The Detroit times., 1914-12-30
Hills SEES
UNCLE SAM AS
WORLD POWER
Will Dominate the Earth in Few
Generations, Declares Brook
lyn Divine
PREDICTS POLITICAL SWAY
OVER BOTH AMERICAS
Says Giant European War is
Purely an Industrial
Conflict

That the United States will soon
intervene in Mexico, and shortly come
into absolute control II not actual
possession of that country, later in
GLIDING Central America and vast
stretches OF South America; that the
| two American continents, by far the
richest land on the globe, will ulti-
mately be the object OF conquest OH
the part of the great European ma
| lions, and that the great European
war OF today is strictly an industrial
conflict, and is being fought for the
possession OF great natural resources,
the iron mines OF northern France,
the ownership OF which means abso-
| Lutte supremacy in Europe for the
next $50 years-these were the most
striking statements OF DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills, the renowned Brooklyn
divine, in his brilliant lecture on
/ THE future America" delivered at
the fourth annual salesmen's dinner In
the Board OF Commerce building,
Tuesday night
! DR.. Hills spoke with great elo-
quence, seasoned his talk with bits of
exquisite hunIor, and presented un-
usual and convincing arguments as
TO the future greatness of the United
States. His remarks were received
with great enthusiasm, the 800 sales.
men and business men attending, in
terrupting him frequently with storms
OF applause.
| This great war in Europe Is an in
| dustrial war" said Dr. Hills. 1T is
not political war The nations OF
Europe are battling for the only valu-
able hemitite iron mines outside OF
America, the recently discovered rich
veins OF iron in northern France.
Trace the course of the German army
since the war began, and you will OBJ
serve that the kaisers men are grad
ually and surely enveloping the little
provinces of northern France that
harbor the most vitality important nat
ural resource OF all Europe.
'Hemitite iron Is the foundation OF
the steel that makes the great battle
ships, that makes the great guns OF
war, and before the discovery OF
these mines, there was not enough
hemitite iron in Europe to last a big
nation for the next 20 years. Control
OF the new mines Is an absolute ne
cessity to the nation aiming at su.
premacy In Europe"
| DR.. Hills based his prediction of
the future greatness OF the United
States on the wonderful resources OF
| the American continents. He pre-
dicted that America before many gen
erations would have population OF
many times its present total, and that
with our system OF liberal govern
ment, We would absolutely control the
world. He predicted that we might
be made the object OF conquest by
European nations in their vain en-
deavors to retain their supremacy,
but suggested that the outcome OF
such struggle would be victory for
the United States.
American capitalists have $780,
100000 invested in Mexico" said DR..
Hills, In touching on the Mexican
situation. This Is great many,
many millions more than all OF Eu-
rope has invested there, and for that
reason we are bound to intervene in
that country. We are bound to abso-
lutely control that wonderful jewel
box Of the world, and the day Is not
far distant when that country will be
part OF the United States"
DIR. Hills told OF the immense in
vestments OF Americans In Central
America and South America, and pre-
dicted our control OF the richest Sec
tons OF that country. He also sur
prised his audience by claiming that
American capital controls the best
wheat lands OF Canada and her choic-
est mineral deposits. and let his audi
ence draw its own conclusions as to
whether that signified that annexation
of great portions OF the dominion is
bound to follow. DIR. Hills said that
control OF territories and possession
followed the investments OF capital.
That the American continents pos
sess two-thirds OF all the valuable
farming land OF the world, the very
foundation OF human existence and
prosperity, and that the greatest dis
appointment England ever expert
enced, was the discovery that the
greater portion OF her enormous pos
sessions are worthless TO future hui
manity, was stated by DR.. Hills in
supporting his contention that the
majority OF the worlds people would
soon be living on the American con-
tinents.
DR.. Hills showed conclusively that
continent to be a rich land, must
have its mountains on its west side,
must be supplied with large lakes OF
fresh waters. plenty OF salt water sea-
coast, and an excellent drainage sys-
tenn like unto the Mississippi river
and It's tributaries. Africa has It's
mountains on the wrong side. So has
Asia. and Europe lacks many of the
necessities which make rich land. The
same is true OF Australia. Hence Il
remains that the American continents
must be the future home or the most
and best OF the worlds people.
DR.. Hills also referred TO the great
progress being made with electricity
and in chemistry. He said that Thorn
as A. Edison told him that in later
years we would not ship coal from
Alaska but would burn IL there, right
In the ground and generate electric
ity which, carried TO the States by
an underground vacuum canal, would
have power enough to accomplish all
OF our labor over the entire nation.
DR.. Hills humorously added that SO
much progress was being made In
chemistry that we would soon eat
Christmas dinner by swallowing one
capsule, which would contain ali the
delicacies from the turkey to the
mince pie.
They told me to talk rapidly"
| aafd DIR Hillia whan ha haoau Id, "a