Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

have been entered into by three OF the
ON the rocks of disputed senatorial pi ..
rogatives? Far greater and more tee'
will be our glory than the decisive pat
ties OF the world have shea on vlctolic -, :
nations il we falter not in leading the
way to universal arbitration; ana he
darker shame can enguif our oestIny
than if by narrow and reirogressi.e con
strr,ction we defeat the solemn inst u.
ments by which this end Is atta1napie.
Evolution Indicates Success.
Human nature does change, and the
history of evolution points the way to-
ward universal peace" declared FORMER
United States Senator Charles A. Towne'
who argued against the hypothesis that
war was Necessary evil and pointed 10
the progress that had been made In nit
iSating wars barbarities.
THE object of this gathering Is not, as
understand it, he said. Ito advance
any particular method of peace propa-
sanda or organization. 1t aims to IN
fuence and encourage public opinion In
This country TO demand the cessation Oh
war as soon as may be and by all pos
Sible means No nohler mission for our
beloved country can possibly De mag
incd than to lead in the sublime 1nausu-
ration of the worldwide reign OF peace.
Speakers of the Evening.
Among those at the table with the
President were included the speakers of
The evening. Arnirew Carnegie. Oscar S.
Straus. former ambassador to Turkey;
former United States Senator Charles
\. Towne and Henry Clews. with Cow
elect Earl Brewer of Mississippi. Bishop
David II. Greer of the Protestant Epfs-
copaI Church, Raoul Dandurand. chair
ap int arli mo
Canadian parliament. and United States
Senator OGorman OF New York
John Temple Graves. the POSTMASTER.
opened the speechmaking of the evening:
There was never banquet Swaddled
in storrnier gossip that has passed into
sserener contamination" he said. THE
neace banquet of 1911 presents on this
magnificent occasion the declaration of
all its motives and the vindication of
every method that had brought 1t into
life"
Reviews Peace Movement.
Mr. Graves reviewed the movement for
universal peace which he said ''revofves
at last around our country and paid
warm tribute to- President Taft, declaring
that 1.-THE statelAest steps that have been
taken for peace in human history have
been taken by the twenty-seventh Presi-
dent Of the United States
In giving way to the guest OF the even
ing, he said:
Il present to you William Howard Taft,
the great peace President Of the repub-
lies life
The mention by Mr. Graves in his re-
marks of two great wise treaties with
France and England waiting the laggard
SenateS vote early made it evident that
specific Endorsement of these conventions,
which had aroused SO much discussion in
arranging the dinner, was not going to
be neglected. and this was further shown
by the speeches which followed.
Governors Indorse Project.
Andrew Carnegie.s contribution to the
laudatiOn OF peace and the arbitration
treaties designed to promote them was
largely in the form Of sheaf Of letters
received by him in reply to a letter
which he wrote last spring to democratic
governors OF states and to other promi-
nent members OF that party, asking their
ton with Great Britain
These responses were from Cows
Dix of New York, Baldwin of Connecfi-
cut, Foss Of Massachusetts, Woodrow
Wilson of Now Jersey. Harmon Of Ohio.
and from Speaker Champ Clark of the
Judge George Gray of Delaware. William
Jennings Bryan, Alton b. Parker and
Mayor Gaynor OF New York All In
dorsed the plan Of arbitration IN general
and most OF Them the principles of arbtI
tration to- includes all masters that may
come into dispute betvseen nations.
Kept Taft Waiting an Hour.
With the Waldorf-Astoria humming
with suppressed excitement and guard
ed within and without by a force of
hundred or more police officers, de-
tectives and secret service men, the
preliminaries to the banquet tonight
savored almost as highly of the SEN
sational as did the events of the week
of turbulence among the promoters Of
the function
There was trouble before the arrival
of President Taft. the guest of honor.
who reached here at O'Clock from
Philadelphia, and was driven directly
to the hotel. Through some misunder-
delivered, and the President on reach
ing the Waldorf. was ushered into a
private room. and had to wait more than
an hour while the committeeman tried
TO untangle the Snarl and arrange for
the seating of the more than 1,400
guests. Willard ]. Bloomer. executive
secretary of the arrangements commit
tee. could not be found. and before the
difficulty had been adjusted both man.
agement and prospective diners became
perceptiDly agitated.
Capital Delegation Disappointing.
Echoes Of the dissensfon which had
marked the preparation for the dinner
were still heard as the diners were as
sembling. The delegation from Washing
ton was disappointment in size, as
none Of the foreign ambassadors or other
diplomats who had accepted invitations
came. 1t was explained that there had
been an almost universal withdrawal OF
acceptances by these guests, some Of the
declinationS arriving late today-one by
telegraph. Discussion of the purpose OF
the dinner-whether it was definitely to
indorse the pending arbitration treaties
also was revived with declaration by
Representative Richard Bartholdt Of Mis-
souri, that he had intended staying away
when told that the Endorsement of the
treaties was to be '.sidetracked," but had
decided to come when advised by the
committee that the purpose of the din
ner had not been changed" Further con-
trfbufton to tho discussion also was made
today by Col. Theodore Roosevelt. about
whose attitude toward the function the
controversy had conferred
President Well Guarded.
In his letter declining the invitation,
made public in the late afternoon, Col.
Roosevelt reiterated his declaration that
it seemed to him worse than foolish-in
short, utterly hypocriucal-now to sup
port these arbitration treaties 0un-