Evening star., 1914-02-20

ing the plan of the committee, then called
up the British treaty and offered reso-
luton for its ratification. Extended de-
bate followed.
O'Gorman Attack Ignored.
TO adopt such an amendment would
be to nullify in large part the pur-
pose for which these treaties are being
made and also would put the United
accepting them" said one of the SEN
ate leaders today. He declared that
Senator O'Gorman's outburst yester-
day afternoon against the treaties and
Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie
Peace Foundation was not being taken
seriously by members OF the Senate.
Clash Over Pending Treaties.
The first clash in the Senate over the
pending arbitration treaties between this
country. Great Britain. Japan, Spain
Portugal. Norway. Sweden, Italy and
Switzerland occurred yesterday afternoon
during an executive session. Senator
O'Gorman of New York charged that
Andrew Carnegie was engaged in plot
to make the United States no more nor
less than a British province, and that
the Carnegie Peace Foundation. which he
endowed with S1O.00o.oO0, was designed
for this purpose.
Senator Root of New York. one of the
trustees of the foundation. replied with
heat to this charge. denying absolutely
the truth of the statement and saying
that Senator O'Gorman's remarks were
offensive personally to him. Senator
O'Gorman declared that he had no wish
to be offensive to Senator Root. but ne
went right ahead with criticisms Of Mr..
Carnegie and his peace foundation.
In June of 1888. Senator OGorman said,
Mr.. Carnegie had written an article for
the North American Review that en-
phasized his real sentiments and DIS
proved the professions upon which his
subsequent foundation was built In that
magazine. Mr.. O'Gorman declared, Mr..
Carnegie had said it was mistake for
the colonies ever to have broken away
from the mother country. and he declared
that he purposed consecrating all his ef-
forts TO reunite the two countries
Basis of the Foundation.
That sentiment" said Senator OGor-
man. was the inspiration of the Carnegie
Foundation and Carnegie's movement for
international peace. Later on he gave
$40 900, ,OoO as an endowment to his peace
is $4,000 year. We may well question
how this money has been employed. 1t
has been used to subs.dize certain news
papers and magazines of the country, 10
employ . at1orm speakers, ana SeHu tHeIrl
throughout the country to preach this
alleged doctrine of worldwide peace and
attack men who do not happen to agree
with Mr.. Carnegie's opinions of those
men who are at the head of this move
ment.
I'VE all know that in 1911 platform
speakers all over the United States draw
ing pay from this fund denounced United
States senators who did not subscribe to
the principles of the arbitration treaties
that President Taft sent to the Senate,
and who refused to give those treaties
their approval"
Senator John Sharp Williams of Missis-
sippi, who also is trustee of the Car
regie Foundation, resented the inputa-
tion that the endowment had any sur
reptitious motives, but he attempted to
smooth the tempest by the declaration
that Senator O'Gorman had spoken i'm
pulsively.
When quiet had been restored after this
brush between the senators from New
tinued. Senator Poindexter of Washing
on spoke at length against all tho trea-
ties.
Submits General Amendment.
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon submit
ted a general amendment to all pending
treaties which would exempt from arbi-
tratlon by The Hague tribunal the fol-
lowing subjects:
Admission of aliens into the United
States.