Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-23
UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
Carnegie Appeals to Emperor William to
Combine Old World Countries,
MUST UNITE TO RePELL AMERICAN TRADE
without Political and Industrial
Union Foreign Markets VIII Fail
Before New Competition and
Home Fields BE Endangered.

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. Oct. 22.-An-
drew Carnegie was today formally installed
as a director of st. Andrews university in
the presence of a large and brilliant as
semblage, over which Principal Donaldson
presided.
The honorary degree Of doctor Of laws
was subsequently conferred by st. Andrews
on MI. Carnegie, Ambassadors Choate and
White, Prof. Alexander Graham Bell Of
Washington and Henry White, secretary of
the United States embassy in London.
Mr.. Carnegie's address consisted Of a
lengthy study of the comparative growth Of
nations in the paths of Industrial ascend
ancy, with a striking commentary on their
future. In this speech, which was replete
with notable statistics and important eco
nomic, prophecies, perhaps the most remark
able feature was an appeal to Emperor will
liam to use his influence toward the even
tual 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 foi eign markets or
repel the American invasion. France, Ger
many and Russia, which had already taken
joint action against Japan, would suffice to
ensure a satisfactory union in Europe.
The car" 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 upon the
wider stage of Europe, as it's deliverer from
the incubus which Expresses ana weakens
1t, the appalling, paralyzing fear of war and
Of ruin between members of its own body"
Appeals to Kaiser.
Mr.. Carnegie, in the course of a glowing
tribute to Emperor William, said he could
not help believing that "one so supremacy
great" could Influence the few men wh0
today control Europe to take the first step,
not to federate, but by an alliance to en-
sure 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 like so many lilliputians around
this giant CULVER, the American union,
soon to embrace 200, 000, 900 of the English
speaking race and capable of supplying
most Of the worlds wants.
For the best essays on this subject Mr..
Carnegie offered a r~ector's prize.
Dealing with the events which caused
the Industrial supremacy "Once yours, but
NOW pdsSeu 10 your llneal descendants,
who bears the industrial crown" Mr..
Carnegie maintained that it was a physi-
cal impossibility for Great Britain to pro-
duce material things rivaling in amount
those of countries the size of America,
Germany and Russia, nor would a union
Of the empire change the situation, for
neither Canada nor Australia gave
promise of much increase in population or
industrialism. All thought of material
ascendancy, even with the British empire
united, must, therefore, be abandoned"
Mr.. 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 it's production
is greatest and 1t is also so in textiles.
1t produces three-quarters of the worlds
cotton. The value of its manufactures is
about triple that OF your own. Its 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 Dust Great Britain even from
second place. France was not likely to
increase it's trade much further. 1t was
only through the frugality and virtue
Of its people that it remained amongst
the frst-clasS nations.