Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
WORKSHOP PEACE;
MAKES NO NOISE
What Carnegie Foundation Is
Doing to Avert the Hor-
r0rs of War.
BUILDING FOUNDATION
FOR FUTURE, INFLUENCE
Mexico and Other Latin Americans to
Be It's Next Field of
Operation.
Copyright. 1918. by Charles f. Kern.

Copyright. 1918. by Charles F. Kern, @
What is the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace, to which the little
Scotch ironmaster gave $4,000 600 few
years ago. doing in the way of bringing
about better feeling between the nations
Of the world? That is the question which
is being asked frequently these days by
the man in the street and by others, per-
haps more frequently here in Washing
ton where the organization has it's head
quarters, than elsewhere. Curiously
enough the central office Of this peace
society is right across Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the War and Navy Departments
building.
AS wars and rumors Of wars con-
tinue, apparently no diminution having
taken place In international conflicts and
threatened conflicts, 1t is but natural that
the general reading public should ask it
self what the Carnegie millions have been
doing in the effort to bring world peace
Little appears In the daily newspapers in
regard to the endowment and its activ-
tiles, except an occasional notice of a
meeting Of the trustees or the election OF
officers.
This lack Of publicity. coupled with the
present-day turmoil throughout the world,
has led to a more or less general opinion
that Mr.. Carnegie might better have given
his money to the building of additional
libraries or to some other good cause
Officers Not Discouraged.
But the terribly fierce and bloody Bal
kan war, and yellow journal efforts to
start a war between Mexico and the
United States or with Japan. do not dis
courage the officers of the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace. In
the little more than two years since they
have been organized they believe that
they have accomplished something. and
that they have laid the foundations for
immense future influence in the checking
of causes which might lead to interna-
tional alterations
The 100000 received yearly as income
on the $1O,O0OOOO worth of first mortgage
bonds United States Steel Corporation,
with which Mr.. Carnegie founded the en-
dowment. Is spent. roughly as follows:
One hundred and sixty thousand dollars
is given to other associations. both here
and abroad, working for peace on earth
and good will to men: $4,000 Is given to
publications dealing with the peace move
ment and to worthy International law
journals: $4,000 for the publication of
various books and treatiSes on arbitra-
ton, causes and effects of war and in
ternatiOnal law, prepared ana issued Dy
the endowment itself; 10000 is paid in
salaries to the associations correspond
ents, and special investigators and writ
ers, scattered all over the world; 100000
is used in general administration ex-
penses: $4,000 to pay travelling expenses
of prominent exchange lecturers between
the United States and other countries.
and the remaining 100000 is used as
needed In any contingency which may
arise in the educational. investigating
publication or other work Of the endow-
ment
This well endowed peace foundation.
with plenty OF money in hand and with
the ability to raise more should the
emergency arise, already has it's ma
chinery in nearly all parts Of the world.
At a moments notice, therefore, If
grave crisis arose, 1t could call to It's
command the forces OF peace which it
organized and urge them to use their
strongest influence to prevent war.
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