The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-30
HILLS SEES UNCLE SAM
AS WORLD POWER
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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-yain en-
deavors to retain their supremacy,
but suggested that the outcome or
such struggle would be victory for
the United States.
American capitalists have sf,700,-
0O0, 900 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
a part or 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 10
whether that signifed that annexation
OF great portions OF the dominion Is
bound 10 follow. DR. 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.
DIR. Hills showed conclusively that
continent TO be a rich land, must
have it's 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 Its
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 II
remains that the American continents
must be the future home OF 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 al
| OF our labor over the entire nation
DR.. Hills humorously added that 81
much progress was being made ir
chemistry that we would soon ca
Christmas dinner by swallowing on'
capsule, which would contain all th'
delicacies from the turkey 10 thu
mince pie.
They told me TO talk rapidly,
said DIR. Hills when he began his ad
dress. and suppose that your au
tomobile business here has divided
your citizens into two classes. thu
quick and the dead"
Edwin r. Weeks, humorist OF Bing
hamton. y. Y, preceded DR.. Hills
and kept his audience in excellen
humor. He earned the gales OF az
plause he received The Tuxedo quar-
tet sang popular songs that wer,
heartily applauded.