第89部分(第6/7 頁)

　say；　the　career　of　the　Western　nations　is　going　to　be　short。　The　city　folk；　those　who　remain；　will　never　hold　their　own　in　the　world　—　not　only　because　of　the　weakened　physique　and　changed　character；　but　because　of　another　and　more　final　reason。　Gentlemen；　children　are　not　bred　in　the　cities。　There　will　e　a　time　when　the　children　bred　there　are　too　few　—　it　is　ing　now。　And　if　the　children　are　not　bred；　if　there　is　not　the　supply　of　healthy　children　to　carry　on　the　nation；　how　can　the　nation　stand？　With　the　people　on　the　land　it　is　different。　Self…interest　es　into　play。

A　large　family　is　a　valuable　asset　to　the　small…holder；　in　the　city　it　is　nothing　but　a　drawback。　Let　any　one　of　you　gentlemen　think　of　himself　with　a　home　consisting　of　a　single　room　in　a　tenement　in　New　York　or　a　back　slum　in　London；　and　with　six　or　eight　children；　and　then　think　of　the　contrast　with　those　six　children　upon　the　land　and　able　to　assist　in　your　business　of　caring　for　the　cattle　or　carrying　on　many　of　the　other　operations　of　the　farm。　We　must　look　at　facts。　With　dwellers　on　the　land　self…interest　es　in；　on　the　land　alone　will　the　supply　of　children　be　available　that　is　necessary　to　carrying　on　our　white　races。　And　if　they　are　not　carried　on　in　sufficient　numbers　what　of　it？　Of　course；　you　have　all　heard　of　what　they　call　the　yellow　peril；　and　many　people　have　laughed　at　it　as　a　bogey。　Is　it　a　bogey？　Does　Russia；　for　instance；　consider　that　Japan　is　a　mere　nightmare？　I　think　not；　I　think　Russia　has　very　definite　and　distinct　ideas　as　to　the　prowess　of　Japan　today。　Japan　is　a　small　nation。　Forty　years　ago　the　Japanese　dressed　themselves　up　in　scale　armour；　like　lobsters；　and　fought　with　bows　and　arrows。　And　look　at　them　today；　knocking　Russia　around　the　ring。

Imagine　the　state