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Show APOSTLES OF PEACE. Andrew Carnegie Proposes Toast to Roosevelt and Edward. NEW YORK, Oct. 2G.--Thc annual dinner din-ner of the Iron and Steel Institute, which was also tho official celebration of the second meeting of the society In America, was held here tonight In the grand ballroom ball-room of the Waldorf-Astoria. Along cither cith-er side of tho banquet hall tho Stars and Stripes were Intertwined with tho British national colors and during the evening repeated re-peated reference was mado to the increasing increas-ing friendship between the two great English-speaking countries. Describing himself as a "humble disciple of the mlghtv apostles of peace," Mr. Car-negleproposed Car-negleproposed a toast to President Roosevelt Roose-velt and King Edward, saying In both rulers wo have apostles of peace, from whom further cervices may bo expected, in tho first, highest and noblest of all causes, that of purging the earth of Its foulest stain, the killing of human beings bv human beings like wild beasts. "Gentlemen. 1 give you tho combined toast, probably never proposea before; to the rulers of the English-speaking raco. hailing thorn as polont apostles of peace." Mr. Carnegie's toast was drunk by all standing and nmld great applause. The assemblage sang ''My Country, 'TIs of Thee' and "God, Save the King." |