Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

lars annually is to be expended In the
practical promotion of movements to Sc
cure permanent peace. The wide olscre-
ton given to the trustees. and theff
known ability. foresight and common
sense, insure the usefulness Of the gift.
Must Meet Conditions.
War has not disappeared and history
will not be free from 1t for years to come.
but the worst pessimist cannot De blind
to the fact that in tho last twenty-five
years long steps have been taken In the
direction of the peaceful settlement OF
International controversies and the es-
Establishment Of a general arbitrai court
the brain Of a dreamy enthusiast.
1T seems to be the view of many that
it is inconsistent for those of us who ad-
vocate any kind of preparation for war,
or any maintenance OF armed force or
fertilization, to raise our voices for peace
full means of settling international con-
troversies. But I think this view Is quite
unjust and is not practical We only
recognize existing conditions, and know
that we have not reached a point where
and do not believe that the point has
been reached in which all nations are so
constituted that they may not at times
violate their national obligations.
Fertilization Of the Canal.
"Take thus the question Of the Panama
canal. We have a property which when
completed will be worth 500. OO0 O0O-a,
least, it will have cost US that. It has
been built not alone to further the
cause of the worlds commerce but also
to bring our eastern and western sea-
boards closer together, and to secure US
hA itor Hre no
feet to pass quickly from one ocean to
the other. Now the works of the canal
are Of such a. character that war vessel
might easily put the canal out Of COM
the canal and protect 1t and we have
the treaty right to erect fortifcationa
there. FOrtifcations are the best and
most secure method of protecting that
canal against the attack Of some ire
sponsible nation or armed force. 1t is
said that we could neutralize the canal
and, by inducing all nations to agree not
to attack the canal, secure Its immunity
but the trouble is that nations arc
obligations under great stress like that
of war. 1t seems to me that we ought
to put ourselves in q position with ref
erence to this very valuable and delicate
nation forget its obligations, we will be
IN a position to prevent unlawful injury
to this instrument of commerce so val
liable to the world and 50 indispensable
to u.s. The fact that we fortify the
canal will not prevent US from discharg-
ing all international obligations that we
may have in respect to it. but it will en-
able us to defend ourselves in its pos
session against the act OF every irreSp0n-
sible force or nation. 1t will not prevent
our maintaining its neutrality If that Is
wise and rignc.
again, our strong feeling in favor Of
peace. 1t seems to me, ought not to pre-
vent our taking the proper steps under
existing conditions to maintain our ma
tional deferscs.''
When War scares Occur.
The only other reference to the war
scare made during the evening was en-
Richard Bartholdt Of Missouri. He said
the princely gift of Andrew Carnegie ia
aid the werld peace movement had been
adroitly answered by talk Of a probable
war. These war scaIes never occur
when Congress is not In session." said
he. II predict that the so-calied antago-
hists to peace movements will awaken
some day to find that they and not we
have been the dreamers."
Flags of all nations drsped the walls of
the large banquet room. tho peace flaa
predolnfnating. Emblaxoned in flaming
letters, the word Pax Shone reSplen-
IDENTITY above the guests table Every
where peace Was the significant and pre-
dominating spirit. The musical selections
were not only American, but national
airs revered in all quarters of the globe
were played throughout the evening.
Shortly after 8 o'clock James Brown
Scott. president Of the society, introduced
the toastmaster, Gen. Stewart L. Wood
ford. former ambassador to Spain. After
q brief speech Of introduction, in which
he told Of Gen. U. 8. Grants prediction
thirty years ago, that international peace
was inevitable. Gen. Woodford called on
Ambassador Jusserand
Washington's Prediction.
The ambassador traced the development
Of the literature Of centuries which he
said aided in the conquest Of rights, de.
claring that the writer's Of the past ''can
be truly claimed as the intellectual an
cestors of the promoters Of international
peace"
The ambassador closed. with a tribute to
George Washington, asserting that the
move toward truer. longer. one day
perhaps dednitive peace" had been
prophesied long before the present day
by Washington. who had q rare expert.
ence Of men, of war and Of peace" and
who considered especially the influence
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