Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-13
Carnegie Organization Shown
at Hearing to Have Cir
CuIated Literature,
REPEAL OF EXEMPTION
CLAUSE ITS OBJECT
Nearly Three.Quartefs Of a Million
Pamphlets Sent Out Under
Senator Roots Frank.

Activities Of Andrew Carnegies En-
dowment for International Peace in
favor Of repeal Of the Panama tolls
exemption were brought out before the
Senate lobby committee today In the
testimony OF DR.. James Brown Scott.
secretary Of the foundation.
It was developed that the endowment
expended thousands Of dollars IN q
campaign Of education. Scott testified
that moro than million copies OF .
pamphlet urging repeal under date Of
March Is. 1918. we're distributed. The
endowment also distributed. DR.. Scott
testified. 71b.00o copies Of Senator Roots
speech urging the repeal
Senator Walsh brought out that there
was an allotment OF S23, 900 for circulation
Of Panama canal literature and that the
$4,000 copies Of Senator Roots speech
had been sent out by the endowment un-
der tho Senator's frank. DR.. Scott sad
tho order Of tho executive committee
directing this action had been taken In
Senator Roots absenca
This is a peace society. isn't IT." de-
manded Senator Reed.
1T is" answered DR.. Scott.
Just what has 1t to do, then, with
Panama tolls Questione?''
Its business is to smooth out misun-
derstandings."
And yield to other nations?" asked
Senator Reed.
You will find no yielding to other ma
tons in our atttude," DR.. Scott declared.
Appeal Contained in Pamphlet.
The pamphlet issued by members Of
tho board Of trustees Of the endow-
I4k- 80 1oa
signed by Joseph H. Choate. Andrew D.
White. Charles w. Eliot. John L Cad
walader. Elihu Root. Luke e. Wright,
Charlemagne Tower. r. s woodward
Austen G. Fox. J. g. Schmidlapp. Rob-
ert s. Bookings. Oscar s. Straus, Sam
uel Mather. James q. Slayden. Charles
S. Taylor. Henry 8. Pritchett, William
NJ. Howard. Cleveland H. Dodge. Rob
ert A. Franks, .stcholas Murray But
Ter, Arthur William Frazier and James
Brown Scott
Its appeal was as follows:
THE greatest interest of the United
States as free nation is to represent
worthily before the world the principles
Of civil and religious liberty. and the
public efficiency and well-being which
those principles develop, and thereby to
promote the adoption Of these principles
the world over.
This is Of great material as well as
u
with this large interest. the interest OF
the United States in its coastwise YES
sells sinks into insignifcance.
by securing the repeal Of that part
Of the act of Congress on the Panama
canal which provided for the exemption
Of the coastwise vessels from the pay
ment Of tolls the American people
would embrace precious opportunity
to prove that they understood their
highest interests. and recognize their
d,,tx TO hn hal
mankind
DR.. Scott was excused by the commit
tee with the assurance from him that
he would be at their service at any
time.
Seek British-American Alliance.
Inquiry into the endowment was pre-
cipitated by the charge made in ex-
ecutive session of the Senate by Senator
y uorman that its main purpose was
not to promote international peace, but
to bring about British-American al
lance in the interest of a selected few
who supported the institution.
Senator OGorman is leading the light
IN the Senate against repeal Of the
Panama canal tolls exemption, and the
lobby committee sought to find II men
interested In the endowment were in
any way interested In that issue.
The $4,000 annual revenu Of the en-
dowment is derived from bonds Of the
United States Steel Corporation.
Senator Walsh asked particularly as to
an annual contribution OF $31. 600 to the
American Peace Society. Secretary Scott
said that organization was headed by
Senator Burton. and distributed to small
er organizations throughout the coun-
try documents dealing with the peace
propaganda He agreed to produce
copies of all which dealt with general
arbitration treaties or canal tolls ex-
emption.
Further inquiry into the peace endow-
ment's records brought to light an allot-
ment Of S7,469 in 1918 for propaganda
for Panama tolls" That sum. 1t was dis
closed, never was expended and still is
carried on the books. Clarence w. De
knight, the Washington lawyer exam
ined yesterday, had a nervous collapse
and was unable to appear. He had prom
ised to produce his contract with former
Admiral Bowles. head OF the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company. for work for
Panama tolls exemption. Bowles denies