Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-10-23
CARNEGIE WARNS EUROPE.
Declares That by Union Alone Can
European Countries Repeal
American Invasion.
Appeals to Emperor William to Take
Steps Toward United States
of Europe.
International Peace the First Step to
be Taken by the European
Countries.

st. Andrews, Scotland, Oct 3d.
Andrew Carnegie has been formally |
reinstalled as rector of st. Andrews |
university in the presence of large |
and brilliant assemblage, over which
Principal Donaldson presided.
Mr.. Carnegie's rectorial address con-
sisted of a lengthy study of the COM
parative growth of nations in the paths
of industrial ascendancy, with strik-
ing commentary on their future. In
this speech, which was replete with no.
table statistics and important econom-
ic prophecies, perhaps the most re-
markable 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 industrial
union In this way alone, Mr.. Carnegie
declared. can Europe conquer the for
eign markets or repel the American
invasion. France, Germany and Rus
sia, who had already taken joint action
against Japan, would suffice to ensure
satisfactory union in Europe.
"The czar," he continued, having
taken the first step toward the peace of
the world in the conference at The
Hague, the other mighty emperor
might some day be impressed with the
thought that it is due to himself and to
Germany to play great part upon the
| wider stage of Europe as her deliverer
from the incubus which oppresses and
weakens her, the appalling, paralyzing
fear of war and of ruin between mem
bers OF her own body"
Mr.. Carnegie, in the course of a glow
ing tribute to Emperor William, said
he could not help believing that one
$50 supremely great" could Influence
the few men who today control Europe
to take the first step, not to federate,
but an alliance to insure international
| peace, which is all that can be expect
ed at present"
| Step Absolutely Necessary.
Unless the powers agreed to some
thing of the kind all they could look
forward to was to "revolve like so
many Lilliputians around this giant
embrace 200,000,000 of the English
| opSdh1u5 1dCS duu CdpdUl6 VI supply
| ing most of the worlds 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 now passed to your lineal
| descendant, who bears the industrial
! supremacy" Mr.. Carnegie said it was
physical impossibility for Great
Britain to produce materials riyaling
in amount those of countries the size
of America, Germany or Russia, nor
would union of the empire change the
situation, for neither Canada nor Aus
tralia gave promise of such increase in
population or industrialism. Although
of material ascendency even the Brit
ish empire united must therefore be
abandoned"
Mr. Carnegie spared mis- Scotch au-
dience no details.
"America,' he says, now makes
more steel than all the rest of the
world In iron and coal her production
! is greatest and it is also so in textiles.
| She produces three-quarterS of the
worlds cotton. The value of her man.
ufactures is about triple that of your
own. Her exports are greater and the
clearinghouse 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 fur
ther. 1t was only through the frugal
ity and virtue of her people t1at she
remained amongst the first class ma
| fiorS