Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1920-12-16
u. s. NOW IN
WORLD LEAD,
SAYS HU[ME|
University Professor Tells of
Conditions Encountered on
Recent Trip to Europe
America Must Lend Vast Aid
in Rehabilitating Countries
Which Lost Heavily in War

1.-THE war has precipitated trans
fer of world leadership from Europe
TO America,'' declared Dean Edward
Masin Hume, of the department Of
history, University of Idaho, in g
lecture delivered in the high school
auditorium, Grangeville, last Friday
night. Dean Hume recently returned
to Moscow, after having spent a year
at European universities.
Diminishing any thought that Ger
many, ustria-Hungary or Russia
would become world leaders with the
assertion that these countries are demon
allied financially, to such extent that
no one knows their exact condition,
Dean Hume, in his address, turned
to the allies of the United States in
the recent war, and analysed their
condition.
FRANCE LOSES POPULATION
France, he said, expended 67 per-
cent of her national wealth in the war,
and in addition lost 100000 in popu-
lation. With a million men killed in
the war, the loss was further augmen-
ted by drop of three millions in
birth rate.
"While Great Britain lost 100000
men in the war; said Dean Hulme,
she can regain her lost men and mon
ey more rapidly than can France
Great Britain s population increases at
fairly rapid rate. Individualism in
Great Britain is not so highly devel
oped as in France, to the end that the
Britisher is better adapted to the
drudgery of modern factory work.
England, also, is far more richly en-
lowed in natural resources than
France, and the war brought England
enormous gains'
Dean Hume argued that, through her
extensive manufacturing interests,
Britain can soon make up her loss
through the war.
Americas part in the war has had
most momentous results" continued |
the dean. America s participation |
IN the war was one of the most amaz
ing feats of modern history.
ALLIED WITH ENGLISH
Today we are allied with Great
britain. We have not entered into an
onenslve or defensive alliance with
GREAT Britain, but we are allied with
al the English-sepaking peoples of
the world. In any vital critical emer-
s=ency, when the welfare of the Bri-
Ilsh or American people is threatened,
america and Britain will stand side
by side.
Ali civilization is inherited by Ian
'uage None is inherited by blood.
Dean Hume went on to tell how
nc American and British peoples are
! in language, literature, reli-
'lon and morality, and then proceeded
explain why America leads the
American territory IS more homo
enous than that of any other English
T territory he asserted.
me territory of the United States
larger than that of any other En-
81 Speaking nation. America s popu-
VI on Is greater than that of any
.ner white country on earth. The
~. people are the most energetic,
me awe, progressive and inventive
1opie' Yet there are many things
n u we have to learn in the way of
nnement' politeness and art appre-
alton.
CONTROL OF COAL SUPPLY
Inc English-speaking peoples con.
u % percent of the world s coal sup
and 20 percent of this is control
ny America. Every dollar of Amer
war debt is not owed to another
untry, but to Americans.
Europe is on the verge of bankruptcy O
NJ; iour reasons, said Dean Hume:
: 3 irs1-5Paralysis of production. ~
~ inadequate taxation. i
= 1"nIuiy-Very great expenditure on
= part OF war profiteers.
ourthl Failure of workers to re-
IN to their labors.
Dean Hulme went on to analyze the u
,sont era of low prices in the United u
'ses Tor agricultural products. He a,
Hnnerlea produces vastly more III
sue consumes, and her ony mar m
= III Europe. Countries of Europe e.
III great need of American goods, q,
i. cannot buy because they have no 4,
az S; America should assist in ex- m
ing credit to Europe, he declared, ~,
=, s""t the nations of Europe may pur. If
se American products. y,
me way to rehabilitate Europe, - al