The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-23
ENGLAND CAN'T
 RIVAL AMERICA
Andrew Carnegie Makes Strong
 Speech at St. Andrews
REINsIATtD AS RECTOR
University confere Upon the Wealthy Industriallst Many Degrees of Honor.
 Says Germany VIII Soon Dis
 place Great Britain In Industry.

St. Andrews. Scotland, October 22- Andrew Carnegie was today formally reinstalled as rector of St. Andrews uni versity in the presence of a large and brilliant assemblage, over which Princi- pal Donaldson presided. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was subse- quently conferred by Andrews on MT. Carnegie. Ambassador Choate and White. Prof. Alexander Graham Bell of Washington and Henry White. secretary of the United States embassy in London.
 Mir. carnegie's rectoral address consist ed of a lengthy study of the comparative growth of nations in the paths of indus trial ascendancy,. with a striking com mentary on their future. In this speech, perhaps the most remarkable feature was an appeal to Emperor William to use his influence toward the eventual creation of the United States of Europe under the form of political and indus trial union. In this way only, MT. Car negie declared, can Europe conquer the foreign markets or repel the American invasion. France. Germany and Russia, who already had taken joint action against Japan. would suffice to ensure a satisfactory union in Europe.
 The Peace Treaty.
 The Czar," he continued, having taken the first step toward the peace of the world in The Hague conference, the other mighty emperor might some day be impressed with the thought that 1t Is due to himself and to Germany to play a great part on the wide stage of Europe as her deiverer from the incubus which expresses and weakens her, the appalling, terrorizing fear of war and runin be- tween members of her own body"
 MT Carnegie, in the course of glow ing tribute to Emperor William, said he could not help believing that lone so supremely great could Influence the few men who today control Europe to take the first step not to federate, but by an alliance to ensure international peace which is all that can be expected at present.
 Unless the powers agree to something of the kind, all they could look forward to was to revolve about like so many Liliputians around this giant Gulliver, the American Union, soon to embrace two hundred millions of English-speak- ing people and capable of supplying most of the worlds wants.
 Can't Rival America.
 For the best essays on this subject MT. Carnegie offered rector's prize.
 Dealing with the events which caused the industrial supremacy "once yours but now passed to your lineal descendant. who bears the industrial crown" Mir. Carnegie maintained that 1t was physi- cal impossibility for Great Britain to produce material things rivaling in amount those of countries the size of America, Germany and Russia, nor would a union of the empire change the situa- ton, for neither Canada nor Australia give promise of much increase in popula- tion or industrialism. All thought of ma- terial ascendancy even with the British empire united must therefore be aban- doned."
 MT. Carnegie spared his Scotch audience no details America" he said now makes more steel than all the rest of the world. In iron and coal her production is greater and it is also so in textiles. She produces three-quarters of the worlds cotton. The value of her manufactures Is about triple that of your own. Her ex- ports are greater and the clearing house exchanges at New York are almost double those of London"
 Germany the speaker also said, now threatened to oust Great Britain even from second place. France was not likely to increase her trade much further. ll was only thanks to the frugality and amongst the first-class nations.