The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-15
BRITAIN TO BLAME.
Brain Power Falling Behind In
Building Up Sea Power.
Failure Of Government to Aid n Edo
satioaal Advancement De-
noancsA ~ . Danger
Gus Policy.

That the British government must
spend more money on education-in
building brain power"-or fall far be-
hind the United States and Germany al
. 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 10 NO use. the speaker said. In
building up . sea power" unless there
y to be brain power" behind II. and he
advocated large grants by the govern
ment to aid in higher education. The
waiting for private sndowments. he de-
clarsd. has proved . failure. and II 10
plainly the duty Of the nation to take
hold.
The contrast Of 5000. 900 900 OF private
gifts to universities In the United States
In the last few years with only 500, 0O0.-
600 in the last go years In England, Ire
land. Scotland and Wales was dwelt
upon. and It was held to show why Brit
ain 10 falling b..ck In the race Of nations.
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 for
existence In modern communities.
showed that British industries were suf-
fering from international competition,
dwelt on the necessity for a body such
"A the British association dealing with
the organization OF science. and said:
1--WE in Great Britain have II uriversi-
ties competing with 1874 state and pri-
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 tC
all the universities and university col
leges in England. Ireland, Scotland and
Wales put together.
'"These are the conditions which reg.
ulate the production Of brain power iI
the United States, Germany ard Great
Britain respectively, and the excuse OF
the government Is that this IL a matter
for private effort. Dc not Il ministers
of state know that other civilized ccun'
tries grant efficient state aid. and, fur
ther, that private effort has provided In
utCut I iNN' hhh NNh pNi Nit "
the sum thus furnished in the United
States I'm addition to state aid?
'In depending in our country upoI
this form OF endowment W. are ~trustinl
to a broken reed. We and that private
effort here during 60 years has found
less than 500. 000, 900; that Is $40, 900 ,00'
for buildings and 5000. 900 a year in
come. This gives us an average of $3.50,
600 for buildings and $lS,500 for yearl!
income.
'In the United States during the las
few years universities and COLLEGES hav'
received more than 5000, 000 ,0o0 from
this source alone. private effort surr|iet
nearly sS5, 000, 900 In the years 1S9S-1900
Next consider the amount Of state al,
to universities afforded in Germany
The buildings of the new universityt
Strassburg already have cost nearly
million; that Is. about as much as ha
yet been found by private effort 70
buildings in Manchester. Liverpool. Rir
mingham. Bristol. Newcastle and Shef
field. The government annual endow
ment of the same German university |
more than $245 900.
when we consider the large endow
ments of university education both Il
the United States and Germany II Is oh
vtous hat state aid only can make an,
valid competition possible with either.