The Detroit times., 1914-10-05

Sees Benefit to States in Increas-
ed Immigration, Bound to
Prophecy that the Old World war
will create for the United States IAN
era Of such prosperity as will stag
ger the imagination" and that every
one In the United States should be
rich In three or four years, II he will
SIT tight meanwhile" was made to
The Times. Saturday, by Mark Sulli-
van. editor Of Golfers Weekly, New
York.
Mr.. Sullivan was one OF the guests
OF honor at Board of Commerce
luncheon. Saturday noon. and speaks
Saturday night at the banquet which
winds up the eleventh advertising AMI.
fatton.
In Discussion of the great war and
Its effects on America. delivered I'm
a crisp and concise style, Mr.. Sullivan
said: "One thing that the war Will
cause, Is the most enormous immigra-
ton that America ever dreamed or.
Some criticism Of the heavy immigra-
tion 10 America has been heard, but
! can see immigration only as a great
benefit to the country. Taken on
live stock basis" only. we have the
countries Of Europe feeding and grow
ing men, to be sent to America when
they are FL years old, ready to 70 to
dollars each would be low estimate
- NJ - h~t row&v
grants to the point where they leave
their homes and start In the new
country. And after this war. we will
receive millions OF them. Men from
the armies viii 60 home, to find their
homes destroyed; their occupations
gone, They will turn to America for
. new start.
THOUSANDS more viii come here
through the spirit OF adventure. They
will have had their taste OF adventure
In the wars, and just a. many OF our
soldiers Of the civil war went west
ward. when the war was over, the
European soldiers will head for Amer
lea. to become q part OF this country,
and t.. work for II.
This greatest OF all Immigration
will come Just at the point when Inn
migration would practically have stop
ped. except for the war. had years
ago looked forward to cessation OF
Immigration. at junt about this time.
The overflow or the various coun-
tries>bss about been exhausted. We
are eofing almost no Norwegian or
Sw6dtsh or Danish Immigrants. Our
German population came after the
Franco-PrussiAn war. Lately, Germany
has been directing it, overflow popur
lation to liz own colonies. when the
war = ovOt. she VIII not have the
colonies. and the tide Of emigra ton
will turn THU way. "
the war VIII 20 70 q ilufsh. There
viii be no peace until . decisive out.
come has been attained. Meanwhile,
there will be moro or less disturb
ances In business and finance. though
most .cf our factories will not be VS.
IDLY affected.
"But the ultimate result, according
70 my views--and have fortified
them By talks With international hank
err Of wisdom and clear vision--wtll
be IN era OF such prosperity for Amer
ica - will stagger the Imagination.
We win have every pant IN Europe
working for us. America viii be the
clearing house Of the world. We need
only to cit tight for three or four
years, and everyone IN the United
States should be rich.
But one thing that the war viii
rob u Of, and which will leave Z great
hole IN our financial system, u the
European treasure trove.
americans are not q Davtng M
ton. and never have been. but they
must atari to be. now. In floating all
projects whore big bond issues were
necessary. European money aas TAX
On care Of N. Thar rekers to con-
struction OF railroads, and extensions;
city water systems, and other big pro-
jects Of the sort. OF course. the bond
issues are noated IN New York. but
the money has always been European
money. Now that y gone.
The wealth Of Europe h Al going
up In smoke. We must create funds
here to take care Of construction Of
railroads, and Of bic projects OF the
sort. We must save money, ~ na-
tion and instead OF keeping Il al NOV
Ing n transient ptnsactious, have :
supply for perm6nent thingss II Will
be 20 years. II the var should stop
now, before Eurors could BE- In 3 posi-
tioa to nnancs our propositions a.
she had done IN the past. 7
We ass n 3 position 70 take care
81 our own protects u Ne gain IL
saving spirit. and We must do Il nom
now On. We have wealth here. but
W must save wealth for biz thinss.s
. Discrssine q vastly diRsrsnt phase