El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-25

the new resources TO set up great m
dustrial machines Of their own. II
il necessary now to send fewer OF the
raw materials TO Europe ana buy
them back in manufactured form
IA the case Of the United States We
not only need not buy many u tne
things we used TO get from Europe
but we are prepared 70 50 out into
the world and supply other peoples
who formerly bought from me oio
world.
Great shift OF Man Power.
FINALLY under such conditions
great shift Of man power has set IN
Fifteen millions OF people are ANXIOUS
TO come TO the United states al0ue-
Great Britain is figuring on sending
TO her domiuions no less than seven
millions OF the population Wnlcn can
not be properly cared Tor Al nome
Latin America Is holding out IN
ducemeuts for other millions e hstlls
the great areas IL has % oLler LOT
those who would seek new i1Fes ana
forfunes and escape the huge burdens
81 taxation and other handica1a IN
the old world
These amigrants represent the best
Industrial elements, for We anu me
other receptive nations are Lakln6
our choice among those oI1eIlns
fbemseives. The effect Is &c reduce
the efficiency OF the nations, the
smfrrauts quit while raising the e1-
ficiency Of those they 5oiz-
Within a decade the ln-Led S-ases
viii have upward Of 115,oOl,gge IN
habitants, no matter how rigid may
be the restrictions on immisratton.,
Brazil easily may grow % au.9O0,ygU
or even $4,000 600; Argentina 70 Ia
Dor. OC0. Canada 70 vel over 10000
COO. and the various other new coun-
fha a. IS. @. combination-Arg entina1
BraziI and Chile-would have popu-
Iatfon OF more than 40,oQ0,Q0u with
tremendous resources Laklns lne
long look ahead the expansion ln teto
or three or five decades VIII be stu
pendous-
Must Have Raw Materials.
Under these circumstances, the
problem before the European Etates-
men is: How shall we keep our peo-
pie home. restore our industries ana
nav our debts2 The ole element aI
the bottom OF this whole problem ls
the question Of raw materials. Lney
not only must be made available, bul
they must be cheap. OF Europe VIII
not be able 10 hold its own
So we find the old world no longer
able 10 buy control, putting Tor ward
this doctrine that the riches OF the
world belong TO all the people italy
ard Switzerland. forced 20 bring IN
almost all their raw material. and Bel
s-fur1. rich only In iron and coal, make
a very good case for themselves u
insisting that their people should not
- al the mercy Of others The same
can be said OF Poland, Czecho-Slo-
vairia and other handicapped natlonsi
even q France
But. as the proposal came before
the league Of nations assembly
Canada and Australia saw something
other than a desire for fair distriDu-
tor in the proposed economic com
mission. They saw an effort Of Eu-
ropean diplomacy 20 take back the
control over the Worid's ricnes Wnlcn
had been lost by natural processes IN
the war. The various commissions
named By the assembly as planned
were to have been responsible 70 the
Z council OF the league. on which
I Europe has a secure majority
I'VE are not prepared 70 turn over
such affairs FOR settlement BY a gen
era1 European committee" Mr. RoWel
OF Canada. told the dismayed Euro
pean leaders His opposition, seconded
By that OF Australia and backed BY