The Washington times., 1922-12-21

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BY MARGARET SANGER. Y
tcopyrisht. 1855. by Cosmopolitan News
Service. Reproduction ProhibitedD
NEW YORK. Dec. 2i.-N the
population of the United States In
creases during the next 100 years
az It has during the past century
we shall have, a population In
2o2s Of 1900, 100000, or half =
much as the earsh'. present po'a'
IF the populatfsn Of earth IN.
creases In like proportion, II wouio
run UP to more than 10000. .o0V,ooo'
1t il doubtful whether FOOD sup
ply to feed such masses could %
\ nro<l,,ceA
| l.TSe population Of such countries
AZ Japan and the United States
have been increasing quite rapidly
In thertcountr1es. such ss, China,
it,is standing still. And In certain
portions OF Europe Il II recedins.
| Hence II n difficuIt to forecast tor
tho whole world with accuracy. sS
~ Danger RScoGnised. ~
The increase Of population sin the
| United : States has been 11o per
| cent in forty years. tho result Of
flooded immigration. The dangers
OF the rapid increase have been
recognized and now We have -.
lected immigration. -
| II our population and the popula,
ton Of the earth were to run ahead
| in proportion to the figures quoted
above. the result would be catas-
trophic ,fof the race. 1t would
| mean, q race where, tho struggle
for existence would wipe out culture
| and intelligence.
II. however, tho United States
combines selectfve immigration with
selective breeding. the average OF
intelligence, at present fourteen
years, could be raised to twenty.
five years at the end Of q century.
| There would also be an increase In
our population. but not . flooded
increase. S s
Every srown person in our coun.
| try would have the intelligence of
| present day university graduates.
/ Each. for fnstance. would be abls
to understand and enjoy Wells
Outline Of History"
Quantity or Quality.
The standards Of intelligence
throughout the world touid like
wise bs raised by selective breed.
! ing. The burning question for the
United States and world during the
coming century WILL be. DO we
want quantity or sQuality7"
In all the world there b q battle
between two groups. One repro.
sents the scientists, the thinkers.
the poets, the idealists. forward.
looking, practical people. These
want a selected population Of raised
| intelligence ~,
Massed against them 10 the mill.
arist-commercial group. which
wants vastly Increased populations.
increased territory and the wars
that accompany them.
This group includes the majority
Of the men who make up most of
the governnAents Of the earth. They
are the. selfcentered, backward liik-
ing people WHOSE social conscious
ness and vision are undeve}oped
Japan - Exapp1e.
Japan at present offers perhaps
the best example OF this battle. The
military party there wants to build
up the present population of 81. 7.000,-
900 to 100. 200, 900. Then they be-
lieve they can demand moro territory
from the world and Get It. without
war. II possible, for they have learn
Cd q lesson from Germany.
But their theories are questioned
every day by another group that
grows rapidly In japan. This group
challenges with: s ~ Y
Why not be satisfied with q popu-
istion of 50,000.00o and bend your
energies to raising the quality of the
people you already possese. :. :
Man H. supposed to reach fullnesS
of development at twenty-five.
Really. he achieves only physical de-
velppment at that age. There are
two other factors In human develop
ment. the mental and the psychic.
BY 2023 man could be 20 improved
that he would present . harmonious.