第90部分(第2/3 頁)

t　country　in　which　I　am　today？　I　say　that　it　applies　very　closely。　I　say　that　very　soon　there　is　going　to　be　an　enormous　petition　for　immigration；　for　population；　and　especially　for　Anglo…Saxon　population；　that　the　time　is　ing　when　these　people　will　be　bid　for；　when　they　will　be　sought　for；　when　they　will　be　paid　for　—　paid　any　price　to　get　them。　And　I　venture　to　say　to　you：　Get　them　while　you　can；　get　them　from　home；　get　them　from　England。

Now；　gentlemen；　if　I　live；　within　a　month　or　two　I　hope　to　be　able　to　show　you　a　plan　I　have　devised　and　which　I　hope；　which　I　even　dare　to　think；　may　show　you　how　you　can　get　a　good　many　of　these　people。　I　will　say　no　more　of　that　now；　except　that　I　trust　you　will　agree　with　me　when　you　read　it；　and　that　you　will　let　no　obstacle　stand　in　your　way；　but　will　all　put　your　shoulders　to　the　wheel　and　for　the　sake　of　your　country；　and　for　the　sake　of　all　concerned；　will　try　to　help　to　bring　into　your　splendid　land　Englishmen　who　will　be　made　available　to　you；　I　hope；　in　many　thousands。

I　am　beginning　to　be　like　one　of　your　members　of　parliament；　I　fear　I　am　catching　the　disease。　I　will　only　add　this：　That　all　the　world　is　mad　on　trade；　all　the　civilised　world；　at　least；　has　got　the　idea　that　wealth　is　everything。　I　controvert　that　statement；　I　say　that　wealth　is　nothing。　What　is　wealth　without　men　and　women　to　use　it　and　spend　it？　I　remember　once　writing　a　story　in　which　I　represented　certain　men　shut　up　in　a　cave　and　surrounded　by　all　the　diamonds　and　all　the　gold　of　a　continent。　And　they　were　starving。　I　would　like　to　ask　you　of　what　use　were　those　diamonds　and　that　gold　to　them？

In　the　same　way；　of　what　use　is　wealth　unless　you　have　men　and　women　—　healthy　men　and　women　—　these　are　the　real　wealth　of　the　nation。　Yo