New Britain herald., 1929-10-08
J. s. OF EUROPE, AMERICA COMPARED
Proposed Federation Would Be : Small, Have More People

Washington, D. C., Oct. Slow would United States of Europe, Ehe new super-state proposed at Geneva, compare with the United States of America?
 Irrespective of its political as pects or its feasibility, the sugges- flon affords opportunity for an in- feresting geographic comparison. :" yays bulletin of the National Geo. Graphic society from its headquar- ters in Washington. D. C.
 AS proposed the European fed bration would number 27 sovereign Ftates. Russia is omitted. Princi- palities like Monaco and Liechten- Ftein, also San Marine, and Andor- Ia, and the Free City of Danzig do bot come within the scope of the following comparisons.
 Area Smaller; Population Larger
 "The United States of America is bne and one-half times greater in hrea," says the bulletin, but citi- kens of the United States of Eu- fope' would outnumber Americans In the proportion of 8 to 1.
 "The Texas of U. S. E. would De France; Luxembourg it's Rhode Island. Both are smalled than their American counterparts, but only Nightly smaller.
 Relative size raises a question which will stump most Americans It is this: of the four biggest Amer |can states, how many are larger than the four largest European countries excluding Russia? The tnswer: One.
 France the European Texas
 Giant Texas is larger than France, but only one-fifth larger. California, Montana and New Mex go are each smaller in area than fpain. Germany or Sweden.
 So much geographic instruction dresses the smallness of Europe by American prairie standards that it surprising to discover that Hol- hnd is larger than Maryland, that Finland would carve into three New Fork states, and that the total Euare miles of Oregon and of the Ferb, Croat Slovene state are near E identical.
 Striking contrasts between Eu- tope and America turn up in the feld of population. In the United Ptates the average number of per- lons per square mile is 35; in Eu- iope, 127. Nevada must miracu- pusly spread -tenths of & per- lon to each square mile while Bel yum, equally miraculously, must lqueeze 670 men, women and chil- tren on one average square mile. Fet Rhode Island and Massachu- ftts are each more densely inhabit- "a, according to area, than the United Kingdom or Germany.
 "A united Europe's manpower Eershadows America tremendously. III the people of the six most popu- pus American states: New York, Pennsylvania. Illinois, Ohio, Texas md California, number S,OOO,000 ess than the population of Ger hany. Little Luxembourg, lost in Europe like slice of olive in a Feam cheese sandwich, has more htizens than Wyoming.
 Our "Northern Neighbor"
 Should Europe ever fedorato lmerica can refe- to the 'U. S. E. Is her northern neighbor.' If all Europe were brought down to the attitude level of the United States, he, Strait of Gibraltar would lie on he equator. 2,000 miles south of it's Fesent position.
 Disparity of latitude, however, Ioes not prevent parity in climates. Except for the aridness of the louthwest, Americas climates are huch like Europe's.
 Some of the same problems that brought about the union of the 13 American colonies make Europa burn toward federation. Thirteen