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vacant　and　other　places　with　a　few　families　scattered　over　the　land；　and　a　few　millions　heaped　together　in　the　things　these　white　people　call　cities。

Imagine　them　saying；　God　—　whatever　gods　there　be；　whatever　gods　we　worship　—　give　us　the　right　to　live；　we　have　the　right　to　our　share　of　the　earth；　here　we　have　not　enough　of　the　earth；　we　will　seek　the　earth；　we　will　take　the　earth；　we　will　keep　the　earth。　Then　imagine　the　scanty　peoples　spread　thinly　over　these　territories　saying：　“But　we　will　pass　a　law　to　keep　you　out。”　They　answer：　“We　will　e　in　nevertheless；　we　will　walk　through　your　paper　law。”　And　those　who　hold　the　ground　say：　“You　shall　not　e　in；　we　will　shoot　you；　we　will　keep　you　out　with　force　of　arms。”　And　their　answer　is：　“Keep　us　out　if　you　can；　we　have　arms　as　well　as　you；　we　are　better　men　than　you；　we　will　e；　we　will　occupy；　we　will　take；　we　will　keep。”　Is　that　a　bogey　—　a　mere　dream　of　the　night？

I　tell　you　it　is　nothing　of　the　sort。　It　is　the　thing　which　will　happen　within　one　hundred　years　unless　there　are　very　different　arrangements　made　amongst　the　Western　nations　from　those　which　exist　today；　unless　the　people　are　moved　from　the　cities　back　to　the　land。　Population；　gentlemen；　is　like　water：　where　there　is　a　hollow；　thither　it　will　flow　to　fill　it。　Therefore；　it　is　vital　to　the　nations　that　they　should　look　into　this　matter　and　try　to　deal　with　it。　I　am　as　sure　as　that　I　stand　before　you　that　these　words　are　true；　that　I　get　at　the　truth；　the　essence；　the　fibre；　the　marrow　of　the　thing；　and　that　truth；　that　essence；　that　fibre；　that　marrow；　is　that　you　must　get　your　people　on　to　the　land　out　of　the　cities；　and　keep　them　on　the　land　there　to　multiply　as　God　manded　them　of　old。

Now；　gentlemen；　how　does　this　apply　to　the　grea