The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-16
BRITAIN'S DANGEROUS POLICY.
Doing More to Build Up War Powes
Than to Encourage Educa-
tfonal Advancement.

That the British government must
spend more money on education-fp
building brain power"-or fall far be.
hind the United States and Germany as
nation was the theme of the address
of Sir Norman Lockyer, president OF
the British Society for the Advancement
of Science, at the society's meeting at
Southport recently, reports the Chicago
Tribune.
There is no use, the speaker said, in
building up "sea power" unless there
is to be brain power" behind it, and he
advocated large grants by the govern
ment to aid in higher education. The
waiting for private endowments. he de-
clared, has proved failure, and it is
plainly the duty of the nation to take
hold.
The contrast of 5000, 600, 900 of private
gifts to universities in the United States
in the last few years with only $4,000.
600 in the last 60 years in England. Ire.
land, Scotland and Wales was dwell
upon, and it was held to show why Brit
ain is falling back in the race Of nations
1.-The Influence of Brain Power on
History" was the subject Of Sir Nor.
man Lockyer's address. The president
referred at length to the struggle fol-
existence in modern communities
showed that British industries were SUI.
fering from international competition
dwelt on the necessity for body such
as the British association dealing with
the organization of science, and said:
1--WE in Great Britain have11 universt
ties competing with 1874 state and prt
vately endowed in the United States and
% state endowed in Germany. The Ger
man state gives to one university more
than the British government allows to
all the universities and university col.
leges in England, Ireland, Scotland ant
Wales put together.
these are the conditions which reg
ulate the production of brain power il
the United States, Germany and Great
Britain respectively, and the excuse o.
the government is that this is matter
for private effort Do not our minister
of state know that other civilized coun
tries grant efficient state aid, and, fur
Their, that private effort has provided in
Great Britain less than ten per cent. Oh
the sum thus furnished in the United
OIdI6S III duulllOu W SIdIc olo
Tn depending in our country upon
this form of endowment we are trusting
to a broken reed. We find that private
effort here during 60 years has found
less than $4,000, 900; that is $10,000,00e
for buildings and 100000 year in
come. This gives US an average of $780,.
900 for buildings and $1S,500 for yearly
income.
"Tn the United States during the last
few years universities and colleges have
received more than $200,000,000 from
this source alone, private effort supplied
nearly $35 900 900 in the years 1S9S-1900
Next consider the amount Of state aid
to universities afforded in Germany
The buildings Of the new university OF
Strassburg already have cost nearly
million; that is, about as much as has
yet been found by private effort for
buildings in Manchester, Liverpool. Biz
mingham, Bristol, Newcastle and Shef.
field The government annual endow-
ment of the same German university 10
more than $245,0
when we consider the large endow-
ments Of university education both in
the United States and Germany 1t is OBJ
| vious that state aid only can make any
valid competition possible with either