The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-17
NOVEL SUGGESTION MADE
BY LORD ROSEB[RY.
SEAT of BRITIsH GOVERNMENT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN AMERICA.
nous English Statesman Upon BE-
ing Inducted Into once n Lord
Rector of Glasgow University.

GLASGOW, Nov. 1s.-Lord Rosebery
was installed as rector of Glasgow uni
versity today. His rectorai address on
the subject OF ''The British Empire was
stirring appeal 10 the race to realize
ifs responsibilities and to prepare to fight
for its existence.
Lord Rosebery asserted that hut for the
snsssll iuclaert Of it& acceptannesof pecr-
age. the empire might have been meal
culably greater. Had the elder Pitt.
when he became first minister. not left
the house Of commons. he would prob
ably have retained his sanity ard author
ity. and he would have prevented or sup
pressed the reckless budget of Townshend.
induced George III. to listen to reason.
introduced representatives of America
into parliament. and preserved the thir-
teen colonies to the British crown.
1T is fancifui 10 dwell for the momerN
on what might have happened" contin-
ucd Lord Roseberv THE reform bill Of
1881 would probably have been passed
much earlier. for. the new blood OF Amer
lea would have burst the old vessels OF
the constitution, i, would have provided
q self-adjusted system OF representation
such IS now prevails In the United States.
whereby the increasing population Is pro-
portionately represented. And at last,
when the Americans held majority of
the seats, the empire would have. per-
Atlantic and Great Britain would have
become a historical scene. the European
outpost OF the world power--fhe greatest
known. without hloodshed. the most su-
hlime transference of power in the his
tory of mankind
Procession Across Atlantic.
ssnn- conceptions can scarcely picture
the PROCESSION across the Atlantic OF the
greatest sovereign aud the greatest fleet
in the universe Ministers governments
and parliament departing solemnly for an
other hemisphere Not. as In the case OF
,he Portuguese sovereigns going TO Bra
gsl. under the spur of necessity, but un-
der the vigorous embrace OF the younger
world America would have hung 10 the
skirts OF Britain. and pulled her back out
of European complications She would
have profoundly affected her foreign poll
icy In the direction ~ peace. aud her In
Guence on her domestic policy would have
been scarcely less potent. Probably she
would have appeased and even eontentei
Ireland The ancient constitution Of Brit
ain would have been rendered more com
rrehensiNs and more elastic On the
other hand. American ycarning for liberty
would have taken different form; would
have blended with other traditions. and
flowed into other n1olis.
above all. there would have been no
succession no war ~ Independence. no
war of isi. with the hitter memories these
have left IN America. To secure that
priceless boon, could he satisfied n see
Ore Rr'ttSh federal parliament sitting IN
Columbian territory"
When dealing with the awakening ~
the nations during the last half century
"a the necessity ~ cnionizinr Lord Rose
hery described tho United States as "slt-
ting like n startled hen on a brood ~ un-
numbered isiauts % the Philippine
grcup"