The Washington herald., 1914-03-14
carnegie Cash
in CANAL fight
DR.. Scott Tells Lobby Probers
Peace Endowment Gave
$4,000 to Get Repeal.
SENATOR'S FRANK USED
Clarence W. De Knight. Witness at
thursdays Hearing. Is Suffering
from Nervous Prostration.
SENATOR'S FRANK USED

That the Carnegie endowment to pro-
mote international peace had set aside
a fund of ss3.oOo TO be used In circulating
literature TO influence sentiment in favor
of a repeal of legislation giving free tolls
through the Panama Canal to American
coastwise vessels was stated yesterday
by DIR. James Brown Scott. secretary OF
the foundation. who was a witness before
the Senate Lobby Committee DR.. Scott
formerly was Solicitor for the State De-
partment He was brought to Washing
ton from Columbia University by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. and served at The Hague
tribunal and In other important interna-
tionaI matters for the government. He
resigned as Solicitor for the State De-
rartment to accept a place as secretary
for the Carnegie fund.
Senator OGorman. of New York. Is active
In opposing the repeal OF the legislation
for free tolls. was responsible for having
DR.. Scott called as a witness. When the
Lobby Committee met yesterday morning
the chairman laid before the members
of the committee the fact that Clarence
w. De knight. the Washington attorney.
who was a witness before the committee
yesterday, was unable to appear. having
suffered a nervous collapse 1t was stated
that Mr.. DE knight was in a local hos
pital. attended by physician
Senator'S Frank Used.
DIR. Scott was the only witness exam
ined yesterday. He testified that more
than q million copies Of pamphlet
signed by a number of prominent Amer
leans, and urging the repeal OF the free
tolls legislation. and dated about a year
ago had been distributed by the Carnegie
Foundation. The witness testified also
that 7150OO copies Of Senator Roots
speech in the Senate urging the repeal
had been sent out by the society under
Senator Roots frank. The witness ad-
mitted that the executive committee had
ordered this distribution In the absence
of Senator Root.
whether the organization was not a So
called peace society" and when an
swered in the affirmative, asked:
What has 1t to do with the Panama
tolls question:?
1T is the business of the Carnegie
Foundation to smooth out misunder-
standings between nations and In that
way to promote peace" replied DR..
Scott.
And yield to other nations" suggest |
ed Senator Reed
Our attitude has never been a yield
ing one to other nations" sharply re-
piled DR.. Scott.
A copy of the pamphlet was introduced
into evidence. Among the signers were
Joseph H. Choates Andrew d. White. |
Charles W. Eliot. John L. Cadwalader,
Elihu Root, Luke f. Wright. Charlie
magne Tower, Oscar S. Straus. Jmes s.
Slayden, Samuel Mather. Henry s.
Pritchctt, Cleveland II. Dodge, and Mich
olas Murray Butler.
DIR. Scott was called before the COM
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made by Senator o 'Gorman. of New York. |
in the executive session OF the Senate |
at which the general arbitration treaties |
were considered. that the Carnegie Foun- |
dation was being used to promote an |
alliance.
Denies Lobby Charge.
revenue for the Carnegie endowment
came from the bonds of the United States |
Steel Corporation. Senator Walsh in-
quired particularly as to a fund of 81 900 |
to the American Peace So
ciety. Secretary Scott explained that |
Burton. of Ohio. was chairman |
Of this society, and that the fund was
to various local organizations |
Of that society, and was expended in cir |
culating documents intended to promote |
peace.
DIR. Scott made an emphatic denial of /
O'Gorman's charge that the en-
dowment was being directed to promote |
a British-American alliance. He also de- |
MED that he had done any lobbying be- |
fore Congress.
DIR. Scott told the members of the COM
mittee that he was ready to respond at |
any time in the future, should they de-
sire to hear him, and he also agreed to |
furnish the committee with copies OF all |
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