Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-03
CARNEGIE PEACE FUND WASTE
Money Never to End War, Says
Bishop Scannell.
WAR NOT ALWAYS IMMORAL
Pre1ate Declares Only when Perfec-
ton of Mankind L. Reached
VIII strife BE over
Forever.

Andrew Carnegie's NO,OOo,OOO will never
create international peace. He is virtually
throwing that money away
In a sermon in which was compared the
progress Of morality and peace ana OF
material things, the Rt. Rev. Bishop tach-
ard Scanner made this emphatic declara-
ton at St CeeeLa's pro-cathedral yester-
day morning.
How the great statesmen Of Europe
ne said, who are busy building pattie-
ships and drilling soldiers must smile AT
our American efforts to prevent war Dy
the use OF money! That is, by spreading
anti-war literature-for l cannot imagine
how the money can otherwise be appheu'
ION the other hand, the rulers OF ma
tions tell us that the only way TO preseI' :
peace is to be prepared for war They al
| love peace, they say. To be sure, we 40
| not quite believe them; and what 10
worse, they do not believe each other!
| Il am not critlcising Mr.. Carnegie'
think he is a good man. l feel that ms
motive in giving that enormous amount
OF money was engendered by good lalth
and through kind heart.
| But of this we may be certain tha'
wars between nations, enmites between
neighbors and quarrels among schoolDoS
will cease only when all men are perfect
I'VE do not allllove peace. The late wal
between America and Spain was oroush'
about by some United states senators anu
some enterprising journalists. They "ere
not ignorant men and they could talk ioi
hours about the blessings Of peace
war for Profit.
And the last great European war was
caused by the Justification Of telegram
1 for the direct. purpose OF bringing on
war which a great statesman foresa"
would tend to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ms
country Some OF us will remember th'
incident OF Bismarcks telegram before th'
Franco Prussian war.
Another fallacy that has much fore'
with welI-meaning people is that war IL
the greatest evil In the world. II Is no'h
ing Of the kind
Dishonesty, intemperance, moral co"
ardice and moral degeneracy are wors
evils. These vices always have been aii'
ALWAYS will be the ruin Of nations, ana WI
Americans have more TO fear from then
than from war, which sometimes may no
be a moral evil at all. 1 am not speaking
in favor Of war; l am only saying ina
; IL is not the greatest evil In the "orlo
II is. no doubt, barbarous way OF setthhl
! disputes. but until men are perfect II VII
remain with US"
Bishop scannelrs sermon was not o.
the subject OF war He only brought
the question incidentally. The oishop DC
gan by saying that New Years day wa
a suitable time for having an accounuh
with ourselves. with view TO ascertain
ing the mistakes Of the past ana 10 max
3 good resolutions for the future
I'VE shall" he said. hear much thes
: DAYS about the great progress We nav
made in the material Order-about GU
3 growing Importance as a nation our raI
idly increasing wealth and the ooui, ,.,'
and luxuries which this wealth puts Wi.hl
cur reach. and It is to be feared we sha
! be disposed 10 claim for ourselves the en-
! tire erdeit for this progress. whereas mos
: Of II is due 20 conditions which are not
: our own creation.
Morals oF Nest Importance.
. "Rut while this progress mas IT'S 0N
d ,..,,,e II "a OF little moment compared VIZ