The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-23
UNITED STATES
IN FIRST PLACE
Carnegie Tells Startling Truths
to Scotch Audience.
URGES EUROPEAN COALITION
KAISER ASKED TO HELP REPEL
AMERICAN INVASION"

T. ANDREWS, Scotland, Oct. 22.-
y Andrew Carnegie was today for
mally re-installed as rector of st.
Andrews university, in the presence Of
a large and brilliant Assem- lage, over
which Principal Donaldson presided.
The honorary degree Of doctor of laws
was subsequently conferred by st. An
drews on Mr.. Carnegie. Ambassadors
Choate and White. Professor Alexan-
der Graham Bell of Washington and
Henry White. secretary Of the United
States embassy in London.
Mr.. Carnegie's rectorial address con-
sisted of lengthy study of the com-
pa-ative growth of nations in the paths
of industrial ascendancy. with strik-
ing commentary on their future. In
this speech. which was replete with
notable statistics and important eco
nomic prophecies, perhaps the most re-
markable feature was an appeal 10
Emperor William 20 use his infiuence
toward the eventual creation of the
united states of Europe under the form
of a political and industrial union. In
this way alone, Mr.. Carnegie declared,
can Europe conquer the foreign mar
kets or reDel the American invasion
France. Germany and Russia, who
had already taken joint action against
japan. would suffice to insure sat
isfactory union of Europe.
Hint to the Kaiser.
The car" he continued, having
- he
Of the world in The Hague conference
the other mighty emperor might some
day be impressed with the thought thai
Il IS due to himself and TO Germany
10 play a great part upon the Wider
stage of Europe, as her deliverer IRON
the incubus which Expresses and weak
ems her, the appalling, paralyzing rear
of war and of ruin between members
of her own body"
Mr.. Carnegie. in the course OF a
glowing tribute to Emperor William
said he could not help believing thai
"one so supremacy great" could in
fiuence the few men who today con-
troll Europe 20 take the first step. not
TO federate. but by an alliance, to in
sure internal peace. which is all thai
can be expected at present"
Unless the powers agreed on some
thing of the kind. all they could look
forward to was Ito revOlve, like Sc
many Lihputians, around this giant
CULVER. the American union, soon e
embrace 16e. 000, 900 of the Englisf
speaking race. and capable of supply
ing most of the worlds wants"
For the best essays on this subject
Mr.. Carnegie offered a rector's prize.
Unrivaled America.
Dealing with the events which caused
the industrial supremacy "once yours
but now passed TO your lineal descend
ant. who bears the industrial crown,
Mr.. Carnegie maintained Ii was
physical imposslbility for Great Brit
ain to produce material things rivallnl
in amount those of countries the slZ'
q America, Germany and Russia, no
would a union of the empire change IN
situation, fer neither Canada nor Aus
tralia give promise Of much increas'
in population or Industrial progress
All thought of a material ascendancy
even with the British empire united
must therefore be abandoned"
Mr.. Carnegie spared his Scotch audi
ence no details.
America" he said, now makes NOR
steel than all the rest of the world
In iron and coal her production i
greatest, and il is also in textiles. Sh
produces three-fourths Of the world
cotton. The value of her manufacture
is about triple that of your own. He
exports are greater and the clearing
house exchanges at New York are al
most double those of London"
Germany, the speaker also said, nov
threatened to GUST Great Britain, ever
from second place. France was no
likely to increase her trade much fur
Their. It was only. thanks to the fru
gality and virtue of her own people