The Detroit times., 1911-03-25
lronmaster Says Treaty Between U.
s. and Great Britain Would Danish
Possibility of Conflict Among
Notwithstanding Races.
Calls President Taft Foremost
Apostle of Peace That the World
Has Ever Seen"
ANDREW CARNEGIE.

coo TO further the cause OF interna.
tional peace, is a warm advocate OF
President Taft's new policy for peace
through arbitration agreements. He
IS In almost daily communication with
President Taft, whom he character.
ICES as THE foremost apostle of
peace that the world has ever seen. !"
In an interview with the United
Press today. Carnegie gave full APP
prevail TO the views recently express
ed by Lord Admiral Charles Beres-
ford, that America and England work
ing together could come near 10 max
ing war between great powers i'm
possible.
III Britain and America should ell
ter into such treaty" Carnegie de-
clared, 1T banishes the possibility OF
war within the wide boundaries OF
the English speaking races, because
We have faith in each other and we
do know that as We have lived near
ly century and settled all disputes
that have arisen, the treaty will be
adhered to.
Now, assuming that our race has
duelling-the effect upon other ma
lions would be overwhelming. Ii must
be overwhelming. Our president, the
foremost apostle of peace that the
world has ever seen, announces that
already another of the great powers
has officially informed him that II is
prepared TO enter into such a treaty.
Indeed this is significant, but it is
only what | have expected. That one
power will be followed by others, one
after the other The fact is that III
this treaty is adopted by the senate
overwhelmingly, il will SO impress the
world that other nations will do as
tle one nation has done already-ask
10 be allowed to enter the brother
hood of peace"
Why should America lead in this
movement" Carnegie was asked.
That goes without saying" he re-
piled. with enthusiastic incisiveness.
What nation has led the world in
Government OF the people, for the
people and by the people, Where Is
the nation in which any mans priv
ilege is every mans right under the
law We are the first child of trium-
plant democracy and we are false
to our mission If we do not only oc-
cupy the leading position but push
on still further toward perfection, for
there Is no limit to mans ascent on
the earth.
God didn't create in His own like
ness to go backward. Man Is the
product OF the lower orders of life
and has already become as Shake
speare says: In form how infinite, in
apprehension how like a God al
ready know many men and women
on earth who are so angelic. so for
getful OF self. so careful OF others, so
exceedingly good that II they were
much better they would be good for
nothing.
Il see that Admiral Dewey is quot
ed as saying: L am for arbitration
heart and soul. l don't believe, how
ever, that We shall see, In our day.
substantial peace established on that
basis. wish to say that for naval
officer that Is a remarkably creditaDle
statement 1t is the best thing / have
heard from Admiral Dewey In many
a day. can only put my beliH
against his and | am SO full OF faith
that I hazard the prediction that II
this treaty combining the English
speaking races in peace he execut-
ed that Admiral Dewey himself
will live to see a realization of his
wish.
Assuming that several OF the ma
tions have agreed to such treaty,
and that II was broken< we would I'M
mediately stop the mails. We would
consider that one Of the members OF
the human family had violated the
rules and proprieties OF the club and
decline to have further intercourse
with II. This would be a much more
severe punishment than that OF war.
It Is a great mistake to think that
peace hath not her weapons OF force
no less renowned than those OF war,
lust as she hath her victories. The
mere fact that certain acts are con-
sidered dishonorable among men Is
often a greater deterrent than Is the
fear of punishment under the law"
Asked whether he thought the fact
that the government had succeeded in
mobilizing only 10000 troops In Texas
i'm two weeks argued against Ameri-
cas- preparedness for war, Carnegie
replied:
'If It we're, only 1000 soldiers
would consider the action invincible
and armed against all possible
enemies. Nobody wants to attack our
republic and we don't want to at
tack anybody. I had gentleman
visit me today from Japan, leading
citizen, who Is grieving that por-
ton OF the American people seem to
be demented on the subject of
Japan's hostility, and he declared that
IL there is one nation in the world
Japan wants to be friendly with, that
nation Is our own.
ANY man who mistrusts his coun-
try SO much as to believe that II
could be successfully invaded should
never venture out without lightning
rod down his back to protect him
from a stroke, OF which there is ten
times more probability than there is
Of an attempt to invade this coun-
try"
Want Watson Ordinance Amended.