subjects so distinct
ly set forth by Mr.. Carnegie.
As understood by the administra-
ton the Carnegie movement neces-
sarily is distinctly different from the
movement undertaken BY the presi-
dent and Secretary of State Knox for
the establishment at The Hague OF
an international court of arbitration
and justice. 1t seems certain that
the president will exercise his in
fiuence to subserve the practical plan
OF the arbitral justice court.
include Questions Of Honor.
Mr.. Carnegie says he does not be-
lieve, nor does President Taft, in ex-
GLIDING questions of honor as sub
jects Of arbitration. All treaties of
arbitration exclude questions of
honor.
The note of Secretary Knox to the
powers for universal peace court
makes 1t plain that questions OF ma
tional honor should also be subjects
OF arbitration. Thus the two great
designs are in accord
The Hague conference which is to
establish the universal peace court
viii not meet until 1915. Two years
before that date one of the nations
will issue call or invitation for the
meeting of that tribunal
Its first work will be to elect the
judges for an international prize
court. When that is established one
American delegate will move that the
prize be vested with power of an in
ternational court of justice. That is
the plan by which the dream of the
countries Is to be realized and there
is good reason to believe from the at
titude OF the great powers known TO
Secretary Knox that the universal
peace court win become permanent
institution
IL is confidently believed that A