Evening star., 1934-01-15
JAPANESE SEIZURE
OF LAND PREDICTED
W. S. Thompson Discusses
Population Pressure at
Birth Control Meeting.

Because Of population pressure.
Japan will seize new territory in the
Far East, Prof Warren S. Thompson OF
the Strips Foundation for Research
at the opening session Of the American
Conference on Birth Control and Ma
tional Recovery in the Mayflower Hotel.
He argued that birth control would
eliminate the reaching out by strong
nations for more land and resources
and would enable them to live within
their national means.
The speaker also named Germany
and Italy as likely disturberS Of the
territorial expansion.
Japan's possible goals were given by
Prof. Thompson as such areas in the
East Indies as the Philippines, Borneo,
New Guinea and the Celebes.
"JapanS seizure of hianchuria was
well timed and probably puts her in
complete control of larger resources
than she could have secured with
like expenditure of effort and money
in any other way" said the speaker.
But since Manchuria's mineral re-
sources are limited ana since the
japanese cannot hope to succeed there
as agriculturists because of competi-
ton with the Chinese, 1t seems highly
probable that the expansion of the
Japanese empire has only begun
Predicts Waiting Policy.
"As to when Japan will strike out
in a new direction" he continued. "all
%lot r.
tainty Is that she will wait until world
affairs are in such a state that the
success of her efforts seem reasonably
assured. A general war in Europe. for
example, would offer her an unsur-
passed opportunity to extend her sway
in the Western Pacific by seizing some
of the Dutch and British colonies"
Whether Germany and Italy would
be willing to resort to war to obtain
larger share of the worlds resources
is any ones guess. Prof. Thompson
declared adding that lit does seem
reasonably certain. however, that they
would not be averse to fishing in trou-
bled waters. and indeed to troubling
the waters q little, II BY so doing the
fishing might be improved"
Prof Thompson proposed as SUD-
stitute for acquisition of new resources
by nations the rational control OF pop
ulation to keep 1t within available
means of supporting 1t.
Even though war may result in an
lands for WHILE" said the speaker,
"its benefits can be only temporary as
measured by the life of nations The
ultimate solution of appropriations
must be found in mans control OF his
numbers, not in seizing larger resources.
In the long run there is but one ra-
tional way for man to overcome poverty
and to free himself from the burden OF
laboring with meager resources. This
way is the way of birth control"
Holds Need Obvious.
Professor Thompson said that 1t
would seem self-evident that popula-
ton should be controlled to come
within available resources. but added
that even today we have many people
who seem to think that great and IN
creasing numbers are a credit to the
nation, the church. or indeed to the
world, regardless Of the effects OF the
increase in numbers on human VEL
fare"
"When the birth control conference
opened representatives from % States,
Hawaii, England and Scotland were ex-
pected to be present before adjourn
ment Wednesday evening. Delegates
began arriving early yesterday for pre-
conference committee meetings.
Mrs. Margaret Sanger. chairman OF
the National Committee on Federal
LEGISLATION for Birth Control, presided
at this afternoons session. Others
scheduled to speak this afternoon in
cluded Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel. economic
adviser to the Secretary of Agriculture;
Prof. william Fielding Ogburn, Univer-
sity of Chicago, and Prof. Joseph J.
Spengler, University of Arizona.
Mrs. Sanger made the opening ad-
dress and Mrs. John F. Dryden, chair
man of the Reception Committee. vel
coined the delegates to Washington.
Tonight's session will be devoted to
discussion of THE Religious, Ethical
and Moral Aspects Of Birth Control"
The speakers are to be Bishop Francis
]. Mcconnell of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, New York City: Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise, New York City Free Synagogue,
and Rev. Russell j. Clinchy of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
here. DR.. Arthur G. Christie. president
Of the Board Of American University,
win preside.