Evening star., 1902-05-08
CARNEGIE ON MERGER
HE TELLS THE ENGLISH 1T rs
HARMLESS.
Has No Personal Interest in It
Has Quit Business and
Reformed.

LONDON, May S-Andrew Carnegie, who
sailed from New York. April 80, on the
steamer st. Louis, arrived here today and
promptly proceeded to console Great Britain
on the subject of the shipping combine, by
saying there was no cause for alarm.
ITO combine the shipping traffic." said
Mr.. Carnegie, lis a big order There Is
free right of way on the ocean and the
tramp steamers are always with us. The
merger may give regular daily sailings to
passengers, which would be advantageous.
am not in the navigation syndicate, hav
ing retired from business and reformed so
1 cannot advise you as to the exact, charac-
ter and bearing of the combination. But,
in my opinion, the combine is purely
matter of money y-making. There is no Ques-
tion of patriotism in trade. 1t does not
care "a fig for flag. 1t is dividends that
count. OF course, every citizen worth
cent wishes his own country to be first in
everything, and a peaceful, industrial VIC
tory is the only genuine one Victory
through war generally costs more than it is
worth. If Great Britain continues her cost
ly wars for shadowy ascendancy in distant
parts and the United States develops her
Industrial army, there can only be one re-
suit, Great Britain will have the shadow
and the United States the substance.
think there Is no prospect of early leg
isidNioii ~ permit BTitiSh-Duiit ShlpS getting
American register. The Americans have re-
solved to become a maritime power CONNER
c1ally, and will soon be able to build ships
quite as cheap as Great Britain. At first
the shipping combine will give the present
owners higher returns; but regarding the
later prospects l do not care to prophesy
The people of the United States are in SYM
pathy with the new trust
II seems to be triumph for the flag
ana all patriotic Americans, which means
All Americans, are. naturally, pleased. Be-
sides. we have an idea that we can man
age all things better than any one else.
and there is ground for this belief"
Concerning trusts generally Mr.. Carnegie
said:
No ore will long be allowed to enjoy ex-
ceptlonal returns. Counter combinations
will be formed and competition and quar-
reiing will follow"
When asked a question by a reporter of
the Westminster Gazette regarding Presi-
dent Roosevelt's attitude, Mr.. Carnegie
said: IF President Roosevelt thought any
trust was calculated to conflict with the
welfare of the nation he could be relied
upon to protect the people; but, except in
the case of railroads, do not think legis-
latton will be needed. Congress may fix
the railroad rates before long"
After a reference to the booming of the
steel combine, saying the United States
was too prosperous to have any surplus
stocks of steel for shipment abroad, and
alluding to the development Of other lands,
Mr.. Carnegie reiterated to the Interviewer
his belief that Great Britain in the future,
would form state in the American fedora
tion.
You must some day" he said turn
your face to your kin beyond the sea. You
ture, but are to join with your own race in
the west. Fortunately, the feeling toward
the old home was never so cordial as now,
and race patriotism has taken root"