Show nature to present a mid pacific territory to the american people by EDWIN FAIRFAX NAULTY in new york times land waves on the bottom of the pacific ocean caused perhaps by by northward slipping izig C of the antarctic icecap ice cap and fortified by pressure from foni the american coast the japanese archipelago alaska and the A aleutian 1011 tian islands breaking at last on the deep foundations of the hawaiian archipelago seem now to be creating new land among the vari various oils islands antl ami shoals of hawaii the expected of land which is likely to conie come in this generation will present as a gift of nature to the united states ft a territory in the mid pacific as long as from froin san diego california to queen di charlotte arlotte sound british columbia and as wide as california Oali fornia cueli a territory based on the present population of java of would easily support port a population of at least 25 it would bo be of tremendous straten ical advantage to the nation holding it as a productive find and trade base arse and would grow enough sugar rubber copra coffee and tea to render the united states independent of other present sources of these articles |