Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-08-27 | Page 2 | Chance for Rockefeller

, CHANCE FOU ROCKEFELLER. . Paiis Paper Wants World's Wealthy ' I Hen to Buy Peace. i , PARIS, Aug. CC.-Owing to tho roports 1 from Portsmouth Indicating that tho j f question of peace between Russia and 1 Japan hinges solely on Russia paying an , indemnity to Japan, tho Matin cabled to- Sj i:lght a remarkable uppc-al to John D fi Rockefellor at Cleveland. Tho appeal in -irt follows: if "Tho question of money threatens to . a fresh and with redoubled vio-i vio-i nce the ecourco of war. President L if Itwosc-velt Is rnuklng noble and heroic ef- it forts to end a utrugglo between tho na- j ,i - '.ions whoso populations amount to one- : M-vonlh of tho entire population of tho 1 ; r.iobe Ills lnlllatlvo honors America in ( the. opinion of tho civilized nations. "Tho question arises as to whether an- other American would not sharo the glory .! of Mr. Roosovelt and complete his work by overcoming the solo obstaelo now hln- j k ' ! - dtirlng peace. Ho would thus demonstrate i ;.! th might of money In powerful and gen- 1 , J erous hands. l yl "Tho Matin constituting Itself spoils- man for this uentlmcnt, addrcasea tho richcot cltlzon In tho world." . Tho appeal concludes with longthy arguments argu-ments showing tho immonoo benefits such an act would confer upon civilization. I