The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-23
CARNEGIE
INSTALLED
As Regent of St. Andrews
University of Scotland
MAKES A SOUND TALK
Covering Some Interesting
Financial and Business Subject
MAKES A SOUND TALK

London. Oct. 22.-Andrew Carnegie was
today formally reinstsled as rector OF
St. Andrews (scotland) university in the
presence Of large and brilliant assem-
0lage. over which Principal Donaldson
presided.
MT. Carnegie's rectoraI address con-
sisted Of a lengthy study of the com
parative growth Of nations in the paths
Of industrial ascendency, with striking
commentary on their future In this
speech. which was replete with notable
statistics and important economic proph-
ecies perhaps the most remarkable feat
ure was an appeal TO Emperor William
to use his influence toward the event
: 1ul creation Of the United States Of Eu-
rope, under the form OF a political and
industrial union. In this way alone, Mr..
Carnegie declared, can Europe conquer
the foreign markets or repel the Ameri-
can invasion. France, Germany and Rus
STA which had already taken joint ac-
ton against Japan, would suffice TO insure
e sufficient union in Europe. The car. -
he continued, having taken the first step
toward the peace Of the world in The
Hague conference. the other emperors
might some day be impressed with the
thought that il is due TO himself and to
Germany TO play a greater part upon the
wider stage Of Europe, as her deliverer
from the incubus which Expresses and
peakens her, the appalling, paralyzi ~
fear OF war and ruin between members
OF her own body"
Mr.. arnegie, in the course Of a glow
Ing tribute to Emperor William, said he
could not help believing that zone 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 incure International
peace, which is all that can be expected
At present" Unless the powers agreed to
something Of the kind. all they could look
forward 10 was TO 'revOive like 50 many
Lilipntians around this giant CULVER the
American union soon TO embrace 100000
900 OF English-speaking people and ca
pable of supplying most Of the world 5
wants"
For the best essays on this subject, Mr.
Carnegie offered a rector's prize
Dealing with the events which caused
the industrial supremacy once yours but
pow passed to your Hneal descendant,
who bears the Industrial crown" Mr.
lCarnegie maintained that it was a phys
ical impossibility for Great Britain to
produce material things rivaling in
amount those Of countries the size Of
America, Germany and Russia; how
would a union of the empire change the
situation. for neither Canada nor Aus
tralia gave promise Of much increase in
population or industrialism. All thought
of material ascendency, even with the
British empire united, must. therefore, be
abandoned
Mr.. Carnegie spared his Scotch audi
ence no details. America. he said
makes more steel than all the rest Of
the world IN iron and coal her produc-
ton is greatest, as it is also in textiles
She produces three-fourths of the world
cotton. The value Of her manufacturers
is about triple that of your own. Her
exports are greater and the clearing house
exchanges at New York are almost dou-
be those Of London"
Germany the speaker also said now
threatened to Dust Great Britain even
from second place. France was not likely |
to increase her trade much further It