The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-30
AMERICAS. FUTURE Policies
BY ANDREW CARNEGIE.
Passages from Mr. Carnegies 81 James

Those sanguine prophets who predict
the reunion Ut our race on both sides
OF the Atlantic can at least aver that
In view Of the union Of il Scotland and
England, the element OF time required
to traverse distances to and from the
capital Is no obstacle since the most
distant points Of the new empire. Britain,
in the East and British Columbia and
California In the West, would be reached
In less than one-third the time required
to travel from them north OF Scotland
to London at the time Of the union. Be
Sides the telegraph to-day binds the
parts together. keeping all citizens In
formed, and stirring their hearts stimuli
itaneously thousands OF miles apart-Glas-
eight hours. Thus under the genius
Steam, tanned and harnessed by Watt.
the world shrinks into "a neighborhood,
giving some continuance to- the dreamers
who may perchance be proclaiming q
coming reality. We may continue, there
fore. to indulge the hope OF the coming
parliament of man. the federation OF
fprophesy OF Burns, that. TITS coming
yet for a. that when man to man tho
world DER, shall brithers be for q that
There comes to mind that jewel we owe
to Plato, which surely ranks MS one Of
the most precious Of all our treasures:
1--WE should lure ourselves as with en-
chantments for the hope is great and
the reward is noble. So with this en-
chanting dream, better than most reali-
ties, even II 1t be all a dream. Let
tho dreamers therefore dream on. The
world, minus enchanting dreams. would
be comm onplace indeed, md let us re-.
member this dream Is only dreamable be-
cause Watts steam engine is reality
Uniform Standards Coming.
The war OF tho standards still RACES
metric, or decimal, or no change, What
each nation has Is good enough for u
in tho opinion Of many of Its people,
Some day an International commission
will doubtless assemble to bring order
out Of chaos AS far as the English.
speaking race Is concerned, 1t seems that
n decided Improvement could readily be
affected with very triflng. indeed scarce.
ly perceptible, changes Especially Is
this SO with money values. Britain
could merge her system with those OF
Canada and America. by simply making
her pound tho exact value Of the
American five dollars, It being now only
ton pence less; her silver coinage ono
md and two shillings equal to quarter and
half dollars, the present coin to be re-
coined upon presenta ton, but meanwhile
to pass current. Weights and measures
nre more difficult to assin,ilate, Science
being world wide, and knowing no d.
visions should use uniform terms Alas!
ut tho distance OF nearly a century and
a half we seem no nearer the prospect
OF a system OF universal weights ana
measures than In Watts day, but Watts
idea is not to be lost sight OF for all
that. He was n seer who often saw
what was to come,
East Indians, Mex leans. Japanese. chi
nese, all become moro or less efficient
workers with few months experlence.,
Manufacturing Is therefore to spread
rapidly throughout tho world. All ma
lions may be trusted to develop and
if necessary for a time protect their
natural resources as n patriotic duty,
Only when prolonged trials have been
made can It be determined which nation
can best and most cheaply provide tho
articles for which raw material apounds,
Early in 1884, we tlnd that Watt. taxing
the lead In getting up loyal address
"a tho king on the appointment a primo
| minister OF Pitt who proposed TO tax
coal, Iron, copper and other raw materials
OF manufacture to the amount OF $5,-
600 900 per year, considerable sum IN
those days when manufacturing was IN
ltts Infancy Boulton also Joined IN ops
position, They wisely held that for q
manufacturing nation ITO tax raw ma,
terials was suicidal let taxes be laid
upon luxurles. upon yices, and II you
like. upon property; tax riches when
got. hut not tho means OF getting them
OF all things. don't out open the hen
| that lays the golden eggs" Nj
Watts services We're enlisted and ~
drew up paper.for circulation upon the
subject, The policy failed, and SCOT
after Fit was converted TO sounder dos