LIFE STREAM DRYING UP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23894, 23 August 1939, Page 14

LIFE STREAM DRYING UP

"The man-power of a nation is an essential element in preserving its Eosition in the world," said Viscount amuel, speaking in the House of Lords. " Germany already has a population of 80.000,000. and in the last six years her population, by- the excess of births over deaths, increased by 3.250,000. or 4 per cent. Russia is increasing her numbers by 2,000,000 every year, and Japan is increasing her population by 1.000.000 every year. We in Britain have to consider also the duties of this country from the point of view of the population of the dominions and Empire at was the overflow from Britain which created the American colonies, now the United States, helped to create Canada, created Australia and New Zealand, and has largely, of course, established our colonies and contributed to the growth of South Africa. It has redeemed vast areas of the world, and helped to spread British ideas over one-quarter of the globe. That fructifying stream seems now to be' dried at its source. Unless it can be enabled to flow, England will not be rendering the service to the world she was able to do in previous generations."