El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-21
PEACE BY FORCE IS
NEW CARNEGIE
SCHEME
Universal Peace the Object
But Bayonet the Means
of Plan.
CBv Yictor Elliott.l

10y fAC~O4 -A44OLb-J
Washington. D. c.. March 21.-Tht
peace of the world. which has beer
maintained only by the heavy arma-
ment OF nations, has taken a differ
ent turn. or at least it will run on q
new tack since the creation of the
Carnegie peace endowment
This latest philanthropical work Of
Mr.. Carnegie. as protested by the di-
rectors of the endowment, contem-
plates universal peace through the
medium of an international peace tri-
bunal. similar to the Hague peace
court. It's mandates. however, are to
be enforced upon nations through a
police power. Just what this means
has not been clearly outlined by SEN
ator Elihu Root, PRECEDENT of the peace
endowment. but in accordance with
announcement recently made by James
Brown Scott, secretary of the new in
stitution, Il would seem that the peace
Of the world in years to come is still
TO be upheld by the bayonet.
The movement for universal peace,
which is to be obtained, II possible,
through the gift OF 10000, 600 by An
drew Carnegie has already been
started. At first steps are to be taken
to conduct a research based strictly
upon scientific methods Of procedure.
The most eminent writer's, thinkers
and students of international law and
history OF peace and war, are to be
obtained to work out the desired aims.
By their organized efforts substan-
tial foundation of scientific accuracy
hoped a successful and world wide
propaganda Of peace can be con-
Quoted
The plans. as outlined by senator
Root and secretary Scott, are based on
the assumption that the day has
passed when the inordinate ambition
of any one man can plunge a nation
into war. The carers Of Alexander
the Great. Julius Caesar and Napoleon
Bonaparte will, it is maintained by
them, never be repeated in the histo-
~ of the civilized world. Nor can the
political Vaccinations of any cabal or
oligarchic party sacrifice a nation
TO selfish ends. In the future, it is
contended by senator Root, war will
only be declared after a nation as a
whole demands it.
The plans OF the advocates Of uni
versa1 peace propose to abolish the
condition OF affairs that has existed
for years throughout continental Eu-
rope-that Of armed o-the-teeth
peace-the peace that has cost the
English government millions Of dol
lars in treasure. the frenzied naval
propaganda which demands the build
ing Of many dreadnaughts a year by
the German government and the ire
men6ous strain Of taxation that is put
on citizens Of Europe
Should Mr.. Roots idea Of maintain
ing a police authority In connection
with the new peace tribunal be the
accepted manner in which universal
peace is TO be obtained. it is pointed
out that II will cost far more than
Mr.. Carnegie's 100000 600 gift, or the
amount OF money that any one man
could give as a foundation for secur-
ing the desired end. It would mean
that the police authority of the court
would have to be a standing army,
and a navy. large enough to compel
obedience from any power. In other
words, this court Of peace would COM
mend an international army as large
as the combined armies Of England
and Germany, and navy strong
enough to resist the aggressiveness
Of either English or German navies.
This. it is commended by peace advo-
Gates who are at variance with the
views expressed by senator Root,
would mean that all the nations of the
earth would have to keep right on in
their war-mad career OF building
menofwar and maintaining large
armies
On the other hand, however it is
pointed out by the New York senator,
that the movement for universal peace
has been but little understood by the
people of the world, and, therefore,
the movement has received small en-
enlargement
The first steps by the new institu-
ton will be to try and discover just
what each and all of the many socie-
ties in the United States and abroad
are doing in this direction, and upon
the evidence thus gained it Will be
assistance. support and helpful guild
ance-
our aims and purposes" said Mr..
Root, in an interview here today,
may be divided into threefoId clas-
stfication, scientific international law
and propaganda We shall begin mod
estly, and shall try TO be sure Of our
ground. Mistakes Of any magnitude at
the beginning we realize would be
fatal, and it viii be one OF our great
est cares not to plunge too enthusi-
aStically or too recklessly into the
work There is no great need for
haste, for our work is perpetual. We
have all time before US, and such
work as we may be able TO accomplish
even at the outset, we shall try to
make enduring"
In the United States. the member
ship OF peace societies run into the
thousands. England has several very
large and important societies. In