The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-24
CARNEGIE EhTHUsEs
OVER PEACE PACT
Declares Taft Greatest ApoS-
tie of Peace in the
World
AMERICA SHOULD
LEAD MOVEMENT
..Lajrd OF Skibo" Says Treaty
Between England and Am
erica Would Have Over
Whelming Influence

NEW YORK. March .4.---Andrew
carnegie, the man who recently gave
$1,000. oge TO further the cause CT
International peace ia to-day the
wsrn1est advocate that can be round
of President Taft's new policy OF
peace through arbitration agree
ments. Not in years has anything 80
aroused the enthusiasm az the Laird
of Skibo." and ne is In almost daily
communication with President TAFT.
whom he charactsrtzes as the fore
most apostle Of peace that the world
has ever seen"
Press TO-DAY Mr.. Carnegie gave fun
approval to the views recently *
pressed by Lord Admiral Charles
Beresford. through the United Press.
that America and England, working
together, could come near to making
war between great powers impossible.
IF Britain and America should en-
ter into such a treaty" Carnegie de-
elared. 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 nearly
century anu settled NAL hiHpdtSr
that have arisen. the treaty Will be
adhered to TO IN certainty.
Wow. assuming that our race has
abolished war. ss IL has private war
6uelling--the effect upon other ma
tions would be Overwhelming. Ii
must be overwhelming. Our noble
President, the foremost apostle of
peace that the world has ever seen.
announces that already another Of
the great powers has officially m
formed him that II was prepared to
enter into such treaty.
Other Nations Would Follow.
Indeed, this Is significant, but il
Is only what | have expected--that
one power will be followed by others,
one after the other. The fact In that
If this treaty is adopted by the SEN
ate Overwhelmingly. it win no Inn
press the world that other nations
will do as the one nation has done
elready--ask TO be allowed to enter
the brotherhood of peace"
Why should America lead in this
paoyement?" Carnegie was asked.
That goes without saying" he re-
piled, with enthusiastic incisiyeness
what nation has led the world In
government OF the people, for the
people and by the people, Where 4.
the nation in which any mans privi.
lege 10 every mans right under tbs
law? We are the first child of tri'
umphant democracy and we are falls.
20 our mission II we do not. only oc
cupy the leading position, but pusl
on still further toward perfection
for there II no limit to mans ascen
on the earth.
God didn't create man In His owl
likeness 10 go backward, Man Is tn,
product Of the lower orders OF lif,
sand has already become as Shakes
pesre says: In form how infinite. II
apprehension how like q God l al
ready know many men and womei
on earth who are so angelic. SO for
xetfui OF self. SO careful OF others
no exceedingly good that IL they wer,
much better they would be good 70
nothing
I see In the United Press that Ad
snirai Dewey IL quoted as saying
am for arbitration heart and soul.
don't believe. however. that we shall
see. In our day, substantial peace es
tabiished on that basis wish t
say that for n naval officer that IL
remarkably ereditable statement.
is the best thing l have heard iron
Admiral Dewey In many a day.
can only put my belief against hi
ard the prediction that if this treat
combining the English speaking race
to peace be executed. Admiral Dewe
will himself live to see realization
OF his wish. 80
A Deterrent influence.
Assuming that several OF the ma
tions have agreed to such a. treaty
and that IL was broken. We woul
immediately stop the mails. w
would consider that one OF the mem
hers of the human family had VIC
lated the rules and proprieties of tn
club and decline TO have further In
tercourse with 1t. This would be
much more severe punishment thal
that OF war. IL Is great mistak
to think that peace hath not he
weapons OF force no less renowne
than those OF war just as she hat
her victories. The mere fact tina
certain acts are considered dishonor
able among men is often "a create
deterrent than rs the fear OF punish
1nent under the law"
Asked whether he thought the fac
that the government had succeeded
In mobifzing only 10000 troops Il
Texas In two weeks argued agains
Americas preparedness for war. Car
negte replied;
III 1t were only 1000 soldiers,
would consider the nation invincibl
and armed against all possible enc
mics We have no enemies Nobod.
wants to attack our republic and w
don't want to attack anybody
had gentleman visit me to-day from
Japan, leading citizen, who is griev
ing that portion OF the American
people seem 10 be demented on tn,
subject OF Japan's hostility. and h,
declared that IL there Ia one natiol
in the world Japan wNnts 90 be
friendly with, that nation is our own
Amy man who mistrusts his conn
try SO much as 10 believe II coult
be successfully invaded should never
venture out without a lightning roc
down his back 10 protect him from
stroke. OF which there is ten timel
more probability than there Ia of al
attempt to invade this country"