The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-13
CHARGES CARNEGIE
endowment FUND
FOR PEACE IS
4 JOKE
Senator 0'Gorman Declares
Real Purpose of Huge Fund
is 10 Promote British-Amer-
lean Alliance.
TOOK ACTIVE PART IN
CANAL TOLLS CAMPAIGN



international peace IN iaNpr OF re-
peal Of The Panama tolls exemption
were brought out today before the
sncutc lobby committee IN the tcsti-
mony of James Brown scott. sccre-
tary oi the foundation.
II was developed that the endow-
mont expended thousands OF dollars In
a campaign cf education scott tusti-
lied that more than million copies
Of pamphlet urging repeal under
date Of March IS, 1913, were distub-
uted
The cndoW iucnt Also distributed,
DR. Scott testified, ti3.VVg copies OF
senator Roots speech urging the re-
peal
senator Walsh brought out that
there was on allotment OF $4,000
frs circulation OF panama canal liter
aturc and that the 1l5.OUO copies OF
senator Roots speech had been sent
out by the endowment under the sem,
utuTs frank. Mr. scott said the order
Of the executive committee directing
this action had been taken in Sona-
tor Roots absence
This is peace society. isn't III"
demanded senator Reed
III is. answered scott
Just what has q TO do with Pan
anna tolls questions ="
Its business IL TO smooth out mis-
understandings.
And yield to other nations2" asked
Senator Reed.
"You VIII lind no yielding TO ether
nations in our attitude Scott de-
ciared.
The pamphlet, issued By members
Of the board OF trustees OF the car
ne8ie Endowment tor International
Peace" under date of march ~ last,
WAS signed by Joseph n Choate. An
4 rI.
John T. cadwaiader. Eiihu Root
Luke r.. Wright. Chariemngne Tower.
u. =. Woodward, Austen G.. FOX. j. q
Schmidlapp, Robert :. Brook kings.
Oscar strauss, samuel Mathcr
James :. Slayden, Charles $ Taylor,
Henry $. Pritchett. william NJ. How
ard, cleveland n. Didgc. Robert A.
Franks, Nicholas Murray Batter. Ar
thur William Frazier aud jam lI
Brown Scott.
It's appeal was as follows:
THE greatest interest OF the Init
ed states as a free nation rs to repre-
sent worihlly before the world the
principles uf civil ana religious liberty
9nd the public efficiency aud WE'LL
being which those principles develop,
and thereby 10 promote the adoption
oi these principles the world over.
"Thia is of great material as we'll
as great moral Interest In compuri-
terest of the United states in les
coastwise vessels sinks into iusignifi-
canoe.
i"By securing the repeal OF that
part of the act OF congress on the
Panama canal which provided for tho
exemption OF tho Cuastwise vessels
from the payment of tolls the Amer
lean people would embrace "a precious
opportunity that they understood
Their highest interests and recognize
their duty Ia promote II Tor the hcne-
III OF rainklnd.
u WAS the circulation uf this
pamphlet 60 which senator O'Gorman
had reference. Ia part, when he made
his recent attack IN the senate on the
Carnegie endowment
DIT Scott was excused hy the COM
mittee with the assurance from him
that ne would be- at their service at
any time,
Dr scott submitted the financial
statement cf contributions and con-
trinutors tu the support of the lnsfl-
lutiun ana record OF disbursements.
Inquiry into the endowment was
precipitatcd hy the charge made in
executive session OF the senate by sea
0tor O'Gorman thar its maia purpose
Wah not 90 promote International
peace but to bring about British
American alliance in the interest Of
a selected few who supported the ia
stitution.
senator O'G0rman Is leading the
fight la the senate against repeal OF
the Panama canal tolls exemption,
and the lobby committee sought tu
Ind if men Interested in the endow-
ment were In any way interested Ia
that issue
The $500 600 annual revenue OF the
enGoN ment IL derived hom bonds OF
the United states steel corporation.
Senator Walsh asked particularly
as 60 an annual contribution Of t3i,
ten Co the American Peace society
tiun WAS headed hy Senntor Burton
and THAI Il distributed To- smaller or
gunigntiuus through the country doe
umenis dealing with the peace propa-
ganda.
lie agreed 20 produce copies of all
which dealt with general arbitration
on canal tolls exemption
Further Inquiry into the peace en-
dnWmtnta records hfough to light an
ailutment of .iG9 la 1913 f6r prop
uganda foT Pnnania tolls" That sum,
lf was disclosed. never Was expended
and Hiiii is carried on the books
iis'knighi Has Nervous COLLAPSE.
Clarence W. Dcknghi. the Wash
ington lawyer. examined yesterday.
suffered nervous collapse aud was
unable to appear. Hc had promised
40 produce his contract with former
Admiral iIowleA hfad af the Fore
River Shiphulldins COMPANY for
work for Panama canal tolls es-
emption nowies denies that De
Knight had such contract.