The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-01

stances into gold, but that Mr.. Carnegie
has the rarer and greater gift of turning
! gold into human betterment and moral
uplift. 1t takes more genius to give
wisely than to acquire. Mr.. Carnegie
has given millions to the peace cause
he built wonderful palace at The
Hague. palace in South America. a
beautiful marble home for the Pan.
American union at Washington; all OF
which great buildings are wholly dedi-
Gated to the abolition of war. He cave
the SlO.OO0,O00 peace foundation. and
only few months ago called together
a group of representative clergymen
among whom were Catholics. Protestants
and Jews, and handed them over 50 O00.-
600 with the simple instruction that thew
use the income from that vast sum ac-
cording to their best Judgment for the
advancement of world peace. On the
question OF peace the voice of Laird of
SkIbo has been heard around the world.
The same brains and the same energy
that he utilized in building the worlds
greatest steel industry he is now using
to build a more enduring monument
that of better understanding among
the nations.
again, it is evident to the most cas-.
ual observer, that the press is more and
more arraigning war. Ten years ago, "a
writer in one of our great weeklies made
the prophecy that in 10 years the jour
mails and magazines of the United States
would not only have come to believe in
the barbarity of war, but would attack
1t as an outrageous weapon in an evolv-
ing humanity. The prophecy has large
Iy come true. There is hardly a prom
inent daily paper, and hardly weekly
or monthly magazine that has not be-
come an earnest advocate of internation-
al arbitration While making this state
ment, we are painfully aware of the fact
that the yellow journal, with its shrek
ing headlines, red ink and manufactured
news is still with us doing its damnng
work of infaming the passions and work
ing upon the imaginations of the people.
We have not forgotten the effect of this
prostitution of editorial power upon our
nation during the Spanish American
war; and we believe to-day, that red
ink in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS men is
one of the greatest foes of democracy.
1t did us more harm than Spanish bull
let's and is to-day greater insult to our
glorious flag than the stubborness of
bandit Mexican general, disowned by his
own people, and beneath the dignity of
this great republic to recognize. So we
repeat. in spite of the few yellow jour
mails that remain, that the press of this
country is more and more arraigning
war. Compare their policy to-day with
the policy that they pursued at the time
of the Maine disaster. Study the pages
Of the great periodicals and compare
them with what they were Is years ago
Then, at best they We're silent; to-day
they are outspoken and fearless on the
side of the right. War never received
a severer blow than that which fell from
the fist of the war number of Life
last October, when the whole issue was
devoted through text and picture to the
wickedness and foolishness of men seek
ing to secure justice by killing each 9th
pr, Among other great periodicals les
lies Weekly came out recently with
strong article against the foolishness,
and cruelty of war Here are
some of the words to which that great
paper gave utterance: THE last of the
savage instincts is war. The cave mans
hub made law and procured food Might
lecreed right. In Nazareth carpenter
aid down the saw to preach the brother
rood of man. Twelve centuries after
wards his followers marched to the Holy
land to destroy all who differed with
hem in the worship of the God OF love-
rriumphantly they wrote, I'm Solomon's !
,orch and in his temple our men rode
n the blood of the Saracens up to the |
Jnees of their horses Nothing is more
encouraging in these days to the men
Who believe in international arbitration |