The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-01-16

ironmsster Believes tho Human Race
Is Steadily Growing Better and Says
Of All His Benefactions He Loves the
Hero Fund Best, For II 10 Solely His
idea-Pensions For Presidents.
Andrew Carnegie, apostle Of peace
and big brother to the rest Of the
world, has just begun his seventy
seventh year and despite the bloody
war between the allies and the Turks;
despite the danger Of general Euro
pean conflict, which he minimlzes, be-
ieves the world is growing better.
Every year." he declared, II get
better opinion Of the human race.
I'm feeling young indeed" he add
ed. why shouldn't / when / see so
much good all about me? The earth
becomes more of a heaven to me every
year. Every year ! get higher opin-
ion of the human race, because / know
so many more men and women who
have attained almost angelic heights"
The ironmaster In dealing with
variety of subjects thus expressed
himself:
The Balkan War.
II do not think there is any danger
of general war, because the powers
do not want one. When Disraeli was
prime minister of England he attend
ed conference on the Balkans and
said on his return that he had settled
all trouble and had come back with
peace with honor But he brought
neither, because the powers hesitated
to do then the thing that is now TAX
ing place-taking away Turkish do
minion in Europe. l hope they will
make no such mistake this time. but
put the Turk back toward CONSTANT
nople.
Pensions to Ex-Presidents.
II told Colonel Roosevelt when he
was president it was a shame that ex-
presidents did not have a pension, and
/ have always thought that 1t would
be very good thing. No; have new
er discussed the question with Presi-
dent Taft.
The Tariff,
1--WE don't need a tariff on steel, nor
do we need protection, which is an
everlasting mistake and needed only
for infant Industries. When | started
IN the steel business we did not make
a pound of steel Now we make more
than all the world combined. Food
should never be taxed. Don't worry
about the tariff 1t will take care of
itself.
Upon "Hamlet."
ut contains one of my favorite quo
tations, I think myself in nothing else |
so happy as a SOUL
Notices on His Library Walls.
II like notices. This is one of my |
favorites, The highest form of wor-
ship is service to men, / read it i'm |
one of Franklin's private boo5g. one
that he always carried with him and |
one of the best l have ever read.
Martin Luther.
Luther says we cannot serve God,
as he does not need it from us, but we
can give our service to our fellow
men.
Regarding Reporters.
Il always wanted to be a reporter,
and when 1 was young In Pittsburgh
wanted to work on the papers there.
In fact, l did write several little
pieces for the Pittsburgh Journal. Can
any one here get me job, because I
may need 1t the way am giving away
my money? The American reporter as
a whole is the most enterprising young
man have ever met
Message to the American People.
II congratulate the people on having
an election. We make our kings our
selves. 1 am a dyed in the wool Re
p'.Shcan and attended the convention
that nominated Fremont and hope to
be Republican always. / smile when
people fear for the Republican party.
His Hero Fund.
THAT is my favortte benefaction.
like to reward heroes and especially
their wives and children. / have hero
funds in this country, Great Britain,
Germany, Belgium, Holland, Norway,
Sweden and Italy and perhaps some
other countries. Only recently | re-
ceived a message from the kaiser
through the German ambassador in
which the kaiser said that the first
thing he appreciated about me was my
generosity, but that now it is my dis
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