Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-08-04
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The world will accommodate a total population Of
II billion. and there are less than two billion persons
on this planet at the present time. Robert r. Kuc-
zinski, council member Of the Institute of Economics.
Washington, d. c. says after a world wild survey.
But to attain this total Of population all immi-
grafton laws must be lifted and the great majority
Of persons would be Of Slavic extraction, the authori-
ty says.
He declares that If present immigration laws are
maintained the earth will not be able to support more
than double the present population. and there would
likely be a war in which the densely populated re-
gions would attack the less thckly settled portions Of
the earth in an effort to remove immigration re-
~strictions.
Another conclusion of the survey is that North
American, western and northern European and Aus
tralian populations are no longer reproducing them
selves.
The present earth population is estimated at be-
tween l,7Oo.oOO.oOO and 100000 900. and $50 years
is the time given 70 double that number.
THE best estimate as to the increase in the worlds
population is that the present rtae is about five
eishths OF l per cent a year" said Professor Kuczinski.
The earths capacity is limited by the potential
agricultural resources, he says, and assuming
there are $4,000 100000 acres OF arabic land and that
Is acres on an average are sufficient TO support one
individual, the maximum population would not have
to be placed at less than 10000. 600 600.
Even allowing for all conceivable advances in SCI
enCe ana technique anu assuming that all human Ell
fort be directed to the maintenance Of a maximum
number Of people. 1t seems impossible that the earth
might sustain more than six times its present popu-
lation, or about 10000 OO0 900 people.
Further, the population limit is restricted also by
peculiarities OF the human character which may find
It's expression in what We may briefly call national
oGisms. The maximum Of 10000 00, 900 or II, O00.-
10000 can. Of course, be attained only with the freest
possible migration. The United States, as all other
countries. would have to open the gates to all nations
OF the world she would have TO accept her due share
OF the lo,0OO,oOO,OOO or IL 600 0OO. 1000, say 900 OOo,O oo.
She would have to forget everything about the ma
ticnal origins clause; she would have to welcome I0O.-
100000 or more immigrants without the slightest dis
elimination on account Of color, race, or standing of
living.
IF, on the other hand, the people OF the United
States. and Of some other countries, which are COM
p~aratively underpopulated go on restricting immigra-
ton as they do, it is hard to see how the earth-even
allowing for every conceivable advance in science and
technique-could possibly double its present popula-
ton.
"The worlds population cannot for a long time
grow at the same rate as 1t seems to have grown from
1920 to 1926. II the increase does not slow down, the
inhabitants of the o~vercrowded countries in a near
future will have to claim the right OF occupation Of
the less densely settled territories and, II the people OF
those territories resist and try to maintain their i'm
,n,vrstion restrictions. war becomes unavoidable"
resnite insufficient data as to birth rates. popula-
.,or and ace groups for the world. there exists q basis
A nredict q slowing down Of the rate increase. &C