The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-04
Carnegie on Taft

Carnegie on Taft
 President Taft. as the leader "who has laid the ax to the root of international war" was eulogized by Andrew Carnegie in an address before the Peace Congress.
 q rise with diffidence," said MT. Car negie, Ito address the members of our various peace societies here assembled in the presence of the great peace-com- polling ruler-the bearer of the message from on high, who,, through his trumpet with one blast has blown down the stronghold of international war, which lay in the fallacy that nations could not submit to arbitration questions affect ing their honor or vital interests with out losing their sovereignty, which only meant however, their fancied dignity, the truth being that the nation which could not submit any and every question was already bereft of sovereignty, which means power to do what it pleases. When | nation agrees to settle all disputes she possesses her sovereignty.
 "To President Taft's appeal to the world, in which both his heart and head went forth for one great nation to join his country in proving their sovereignty by agreeing to submit all disputes to peaceful settlement, behold there came such response across the sea from the other branch of our Engish-speaking
  peal before. The leaders of parties in Britain sunk the partisan in the patriot, touched by the Presidents appeal. The nation was unanimous, all parties fused into one. Today the representatives of the lands are forming the treaty, and here Britain knows nothing of party, for all parties cooperate, a sublime spec tacle, proving that party issues fade in | the presence of the high moral issue ,fa1,J Jna1 n hof of | our own statesmen, leaders of party? Are they 10 emulate their compeers of | Britain? My prediction Is that they will, | and that our republic will prove to the | world that politics with us are only skin | deep, and that our statesmen rise above party when a great moral worldwide vic- tory is within our grasp. I am not | without some basis for the faith that is | in me.
 Germ of Freedom
 Tn 1759 there flashed upon the mind of Franklin the idea of the federation of the states This was to be under the monarchy. In this measure of Franklin's s we have the germ which blossomed into l the nnrivaled American constitution. | Franklin guarded and developed this germ until it blossomed and now it as- | tonishes the world, keeping 47 states, com prsing the wealthiest nation the world | has ever seen, in peaceful harmonious ] relations ever growing closer Gentlemen, in an inspired moment our leader saw the great light How, when. where we know not. Probably the message came to him in a. flash and he was guided he | knew not how, but surely the Angel of | the Lord appeared and entrusted to him | the divine mission.
 T occupy strange position: Britain is my motherland. the republic my wife,
 land. I love them both. as mother and as wife. and to see my native and adopted lands hand in hand leading the world to peace would add a new charm to | my life. I cannot imagine to what ex- | treme I might go, even to murmuring, | Now, let thy servant depart in peace, for 1 he has seen the glory of the Lord.'"