Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-06

AT the Institute of Politics now in
session in Williamstown. Mass, the
nations, particularly the United States
of America, are warned that the time
is coming when Italy will speak with
the silent, determined voice. seeking
the solution of her problem of over
population"
1t was Senator Antonio Cippico. the
Fascist, of the Italian Parliament
who thus warned that "Italy's policy
was the result of iron necessity of
her overpopulation and her geograph
ical position, and that other nations
must eventually supply her with col
onieS or arrange to let Italian immi
grants live and work in foreign lands
as Italian groups. without forfeitinG
their Italian citizenship and without
cutting off their political ties with
Italy,
Similar threats were made in recent
times by the Kaiser. who demanded a
place on the sun'-or was it in the
sun? Likewise, a late lamented Jap
anese minister warned our present ad
ministration OF the grave conse
uuences" of refusing TO take orders
from his Emperor as to the terms on
which Japanese might be permitted to
immigrate into the United States.
Once that principle We're accepted.
any nation which considered its boun
daries inadequate for its population
would have the conceded right to
ENTER and possess" such portions of
any coveted territory of other nations
as it desired, and sovereignty of the
nation so invaded would pass into in
nocuous desuetude.
haf al
though conditions in Italy are very
prosperous. owing to the Fascist gov
eminent, and agriculture and indus
try have made very rapid progress
and the unemployed number only
100,0 900, yet, if population continues to
increase as it has in the last so years
conditions will become serious: and II
other countries refuse to provide for
Italian immigration, while permitting
the immigrants to remain Italian citl
zens, "a very serious and even crit
ical situation may arise, anectng no'
Italy alone, but the whole world" He
adds that in 1881 Italy had a popula
ton of 280OO,000. and now has Al,
900 900. THE territory of Italians
comprises 114,0o0 square miles of good
land, plus much mountainous and
much marsh land, and, besides, "a
figure which would be much higher II
we take into consideration the con
siderable number of Italians whom
poverty has driven to migrate.
Interpreting that last expression
then, all territory in foreign lands, IN
Guiding the United States. where ltal
ian immigrants have settled, becomes
Italian territory, since the Italians re
tain their allegiance to Italy, accord
ing to the Fascist Senator. The italian
ath countries would
amount to an army of half million a
year.
II is recalled that it took nearly
two wears after our entry into the
World War for the United states &c
transport two million men across the
sea. even in that critical emergency
Italy would thus transport over the
oceans a great army yearly. and inter
minably, thereby taking possession OF
foreign territory while relieving the
economic pressure upon her own pen
insula to feed and clothe her oincreas
ing population.
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In reply to the remarks of the 1tal
ian statesman, Prof. East-ehairman OF
the Round Table, reminded him that
the Malthusian law applied to Italy
as we'll as to other growing peoples. II
is to the effect that population tends
to increase with irresistible force upon
the means of subsistence, but wher
by that increase the subsistence be
comes limited and the struggle to live
becomes more intense, it tends to les
sen the increase of population. Prof
East added: Count Cippico grants
this to be the fact when he says, 1.-THE
truth is that her Qtaly's} territory is
insufficient to support her popula
tion.'"
Italy points with pride to her his
tory and the great men She has pro
duced, but Prof. East retorts that she