Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-03-13
FOR FEW FAVORED FOLK
THOSE ON THE INSIDE EXPECT
ED TO GET BENEFIT OF
THE PANAMA CANAL
GGORMAN MADE CHARGE
NEW YORK soLoN THOUGHT He
SAW SOMETHING CROOKED
BENEATH SURFACE

washington, March 49, James
Brown Scott, secretary of the Car
negie Endowment for international
Peace, testified today before the sem
ate lobby committee. He submitted
the financial statement of contribu-
tions and contributors to the support
Of the institution and record Of dis
bursements.
Inquiry into the endowment was
precipitated by the charge made in
executive session Of the senate by
Senator O'Gorman that its main pur-
post was not to promote international
peace, but to bring about British
American alliance in the interest of a
selected few who supported the insti-
tuition.
Senator O'Gorman is leading the
fight in the senate against repeal of
the Panaman tolls exemption, and the
lobby committee sought to find if men
interested in the endowment were in
any way interested in that issue.
The 100000 annual revenue Of the
endowment is derived from bonds Of
the United States steel corporation
Senator Walsh asked particularly
as to an annual contribution Of $4,000
to the American Peace society. Sec
retary Scott said that organization
was headed by Senator Burton and
that 1t distributed to smaller organ
izations throughout the country the
documents dealing with the peace
propaganda. He agreed to produce
copies Of all which dealt with general
arbitration treaty on canal tolls ex-
emption.
Further inquiry into the peace en-
dowments records brought to light
an allotment of $7.496 in 1918 for
propaganda for Panama tolls" That
sum, it was disclosed, never was ex-
pended and still is carried on the
books.
Clarence w. DeKnight, the Wash,
ington lawyer. suffered a nervous
collapse and was unable to appear
He had promised to produce his con
tract with former Admiral Bowles,
head Of the Fore River shipbuilding
company for work for Panama tolls
exemption. Bowles denies that De-
knight had such contract
e3lw Much Money spent
Activities Of Andrew Carnegie's en-
dowment for international peace in
favor Of repeal Of the Panama tolls
exemption were brought out today be-
fore the senate lobby committee in
the testimony Of James Brown Scott,
secretary of the foundation.
Campaign Of Education
It was developed that the endow-
ment expended thousands Of dollars
ina campaign Of education. Scott tes-
titled that more than a million copies
of d pamphlet urging repeal under
date Of March Is, 1918, we're distrib-
uted, The endowment also distribut-
ed. Dr. Scott testified, 715,OOo copies
Of Senator Roots speech urging the
repeal.
Used His Frank
Senator Walsh brought out that
there was an allotment Of $4,000 for
circulation Of Panama canal literature
and that the 715,O0O copies Of Senator
Roots speech had been sent out by
the endowment under the senator's
frank Mr.. Scott said the order Of
the legislative committee directing
this action had been aken in Senator
Roots absence.
This is q peace society, isn't it?"
demanded Senator Reed.
II Isl" answered Scott.
Just what has it to do with Pam
ANA tolls questionsga
ITS business is to. smooth out mis-,
understandings
aAnd yield to other nationag' asked
Senator Reed