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安德鲁·卡内基：安德鲁·卡内基自传·补录 557
安德鲁·卡内基《安德鲁·卡内基自传》· Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie · 领导
The last time I saw him was at lunch at his house, when the Arbitration Treaty, as amended by the Senate, was under the consideration of President Roosevelt. The arbitrationists, headed by ex-Secretary of State Foster, urged the President's acceptance of the amended treaty. We thought he was favorable to this, but from my subsequent talk with Secretary Hay, I saw that the President's agreeing would be keenly felt. I should not be surprised if Roosevelt's rejection of the treaty was resolved upon chiefly to soothe his dear friend John Hay in his illness. I am sure I felt that I could be brought to do, only with the greatest difficulty, anything that would annoy that noble soul. But upon this point Hay was obdurate; no surrender to the Senate. Leaving his house I said to Mrs. Carnegie that I doubted if ever we should meet our friend again. We never did.
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定位：Additional excerpt 557 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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卡内基最后一次见约翰·海，是在海家吃午饭，当时罗斯福总统正在考虑参议院修改过的仲裁条约。以福斯特前国务卿为首的仲裁派催总统接受修改版。大家以为总统倾向接受，但卡内基和海运私聊后看出，总统若答应，海会非常难受。卡内基甚至怀疑，罗斯福最终拒绝条约，主要是为了安抚病中的好友海。卡内基说自己也不忍心做让这位高尚的人伤心的事，但海在这点上很固执：绝不向参议院让步。离开海家时，卡内基对妻子说，恐怕再也见不到这位朋友了。果然如此。
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1905年仲裁条约风波中，约翰·海病重且坚持不向参议院妥协。卡内基回忆最后一次见他的情景。
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