Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-10
AMERICA CAN BECOME
MlGHTIEST BELLIGERENT
It'll Development OF Vast Powers
"onld Hccomr Strongest viii
tnry Nation on I:nrth.

NEW YORK. February a.-N.l,cn
Germany boards the United states. Sta
,isttcs show. she exhibits a hardihood
"r hraNado most astounding.
Shonld tho United states choosn 10
develop all her vast powers. military
experts agree. she will become the
strongest military nation in tho world.
No beiliscrent on either side will couai
her.
othcr nations. or empires. nave larger
populations. but none has So many in
tclliEent, energetic citizens Of tho typ,
from which. universal cNrrricnuc
shows. he best lighting material comes
No other nation can approach ltcr IL
natural resources.
No other nation can approach her IN
actual wealth.
No other nation can approach her in
stlf-rficiracy and ability 10 flourish
Without outside assistance OF any sort.
No o'A.i nation can approach her,
atsior% shows. in tho invention o! new
Weapons 81 var. and leading Amert-
can military neil know that this fac
tor takes = very important position in
rho calculations Of foreign military
councils whcn estimating tho ability
II tho United States to resist or 10
a,taek.
The population OF tho United states
and It's colonia. possessions is nearly
Is large a. tho combined population
of German! ana Austria lulc"i-.
Tho entrance Of tho United states
into tho war would ado - The TO
sources Of tho entente = uatton.'
c'ccE - gold a. large - the COM
nin,i colo reserve OF France, Russia
md ';rrat i:r,,aln. When the god IN
private hands - considered the pre-
poudcrauc. Of Uncle sam Is SIM more
impressive. Tho gold stock Of tho
central powers to-cihc, i only about
iwo-h:'hs rt ours.
Eu; IRON. steel and copper arc still
,lore lmpnrtuu, ia war Khan gold. and
mere th- Cultcd states shines so bril-
liar,ly - 10 dim tho rest Of the world.
The United States produces more pig
IRON than all tho other countri"T OF the
world combined.
rhc central powers pig IRON pro.
duc,ion i. equivalent 70 three-cighths
Of this country's production
Great Britain. France and Russia
combined produce only a lutte more
than half the mount mined and smclt-
cd here.
But when w come 10 copper, that
Indispensable OF war. the fun import
ance Of tho United states i realized.
In 1916 the United states produced
twice rs much coppcr as the rest OF
IN. world.
The ccNtrr! powers pIo.u'c "o'i'
observation-disclosures As much copper as
the United states. Great Britain. with
all her coionics. produces only one
twelfth as much
In industrial development and l.r-"
scale production, American energy ~"
ingenuity lead the world
While exact figures arc lacking, ~
j. knowu ccrtainl: that the ihit"d
states las mnrn than four ttr1e2 a.
many automobiles a" all Of tho rest
Of tho world put together. Md tho
rate Of production l. putting tins c"ull-
tiy farther ahead III a~utonnobt'" owner
s!,ip ever moment. despite vast OK
portations
.Abou, thrce-fou tbs of tho automo-
bile factory facilities, 1t i estimated,
will he put 10 work Immediately on
munitions il war is declared.
Tho railroad system 81 III" United
states. compared witt! o;hcr nations.
is a Eian, among piIinics.
II would be possible =" Sprcah thiS
inventors Of the American resources
over many pages. Nowhcr" "ls2 docs
. mans !abor produr" 80 much -
norc. due to tho uncdu,lcd u'iiiza-
ton Of mechanical power.
Al that is needed 10 turn this nigh
~ cataract Of national energy TO the
business OF war 10 time and prepare
ton.