New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
CARNEGIE LIKES DECISION
Tells Peace Society 1t Means a
New Commercial Life.
ANNUAL MEETING AT Aston
japanese Speaker Makes Stir
with Defence of His Country
as Warlike Nation.

speaking or the supreme Court decision
| in the Standard oil Company case. Andrew
Carnegie said yesterday. There's been
nothing Ike it in the world" He said II
meant the establishment If a court or
commerce which shall DE to industries
what the Supreme Court is TO our nation
and laws" The remarks were made at the
annual meeting Of the New York Peace So
ciety at the Hotel Aston
After declaring that war between Japan
and the United States was Cnthnkable and
then launching a boom for Ex-Governor
Myron 7. Herrick of Ohio for President
Mr. Carnegie said he wished 10 make men
ton of one Of the most important events
Of our times
4 The Supreme Court Of our land is
worthy of it's high functions" he continued.
/ II have read the decision which il has just
/ made. and which YOU all know DO you
know one OF the chief requirements Of a
/ federal Justice? Common sense That de-
/ csion displays common sense in the high
! est degree.
"You remember the quotation. Thou shalt
not judge by the letter Of the law. but by
the spirit Those judges did that There
! been nothing like il in the world. Law
.
Was Not Worried Pending Decision.
Il waited for that decision-not anxious
! ly. for ] knew the men who We're to make
/ 1t. They have given decision that IS all
right There is nothing TO fear from It,
Nothing i'm our land viii he disturbed. We
shall simply establish a new commercial
/ system. We shall have a new commercial
| life We shall have a court Of commerce.
which shall be 10 industries what the SUI
preme Court is TO our ration and laws.
I II must be seen now that combination be
/ ing allowed. regulation muet follow. We
/ have discarded a worn-out system and
adopted one that is adaptable 10 our pres
| ent needs
Il was a happy man after reading that
decision
/ Let me tell you, ladies and gentlemen.
that the man who spends his life making
money and boarding II finds il very unsat-
isfactory in old age And that man who
leaves his money behind him only because
he can't take il with him well. friends. I
think that committee up above OR. Car
| negie indicated with his fingers above his
/ head)-Tm afraid they will not have any
I thing very bright or nice 70 say Of him"
/ In opening the meeting Mr.. Carnegie
praised President Taft for his magnificent
work in the peace negotiations with Eng
land saving;
This IS the greatest step forward
| humanity has ever taken in the history Of
the world All inventions. all progress IS
petty and incOnseouential in comparison
with this. which isl do not speak Of the
| future say II IS We shall triumph over
war. the foulest thing ever turned loose
from hell ike that word hell az the
end Of IT, Il gives expression 20 ones
feelings"
japanese Speaker Causes Stir
The first speaker was Or. T. Iyenaga,
extension lecturer for the University Of
! Chicago The japanese gave the guests. u
whom many were women. surprise by
/ launching into defence II Japan rs a
warlike nation He said he wanted peace.
but that the Orient was full Of war and
war possibilities.
! Or Iyenaga said Mr.. Carnegie was re-
garded IN Japan az the best known and
most revered Of Americans next 70 Presi-
dent Taft Continued peace was OF vital
interest 20 Japan he contended. and In
this connection ia said that he valued
very highly the Anglo-Japanese alliance
as a weichtv influence for peace. He as
serted that after Japan had beaten China
the fruits % her victory were taken away
bv Germany France and Russia. and that
! England and Japan found themselves
isolated. while France Germany and Rus
STA seized ports Of China.
There was q good deal Of applause when
| Dr Iyenaga finished and Mr.. Carnegie then
said that the speaker was right in every
! thing h. had said He declared that war
between Japan and America was unthink-
able H- said he had never befor- seen
50 nice piece Of delicacy in statesman
ship as when President Taft and his Sec
rotary OF state had the Japanese-American
treaty amended 10 remove clause that
was Objectionable 70 Japan.
Starts Boon, for Herrick.
! Mr. Carnegie then started boom for
/ Myron r Herrick Ex-Governor Of OHIO
! for President He said
/ Some men are born great. some achieve
/ greatness and some are born in Ohio. l
want to introduce 10 YOU man who comes
from Ohio and IL isn't safe 10 bet he
won't 90 any higher than Governor in
troduce a possible future President OF the
/ United States-NlT Heuick.
Mr.. Hcrrick laughingly disclaimed the
tIZzing OF any Presidential bee around ms
} bonnet. He spoke for peace and praised
an ANg.O-SaXCn-J japanese alliance.
The following officers were elected for
the ensning year. President. Andrew car
/ negie secretary. Samuel T. DuttCn, eXecu-
tive secretary. William H. Short, treasurer.
Aston Trust Company; vice presidents,
Lyman Abbott. Felix Adler William 5.
Bennet. Joseph II. Choate r Fulton Cut
| ing the Right Rev John VI Farley. the
/ . f1f.r %
r. Hughes. Or. Henry NJ MacCracken.
John Bassett Moore. Robert q. ogden. Al
ffq5 49, Porter F-ijbn Root facob SC6i4s
4 Isaac y SeIigman. Dr.. Albert shaw Albert
/ X Smiley. james Speyer. Melville r. Stone.
| oscar :. Straus and Andrew d. White.