The Dolores star., 1917-02-23
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should the United States choose to
develop all her vast powers, military
experts agree, she will become the
strongest military nation In the world.
10 belliserent on either side viii equal
her.
Other nations, or empires, have
larger populations; but none has 20
many intelligent, energetic citizens Of
the type from which,. universal expert
snce shown. the best fighting material
comes.
No other nation can approach her
n natural resources.
No other nation can approach her In
actual wealth.
No other nation can approach her in
sslf-efnciency and ability to nounlsh
without outside assistance Of any sort.
No other nation can approach her,
history shows, In the invention of new
weapons Of war; and leading Ameri-
can military men know that this fac
tor takes very important position
in the calculations Of foreign military
councils when estimating the ability
ef the United States to resist or to
attack.
The population Of the United States
and Its colonial possessions is nearly
a. large as the combined population
Of Germany and Austria Hungary.
The entrance Of the United States
into the war would add to. the re-
sources Of the entente O national
stock Of gold as large as the COM
bined gold reserve Of France, Russia
and Great Britain. When the gold
u private hands is considered the
pseponderance Of Uncle Sam is still
moro impressive. The gold stock of
the central powers together Is only
about one-fifth Of ours.
But Iron. steel and copper are stili
more important In war than gold, and
here the United States shlnes 80 brill
Nantly ~ to dim the rest Of the
world.
Tho United States produces more
pig Iron than all the other countries
Of the world combined.
The central powers pig iron pro-
auction q equivalent to three-eighths
e this country's production.
Great Britain, France and Russia
combined produce only Q little more
than half the amount mined and
smelted here.
But when we come to copper, that
Indispensable Of war. the full impor-
tanee Of the United States 10 realized.
In 1915 the United States produced
twice ~ much copper ~ the rest Of
ne world.
The central powers produce about
one twepty-fourth as much copper as
the United States. Great Britain,
with all her colonies, produces only
one-twelfth ~ much.
In industrial development and large
scale production, American energy
and ingenuity lead the world.
While exact figures are lacking. 1t
- known certainly that the United
States has more than four times as
many automobiles as all Of the rest
Of the world put together. And the
rate OF production ID putting this coun-
Try farther ahead in automobile own
ership every moment. despite vast ex-
portations.
About three-fourths Of the automo-
bile factory facilities, It is estimated,
win be put to work Immediately on
munitions In case OF war.
: The railroad System of the United
States compared with other nations.
II q giant among pigmies.
It would be possible to spread this
inventory sof the American resources
ever many pages. Nowhere else does
Q mans labor produce so much rs
here, due to the dnequaled utilization
of mechanical power.
All that is needed to turn this
mighty cataract Of national energy to
the business Of war is time and prepa-
ration.