The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
NATIONS WILL SOON
REACH PEACE GOAL,
DECLARES CARNEGIE:
World Wide Peace Exponent
Addresses Peace Congress
in st. LOuis-Describes
the Cost of War

st. Louis, May ANDREW Carnegie
told fhe National Peace congress as
sembled here today why he believed
the nations soon would reach the goal
travel. He described the cost of war and
varlfke preparation, and explained his
confidence that the United States never
reed fear foreign invasion. President
Wilson and his administrator he pre-
dicfed. would gain immortal glory by
dealing successfully with the question
of world peace.
The goal, said Mr.. Carnegie is al
nIost attained. IF a man wished 20 Sc
lcct the safest life possible, the one
freest from all danger of violest death,
let him enter our army and navy. There
is not a workman attending machinery
or erecting buildings, nor a railway
train employe or policeman-the SOL
dier of civilization, whose duty is
never to attack but always to protect
not one but runs far greater risk
of sudden injury or death than the
soldier or marine of our country GOES
today. There is little danger of any
cf these ever seeing war, thank God !
They win only have to parade"
Foreign Invasion
The speaker pictured a possible for
eign invasion as follows: British au-
thorities consider 1t might be possible
for an enemy to land as many as 17o,-
00o men upon their island in three
weeks, and they believe they have pro-
vided a force sufficient to deal with
this number We could cope with seven
times this number of invaders, if we
could only induce them to accept our
Invitation to march far enough inland
and partalle of our hospitality until
they were rested and gave US notice
they We're ready to begin operations
firing d shot. Thousands might decide
10 stay in the great west and work
and save until they could buy farm
We might turn invaders into citizens"
I believe in the League of Peace
idea, the formation of an internal tional
I ollee, never for aggression, always for
protection, il needed, of the peace of
tue civilized world. This requires only
the agreement of a few of the leading
nations. Recently six of these-Britain
France, Germany Russia Japan ana
1ilf feflca-combined their forces in
China, under command of a German
general, for specific purpose, which
Vas successfully accomplished.
Three or four leading peace nations
combined, constituting, as they would, an
overwhelming force, unbroken peace
would almost certainly be ensured for to
break it would sbe folly. If ever it were
broken, however, it would lie we'll before
resorting to force fola the peace-preserv-
ing nations to first proclaim non-inter-
course with the offender no loans, no
exchange OF products, no military or
naval supplies-above all, no mails-this
would serve is solemn warning and
probably prove effective, but if not, then
as a last resort force should be used
This plan seems the easiest and speedi-
est mode of attaining international peace
Eve of Victory
Recently world peace was upon the
eve of victory. A treaty of peace was
signed by Britain, France and our gov
ernment which would have prevented war
between civilized powers, because Ger
many would have joined us, as It's ambas-
sador intimated A joint remonstrance
against war by these four powers would
just gentle intimation that they were
expected to follow the example of those
who had abolished war and who had in
terests in the preservation of peace which
could not be and would not be overlooked
ana peaceful adjustment would be certain.
why this treaty failed to receive the
support of the Senate need not be here
dwelt upon. Suffice it to say the fault
was not altogether that of the Senate
sometimes a blunder Is said to be worse
than crime. Well, some one blundered
Looking backward, the error is now clear
ly seen, and we venture to predict that
the present administration will deal sue
cessfully with this vital question.
This sole remaining task accomplished
it will rank highest of all services ever
performed by man to man, because its
influence will be world wide and the Presi-
dent will take rank above all men as
the greatest world benefactor who has
ever lived; because he will have laid the
axe to the root of the tree and banished
man-killing from the civilized world. All
the good done by any or all reformers
pales into insgnificance compared with
the banishment of this appalling crime
of crimes. The President has stood and
still stands absolutely for international
peace under the reign of law"