New-York tribune., 1911-02-16
APPONN WILDLY CHEERED
Bio Audience Hears Count Dis.
CuSS Peace Problems.
CARNEGIE PROPOSES THANKS
Hungarian Statesman Declares
Americans Are Foremost in
Anti War Enthusiasm.

Count Albert Apponyi, the Hungarian
statesman and peace advocate. spoke last
night in Carnegie Hall on Some Practical
Difficulties OF the Peace Problem in Eu-
rope" He told a large audience which in
cluded many figures that are well known in
the peace movement in this country. that
Americans were leaders in the enthusiasm
for peace and that 1t was their duty to
spread their ideas through Europe He
compared the energetic advocacy OF peace
in America with the languid acceptance Of
the desirability Of peace by Europeans and
said that the time appeared still far away
when the demand for permanent peace will
become a factor Of political power in Eu-
rope
should the peace OF Europe depend on
the energy Of public opinion on it's behalf"
Count Apponyi saic, there would be little
hope of preserving 1t, still less Of creating
I institutions to make 1t permanently safe"
EX-Mayor Seth Low introduced Count
Apponyi and when the latter came forward
the audience rose 10 greet him. and he was
wildly cheered. He was often interrupted
! by applause. and when he finished his ad-
dress the audience rose again and applaud
ed, while his Hungarian compatriots
cheered with cries or 'tlJon.
Andrew Carnegie proposed a resolution to
express the appreciation Of the audience
to the distinguished foreigner.
We have enjoyed great treat tonight" e"
( Mr.. Carnegie said. We have heard one
OF the most distinguished men of the world
tell US some wholesome truths. Here We
have not the problem of the many coun-
tries. as they have in Europe. We have
one country, though il is composed of forty
six states Count Apponyi has called upon
us to DO our share of the work. | think
that II is the duty OF Europe to labor for
consolidation, and then We will have
peace"
Bishop Greer seconded Mr. Carnegie's s
motion. and asked the audience TO rise
again to express its thanks to the speaker
of the evening.
Obstacles to Peace in Europe.
Count Apponyi said tat the difficulties
which the progress of the peace ideals en-
countered in Europe belonged partly TO
the juridical and partly to the political
order. The juridcal concepts belonging 10
the sphere OF international and constitu-
tonal law stood in the way Of a perma-
nent peace establishment I'm Europe as
well as the unsettled political problems
that make the state of Europe unsafe
the preservation Of peace uncertain and
permanent peace organization difficult to
conceive.
European politics were described by
Count Apponyi as d network of intricacies
and uncertainties, the chief features or
which he summed up into three great ques-
| tons: The Western question, the dissatis-
] faction between France and Germany.
dating in its modern aspect from the
Franco PTussian War OF 1870: the Eastern
/ question. centuries old, vital to Russia
! Austria Hungary and Turkey. but affecting
/ through some OF its numberless ramifica-
tions the interests OF almost every power
in Europe; and the colonial questions In
I their modern aspect
And there are the longings. ambitions
! and aspirations" Count Apponyi contin-
ued. "of several smaller nations, especially
/ in Eastern Europe All these problems are
so intertwined with each other that an
outbreak through one of them would prob
ably set the rest on fire. II We add to this
7 certain unrest spreading within some OF
/ the national bodies on grounds Of racial
/ and social discomfort. not unlikely 10 occa-
! sion foreign disturbance we have a COM
/ plete map OF the elements OF disturbance
with which Europe has 10 grapple at
! present"