Evening star., 1935-11-25
CARNEGIE PRAISED
AS HUMANITARIAN
AND PEACE LOVER
Secretary Hull Addresses
Pan-American Board,
Places Wreath.
LIBRARIES OF. CITY AID
IN ANNIVERSARY EVENT.
Exhibit and Portrait Shown at
Central Building at
Eighth and K.

In the great white building which he
gave in the cause of internationalpeace,
Andrew Carnegie today, was extolled
by Secretary of State Cordell Hull
as "a great servant of humanity"
who possessed all the high qualities
Of citizenship, regardless of race.
creed or nationality"
Throughout the Americas his name
has become a symbol, a source Of
constant inspiration to the younger
generation, the Secretary said, in
calling attention to the benefactions
of the great apostle of peace and
philanthropist.
The Secretary spoke in the hall Of
the Americas in the Pan-American
Union Building, and the occasion was
the Tooth anniversary of the birth
of Carnegie. Secretary Hull presided
at a special meeting of the board Of
governors OF the Pan-American Union
and later off1ciated at the laying Of
a wreath on the memorial to Carnegie.
Ambassador Speaks.
Ambassador Felipe A. ESpil Of Ar
gentina reviewed Carnegie's work as
delegate to the first Pan-American
Conference in 1889 and his efforts to
maintain peace in South and Central
America in later years, when not only
this, but European governments be.
came involved in incidents with those
nations.
Andrew Carnegie was born the son
Of a weaver in a three-room cottage
in Dunfermline, Scotland, 100 years
ago today, and came to America, later
becoming one of this country's FORE
most citizens and one of the worlds
most generous philanthropists. He
spent the early years of his life amass-
ing millions Of dollars, only to pass is
on to the people of the Americas in
the form of libraries. the Carnegie In
stitution of Washington, the Carnegie
Institute of Pittsburgh and other cen-
ters of scientific and cultural research
and the Carnegie Endowment for In.
ternational Peace.
Throughout the meeting of the
Board of Governors of the Pan-Amer.
ican Union the United States Marine
Band played the soft music Of the
southern Republic in the patio.
Many Diplomats Present.
Secretary Hull, as the chairman OF
the board, sat at one end Of a long
oval table, which was surrounded by
the ranking diplomats Of all repub-
lies Of the Americas. Seated next to
the Secretary was Ambassador Espil.
Other diplomats at the table included
Don Manuel de Freyre Y Santander,
Ambassador of Peru; DR. Manuel
Trucco, Ambassador of Chile; Oswaldo
Aranha, Ambassador of Brazil; DR..
Guillermo Patterson y de Jauregui,
Ambassador of Cuba; DR.. Adrian
Recinos. Minister of Guatemala DR..
Pedro M. Arcsya. Minister of Vene~
zuela; DR.. Ricardo ]. Alfaro, Minister
of Panama; Dr. Enrique Finot, Minis
ter Of Bolivia; Dr. Enrique Bordenave,
Minister of Paraguay; DR.. Captain
Colon Eloy Alfaro, Minister of Ecua-
dor; Albert Blanchet. Minister OF
Haiti: DR.. Jose Richling, Minister Of
Uruguay; Miguel Lopez Pumarejo.
Minister Of Colombia; Manuel Con-
zales zeledon, Minister of Costa Rica,
and the charge de affairs Of Mexico,
Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador.
Also present at the board meeting
were DR.. L. S. Rowe, director general
of the Pan-American Union, and DR..
z. Gil Borges. assistant director and
secretary of the board.
Meanwhile, another celebration Of
the great humanitarian birth was
being held in the central building Of
the four Carnegie Libraries of the
District, at Eighth and K streets, where
DR.. George F. Bowerman, librarian,
arranged an exhibit of Carnegie mo-
mentoes for public inspection. A por-
trait of Carnegie. along with writings
and books about him and his gifts
on behalf of education, science and
peace, was prominently displayed.
Hull LaudS Peace Efforts.
Carnegie's efforts for the MAIN
tenance of peace throughout the
world, especially on the American con- f,
tinent, were lauded by Secretary Hull,
whose speech was broadcast on a
worldwide hook-up. He pointed out
that Carnegie was one of the delegates
of the United States to the first inter-
national conference of American
States in 1889.
He soon made his influence felt in
espousing the cause of peaceful settle-
ment Of all disputes that might arise
between the American republics" Hull
said. with enthusiasm he welcomed
the founding, by the conference, Of
the Bureau of the American Repub-
lies, which was destined to develop
into the Union of the American re.
publics."
During the years that followed the
first conference, Carnegie gave in.
creaSing attention to the prospering
Of closer ties between the American
republics here. The Pan-American
Union Building, in which the cere-
were held, resulted as a gift