The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-01
TURNING THE SWORD
into THE PLOUGASHAR|

ament, The Hague conference. Int
national law and needed improl
ments, and the relation OF commer
to International peace.
President Woodrow Wilson, hond
ary president Of the congress, sent
message OF good will in which he
pressed his regret tina. press OF
ministration business prevented h
from attending, Andrew Carnegie,
other active -vicce president, who ga
81, 100000 to establish an endO
ment fund for the promotion Of init
national peace, was scheduled to d
liver the first address before the ge
eral assembly today. He was follow
by Richard Bartholdt
Figures were presented to the cd
gress tending to show that the wor
today spends annually for war af
war equipment $4,000, ,o00, 600 enoue
to pay for the construction Of fiy
Panama canals and that adoption
international agreement, OF the arh
tration method OF settling internatioi
al disputes with the subsequent II
duction Of ornaments, would enabN
the United States alone to divei
many millions to agricultural, waite
way and industrial projects thi
would bring millions In return.
Sectional conferences occupied I'll
greater part OF the afternoon, Intel
national Relations" being discusse|
by John Barrett, director-general d
the Pan-American Union, and by Sel
or Don Ignacio Calderon, ministe|
from Bolivia to the United Stated
Universities and the Peace MovS
4 ment" was the topic discussed by II
B. Hutchins, president Of the Univel
sity of Michigan; President frank d
McVay, Of the University Of Nortl
Dakota; President s. G. Mitchell, D
the University OF South Carolina
i lChancellor James Hampton kirkland
OF Vanderbilt University, and Profei
sor s. F. Weston, Of Antioch College
/ Others who spoke today we're Loui
4 r. Lechner, general secretary OF tn
d Association Of Cosmopolitan Clubs
M re- Fannie Fern Andrews, Hecfetar
4 of the American School Peace Leagul
4 and President Charles r. Thwing, q
Western Reserve University. AndreH
4 Carnegie, Jenkin Lloyd Jones an
4 Philip Van Ness Meyers were the Sc,
i ton speakers on the symposium q
disarmament. The conference NEE
ings were followed this afternoon b
the oratorical contest OF the Interco
legiate Peace Association in whic
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska
: South Dakota and Texas participated
: Tonight the congress tS.s take u
: the present international problem
which confront the United State
These are the Panama canal and az
visibility of fortifying the Gree
Ditch" the Philippines, Japan, Mex
CO. Among the evenings speaker
will be former Vice President Fai
banks and Booker T. Washington.
carnegIe's Speech.
In an address punctuated with s;
tirical comment on the life OF tral
guilty enjoyed by the United State
army and navy and ridicuie for thos
sponsors OF militarism who see II
danger of war in every information
: controversy, Andrew Carnegie toda
{ opened the Fourth American Peac
, congress in this city.
: The grizzled iron master" In h
i favorite role of Americas foremoi
: exponent Of world peace, paid his /
(. spects to the army and navy by d
! claring them the ayocations involvi1
, the least risk of any a man can ente
; He ridiculed the idea that any Of II
: powers has the slightest desire to s
5 to war with the United States, ar
! declared that there would never
: occasion for war If this nation wi
: simply treat all nations with justi
1 and friendliness.
: Little do our people realize sa
: the speaker, "the cost OF what is ca
: ed national defense against but II