Evening star., 1925-08-02
ASSERTS j. s. CAN
FEED 35O,O)0,O0O
Scientist Says German Meth
DDS Make Support of
$4,000 900 Possible.
By the Associated Press.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, August
1.-The United States can support a
population of $50 ,000, 900 and by ap-
plying German methods a population
of 1914, 100000, 1t was asserted at the
Institute of Politics today by Prof.
r. J. McFall of the Agricultural
Economics Department, Massachusetts,
Agricultural College. He declared
that contrary to the Malthusian doc
itself indefinitely.
1.-The present tendencies of the
growth of population lead US to sup
pose that mans increase will not over
take the still abundant opportunities
TO expand the food supply. We may
accordingly anticipate plenty of op-
portunity for the human race to enter
a new and better phase of economic
existence.
Sees Larder Secondary.
The larder holds a subordinate
place in determining the concentra-
ton, increase and even decline of
population in civilized communities
though it may be the cause of a rise
and fall in numbers In primitive COM
munities."
Prof. McFan also predicted that the
density of populations in industrial
communities would be dissipated be.
fore 'inexorable force of natural
law"
Prof. Edward NJ. East of Harvard
University said that eventually the
food supply would be the most i'm
portant population factor. He likened
the supply to a huge piece of cheese
at which the rats were nibbling.
1T has been predicted that in 30
years no one but the very rich and
-.
New York City" he asserted "The
out by the upper and neither mill
stones of population pressure"
Debate Is Spirited.
A spirited debate occurred at the
round table on Limitation of arma-
ments regarding Great Britain's use
of her army and navy. Opposing
speakers asserted and denied that ter
ritorial aggrandiZement was it's pur-
pose. Sir Frederick Maurice of Lon
don, chief of operations of the Brit
ish general staff in the World War,
declared that .'since the French Rev
olution Great Britain has never en-
tered any war with the object of
aggrandizement." After a prominent
member of the conference. whose
name and statement were withheld
position, Sir Frederick remarked:
I'VE must agree to disagree" Sir
Frederick said that the Suez canal was
no longer considered vital to his coun-
try because men and materials could
be sent to India around the Cape of
Good Hope
I'VE learned in the war that the
Mediterranean could be made a very
dangerous place, because the islands
there can shelter a multitude of sub
marines. Thus we learned to use the
Cape route to India. SueZ is impor-
tant to us. but not vital"
The fall of Constantinople and the
rise of Saloniki as world centers were
forecast by speakers at Prof. Arnold
j. Toynbee's table on the Mediter.
ranean area.
Railway Is Problem.
"Greece's economic prosperity de-
pends," DR.. Toynbee said, ION wheth-
er she can develop Saloniki as a port
for southern Europe. Therefore the
railway to Saloniki is a serious prob
lem and threatens to bring Greece
into conflict with Jugoslavia. Con-
stantinople Is a dying city"
Prof. Bernadotte E. Schnitt of the
University of Chicago agreed with
Prof. Toynbee's description of Con-
stantinople and added that Saloniki
was developing into a tremendously
energetic commercial community. A.
Polyzoides Of New York, editor Of q
Greek daily. foretold Saloniki's great
future, and said that Constantinople
was admittedly dead" as a center of
commerce. In this he was supported
by 1smail Kemal Bey, first secretary
of the Turkish legation at Washing
ton, who explained that ConstantinopIe
had been left without a hinterland
by the changes wrought through the
war. He questioned Mr.. Polyzoides'
statement that Turkey was declining,
and said: ut takes time to put our
house in order. Asia Minor is a rich
country and new era Is beginning in
Turkey. The spirit of Metternich, Bis
marck and Beaconsfield is responsible
Tor the Near East's present troubles. 4"
Sees Italy I'm Danger.
Italy, with increasing population
and limited territory, faces a serious
problem in continuing her existence.
Count Antonio Cippico, Fascist mem.
Der of the Chamber of Deputies, said
tonight. His country had gained no
new land from the war, he said, and
the peace of Lausanne had set the
seal on the failure of Italy's policy in
the Mediterranean.
After the allied victory Italy, with
her scanty colonies and her popula.
tion that increases 5000, 900 every 10
years, failed to obtain one square inch
Of territory" he asserted THE re.
suit of this singular lack of vision on
the part Of her allies is growing ever
more serious for this country. She
lacks raw materials. which she has to
import, and her growing industries,
faced with foreign competition, can.
not find their natural outlets in extra
European markets"
Ready to Supply Labor.
Italy is ready to supply labor to un.
derpopulated countries, but means
must be taken to insure the retention
of their nationality by her emigrants,
Count Cippico said. If other countries
closed their doors to Italy's labor and
Industrial products a serious situa-
ton would arise.
The peace of Lausanne set the seal
on the failure of Italy's policy in the
Mediterranean" the Italian senator
continued. The Young Turks of Ke.
NAL have installed theirSown anti for
eign nationalism on the shores of the
Bosphorus and In Anatolia, England
rules supreme in the Mediterranean.
having strengthened her position in
the Suez Canal by her mandate for
Palestine and by promoting Cyprus TO
colonial status. France, armed as Is no