The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-25
CARNEGIE FOR CANAL FORTS
NOT INCONP4TIBIE WITH THE
PEtCE WOVENENT. nv SAYS.
Doesn't Think such Forts Would Ever
Fire a Hostile shot As Much oars to
Defend rs New York or New Orleans
Taft n Rpai worker for World Peace

Defend as New York or New Orleans
Taft a Heat worker for World Peace
Andrew Carnegie. who sat near Presi
dent Taft at the Pennsylvania Society
dinner on Saturday night when the latter
urged the fortiiication Of the Panama
Canal Yesterday gave this statement
to the New York correspondent OF the
Central News Of London.
This question of the fortifcation o'
the Panama Canal is greatly exercising
the advocates OF international peace. but
it is not an international question.
NO nation disputes our right to fortfy
our right is as clear "a opr right to fortify
New York or New Orleans. but il is moi
a warlike project. being purely defensive
These forts. il built. will never fire q
shot Unless the canal is in danger from
an enemy an enemy which would be
the enemy Of other nations as well ar
ours, because injury 20 the canal would
mean serious Interference with the world 5
commerce.
Many friends of peace are urging that
non -fortiiicatiop would be great mes
sage Of Ieace to the whole world a splen
did proof that the world is really advan-
cling toward the abolition of war and proc,
that the United States Republic can trust
other nations to respect neutrality
hav" no doubt this would have been
the case. aud that the effect of non fort IN
cation would have been profound bu,
since II is otherwise decided rcor reasons
satisfactory TO our President. who is
foremost III tn" great peace movcmen,
now upon US. we must realize that sound
reasons exist for his decision. The
President gave evidence Of his peace
loving tendency at the Pennsvlvania
Society dinner on Saturday nigh, when
h" said that il he had his wav and was
able 70 So 'ure the consent O; olhcr Powers
he would submit To TN" senate arbitra-
ton treaties broader IN their terms than
any now cxistin. between nations
DO You think the President had anv
specific treaty IN his mind" was the next
question.
Yes. one OF these treaties he hopes TO
make and which | firmly believe he will
succeed in making is one which will en-
brace the whole English speaking race.
namely a treaty between Great Britain
and this Republic. The race which has
abolished private war within it's wide
boundaries is obviously the race to lead
the way IN the abolition of the savage
custom of man killing"
DO YOU think other nations would
follow suit"
Il am as certain Of that as that ] am
alive They would follow rapidly and
our race would thus add another wrcat h
the grandest of ALTO it's lsurels. IL
belongs TO the English speaking race TO
perform this supreme service TO man
kind
Il wish to submit to all lovers of peace
in Our country to support the President
in his holy work. 10 trust him and o stand
prepared to urge our Senators TO pass
| the great treaty which he is now engaged
/ in negotiating and compared with which
the purely national question as TO whether
We shall erect forts az both ends of the
I Panama Canal really sinks into insignifi-
canoe. Those forts will probably never
| fire hostile shot. and just as we proceed
| making such treaties as the President
Will have or none the need for such de
/ fences will diminish until in ttie time We
shall need neither weapons of offence noi
even of defence because all nations wil
have PLACED themselves under the reign
OF law. Depend upon it that after the
President gets the important treaty he
is now engaged upon he will soon take
up the question of the continual building
Of Dreadnoughts. although that is ques
ton which will ultimately settle itself il
the chief nations agree TO settle all dis
putes by arbitration.
As president of the Peace Society
speak TO nv colleagues in deep earnest
ness when ] say lei us support and truS
the President. He knows what he i.
\ doing