ise to his appointed mission as the Apostle of Peace among leading
civilized nations, the future has still to reveal.

The year before last (1912) I stood before him in the grand palace in
Berlin and presented the American address of congratulation upon his
peaceful reign of twenty-five years, his hand unstained by human
blood. As I approached to hand to him the casket containing the
address, he recognized me and with outstretched arms, exclaimed:

"Carnegie, twenty-five years of peace, and we hope for many more."

I could not help responding:

"And in this noblest of all missions you are our chief ally."

He had hitherto sat silent and motionless, taking the successive
addresses from one officer and handing them to another to be placed
upon the table. The chief subject under discussion had been World
Peace, which he could have, and in my opinion, would have secured, had
he not been surrounded by the military caste which inevitably gathers
about one born to the throne--a caste which usually becomes as
permanent as the potentate himself, and which has so far in Germany
proved its power of control whenever the war issue has been presented.
Until militarism is subordinated, there can be no World Peace.

* * * * *

As I read this to-day [1914], what a change! The world convulsed by
war as never before! Men slaying each other like wild beasts! I dare
not relinquish all hope. In recent days I see another ruler coming
forward upon the world stage, who may prove himself the immortal one.
The man who vindicated his country's honor in the Panama Canal toll
dispute is now President. He has the indomitable will of genius, and
true hope which we are told,

"Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings."

Nothing is impossible to genius! Watch President Wilson! He has Scotch
blood in his veins.

[Here the manuscript ends abruptly.]

[Illustration: ANDREW CARNEGIE AT SKIBO

(1914)]

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND INDEX

BIBLIOGRAPHY

MR. CARNEGIE's chief publications are as follows:

_An American Four-in-Hand in Britain._ New York, 1884.

_Round the World._ New York, 1884.

_Triumphant Democracy, or Fifty Years' March of the Republic._ New
York, 1886.

_The Gospel of Wealth and Other Timely Essays._ New York, 1900.

_The Empire of Business._ New York, 1903.

_James Watt._ New York, 1905.

_Problems of To-day. Wealth--Labor--Socialism._ New York, 1908.

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