The daily sentinel., 1902-10-23
APPEAL TO .--.
EMPEROR. R

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Andrew Carnegie was today formerly
re-installed as rector of st. Andrews
university in the presence of large
and brilliant assemblage, over which
Principal Donaldson presided.
| The honorary degree of doctor of
| laws was subsequently conferred by
st. Andrews on Mr. Carnegie, Ambas-
sadors Choate and White, Professor
Alexander Graham Bell of Washing
| ton and Harry White, secretay of the
embassy in London.
Mr. Carnegie S rectorial address con
sisted of a lengthy study of the COM
parative growth of nations in the path
of industrial ascendancy with strik-
ing commentary on the future.
In this speech which was replete
with notable statistics and important
economic prophesies, perhaps most
remarkable 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 un-
ion. 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 have already taken joint ac-
tion against Japan, would suffice to
insure n satisfactory union in Europe.
1.-The Gar he continued, "hav-
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peace of the world in The Hague con-
ference, the other mighty emperor
might some day be impressed with
the thought that it is due to himself
upon the wider stage of Europe. as
her deliverer from the incubus which
Expresses and weakens her. the appal-
ling, paralyzing fear 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 that
lone SO supremely great" could sin
f1uence the few men who today con
troll Europe to make the first STEP not
to federate, but by an alliance to in
sure internal peace, which is all that
can be expected at present. -
Unless the powers agree to some
thing of the kind all they could look
forward to was to ''revolve like so
many Lilliputians around the giant
Gulliver, the American union soon to
embrace 100, 900. 600, of the English
speaking race and capable of supply
ing the most of the worlds wants. - .-
For the best essays on the subject
Mr.. Carnegie offered 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
crown.'' Mr.. Carnegie maintained it
was a physical impossibility for
Great Britain to produce material
things rivaling in amount those of
countries the size of America, Ger
many and Russia, nor would union
of the empire change the situation,
for ''neither Canada nor Australia
gives much promise of much increase
in population or industrialism. All
through the material ascendancy even
with the British empire united must
therefore be abandoned -
Mr.. Carnegie spared his Scotch au-
dience no detail America" he
said ,''now makes more steel than all
the rest of the world. In iron and
coal her production is greatest and it
is also in textiles. She produces
three-fourths of the worlds cotton
The value of her manufactures is
about triple that of our own Her
exports are greater and the clearing
house exchanges in New York are al
most double those of London