The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
ROOT PUT AT HEAD
OF PEACE ADVOCATES
Carnegie Foundation Officer
Also Denies Efforts to
Force U. 8. on Tolls.
80 UNAMERICAN EFFORTS
Scott Says Knox Was Not Hin
dered by Organization
in Treaty Plans.

WASHINGTON. April 1S.--Dr. James
Brown Scott, who is Identified with the
Carnegie Peace Foundation and who was
solicitor for the state Department under
President Roosevelt, was required to-day
to tell the Senate Committee on Inter-
oceanic Canals all about the work of the
Peace Foundation. Senators O'Gorman,
Bristow and Borah quixzed Or. scott at
length. b.
Chairman o'Gorman finally asked him
who he believed had done most to ad-
vance the cause OF International peace.
Or. Scott replied that a distinguished
New Yorker named John Jay OF Revoiu-
,onary fame had been the original peace
promoter.
But he belonged to another genera
ton" said Senator O'Gorman. "wili you
give us the name Of some person among
the living who IN your judgment has
done most for the cause OF International
peace"
Evidently members Of the committee
thought that Or. Scott would put Andrew
Carnegie in that class. but they were
disappointed when the witness said:
Il believe that the one man who has
done more than any other to promote
the cause OF international peace, to ad-
vance the cause of settling judicial dis
prtes by International arbitration. Is your
distinguished colleague, Senator Elihu
Root
Dentes Embarrassing Knox.
Senator OGorman tried to wiring an ad-
mission from the peace exponent that
the Interference OF the Carnegie Peace
Foundation in the negotiations between
the United States and Great Britain had
embarrassed Secretary Knox at a critical
point and at time when Mr.. Knox was
about to settle the canal tolls contro-
versy by diplomatic nethocs.
Senator O'Gorman pointed out that Sem
ator Roots speech In the Senate In favor
OF his bill for the repeal of the tolls ex-
emption clause was made just at a time
when its effect was to strengthen the
hand OF Great Britain in the negotiations.
Mr. oGorman tried to elicit admissions
from the witness that would tend to pro
that Senator Root and the Carnegie Peace
Foundation had worked together to upset
the plan OF the State Department for
settling the matter by diplomatic nego-
tiations.
Il do know" said the witness. that
Senator Roots speech came four days
after Secretary Knox. In a formal note,
had denied all Of the British demands. d"
Wasn't II Just after Senator Roots
speech that you took the British side Of
this controversy and began circularizing
his speech?' inquired Senator Bristow.
Resents Bristow's Insinuatioas.
II cannot answer a question" replied
Or. Scott. with show Of resentment,
that assumes that we worked on the
British side. The trustees Of the Car
nege Foundation are all American citi-
sens and we worked for what we consid-
cred the true American side and to carry
out what we believed TO BE- the obligation
az our country in the premises
You expressed the British view. didn't
| YOU" persisted Senator Bristow.
THE view of Great Britain was imma-
L terial to us, and our work proceeded
along the same lines and regardless OF
whether there was British protest or
not"
Much of the questioning was directed
apparently to build up the idea that An
drew Carnegie through various rich en-
dowmeEts had constructed an organixa-
ton 10 promote general arbitration. and
particularly the repeal Of the tolls ex-
emption clause. Senator OGorman tried
TO show that all OF Mr.. Carnegie's endow-
u ments were being used to promote ar
Anglo American sentiment He even in
timated that school histories Of the Revo
luton were being toned down through thu
agency Of Mr.. Carnegie so that they
would no longer be Objectionable to thu
British.
In line with this theory Mr.. OGormar
asked Or. Scott IL ne didn't favor omit
Ting from school histories the fact thai
in lsl4 the British had burned the Capt.
tol, demanded tribute from the citizens
and driven them into Virginia.
Dr. Scott acquitted Andrew Carnegie
Of any activity through the Peace
Foundation to change the text book.