The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-02-15
U. S. CAN BECOME
M|CHTIEST NATION
Experts Agree All Other BelIiger-
ent Countries Could Be
Surpassed.
LEADS IN ACTUAL WEALTH
Possibilities Are Unlimited, 1t Is De.
ciared, it Uncle Sam Should
Choose to Develop Vast
Powers

Should the United Suites choose to
develop all her vast powers. military
experts agree, she will become the
strongest military nation in the world
NO belligrrtnt on either side will euual
her.
other nations, or empires, have
largir populations; but none has so
many intelligent, energetic citizens OF
the type from which, universal rXprri-
ence shows, the best fighting material
comes.
no other nation can approach her
in natural resources.
NO other nation can approach her in
actual wealth.
no Otllef nation can approach her in
self-efticiency and ability to flourish
without outside assistance OF any sort.
No other nation can approach her,
history shows. in the Invention OF new
weapons OF war; and leading .Alneri-
can military men know that this fac
tor takes Il very important position
IN the calculations Of foreign military
councils when estimating the ability
OF the United States to resist or to
attack.
The population Of the United States
and Its colonial possessions is neurly
AS large us the combined population
OF Germany ana Austria hungary.
The entrance of the United States
into the war would add to the re-
sources OF the entente II national
stock OF gold us large us the com
hned gold reserve OF France, Russia
anu Gren: Britain. When the gold
iii private hands is considered the
preponderance of Uncle Sam is still
more impressive. The gold stock OF
the central powers together is only
about one-tifth of ours
But iron. steel and copper are still
more important in war than gold, aud
here the United States shines 50 bril-
iantsy as to dim the rest OF the
world.
The United States produces nore
pig iron than all the other countries
Of the world combined.
The central powers pig iron pro-
'duction Is equivalent to three-cighths
of this country'S production.
Great Britain, France and Russia
combined produce only little more
than half the amount mined and
smcltcd here.
But when wc come to copper. that
Indispensable of war, the full impor-
tancc Of the United StuteS is realized
In 1916 the United States produced
twice as much copper as the rest of
the world.
The central powers produce about
one twcnty-fourth as much copper as
the United States. Great Britain.
with nl her colonies. produces only
0ne-twelfth as much.
In industrial development and large
scale production, American energy
and ingenuity lead the world.
While exact figures are lacking. it
is known certainly that The United
many automobiles as nll of the rest
OF the world put together. And the
rate OF production is putting this coun-
try farther ahead in automobile own
rrship every moment. despite vast OK
pOrtatiOnS.
About threc-fourths Of the autOno-
bile factory facilities. it Is estimated,
will be put to work Immediately on
munitions In case Of war.
The railroad system of the United
States compared with other nations,
Is Il giant among pigmlcS.
1t would be possible to spread this
inventory of the American resources
over many pages. Nowhere else does
q mans labor produce so muc, as
of mechanical power.
All that is needed TO turn this
mighty cataract of national energy to
the business of war Is time and prepn-
ration.
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