The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-26

A little old man whom everybody knows
sat In roguish attitude on TIE arm
of = chair in his home at Ninety-frst
street and Fifth avenue yesterday after
noon and pcered mischievously that is
the only adequate adjective) over pair OF
nickel trimmed spectacles.
The longer live. boys" e was say
ing. and there was Just a suggestion OF
feebleness In his voice. "the longer live
on earth. the more OF heaven 1t be-
comes to me-
II was Andrew Carnegie. looking very
hale and hearty. delivering. as has been
his wont for some years. a birthday speech
on the value OF being cheerful and on the
constant Improvement OF human morals.
Mr. Carnegie was 20 years old yester-
day.
what IL more" he went on s,iil look
ing over his spectacles. "we are always
improving and ascending. Human life ~
more precious than oVer-.aSo much so,
this WAS added as an afterthouFht. "thnt
am not ready to change 1t for the life
hereafter.
"Thoy talk about options OPTIONS
] want an option on this life. I'm not a.
rich as was once. but am stlll able
to pay a pretty good price for such a
paper--a pretty good price indeed" And
Mr.. Carnegie chuCkled far down in his
throat and considered that he had pro-
nouuced very quaint bit OF hunor. His
birthday interviewers cnuckled with him
and IL seemed for moment as II the
plaster model of prehistoric triceratops
which stood on a table looking at Mr..
Carnegie wanted TO chuckle too. 20 COM
pletely was the whole room pervaded by
an atmosphere OF good cheer
| Gives Statement on the War.
| Flu: II was not so much about himself
! that Mr. Carnegie spoke yesterday as II
was about the war and the graar suffering
in Europe and she hard t.me4 We have
had at home and the brighter horizon
which lies ahead. knowing that the news
paper men werc coming To see him he had
prepared statement about world pesc,
which was spelled In accordance with me
| Carnegie simpifed system with a profit
| gate disregard FOR final e. and unncces
sary double consonants, as much a. e
say rhar Mr.. Carnegie having a plentiful
share OF the good things of this life car
AFFORD to dispense with some OF the super
fuous.
Here is the statement. and after - hac
been read aloud Mr.. Carnegie winked hi!
eyes very knowingly and said that tn
IDEAS propounded therein had been sug
sested 20 the Kaiser himself:
rs this, the most dsgracetul, most de
s.ructiv and most uncald for OF war
to be the last between civilized nations
II can easily la made so. and the worl,
thus cleared OF its greatest crime. Arbi
tration tribunals hav already pronounS
righteous judgment between NATIONS IL
no les than six surdred and twenty-sevei
cases. and not one has been challenged
TT Is notable that Great Britain. Ger
many. France and the United State,
(three OF these great nations are nov
engaged in the present terrible war; ia
all ben parties to arbitration before tn
Hague Tribunal: France. six times R~.,
ain. five; Germany, three and the Unite
States, three times. one OF these dis
pu;es involved no les than tvelv nations
another six. Nerdlc,s all accepted with
out d"mur When such peaceful settle
ment OF international disputes IL aired
within our reach, why should not q,
, nations here named. inviting others
cooperate. agree that future disputes shs
, b. settled peacefully. as these wer. an
one step further. also resolv that nation
, refusing TO accept such peaceful s~ttl,
. ment shall resort 70 war at their peri,