| Show j 1 I LOOKING FORWARD James O a some somo time thom ago In 1 a public address made mallo the prediction that fiet fifty years hence the population ot of th tim United will be This may pot conte true Irue to the tho letter lIIl prediction nil as to the natural increase e of at our PopulAtion pUl tell I several peral m 11 1111 II In his second ci al message to Congress delIvered in III 1862 ho the tho cn u for tor forthe the iO 70 previous years IU an the increase for tor the tho following iO 70 years According to hIs the tho United to have havo Mil had over IO people In 1900 all th the census showed nitty tr Ir PrOPheCY tY not como coma lU any hearer tue tho mark though It II eon enough lint Dut such matters lire are often tl to which even th thI tito wisest I c t ot of men tail fall to 10 foresee TM Is ii going to he be t to I Ionic lems The Tho question of food and would rouse nu e no It IC young teen Inen 8 nE rally w would follow tollow the advice ot of Ir and take lake up hind or of around anti stores tore and hunting fOI fo racy Jobs Job There are arc vast areas ot of ed eu land that t con can he be made and the soil eoll that is cultivated can eun probably ably he bt to 10 yield I III much more It by metho I re I is room enough tor or two to hundred million Inhabitants In this country and then for tor all as many more and th there o III be enough to do tb for tor all sho hil lira arc willinG or of working But Jul tile the real 01 problem as 08 the multi multitudes twice tudes keep on increasing wIlt will ho Iho proper distrIbution of at the fruits ot of lit la hor The fhe problem or of producing wealth hUll has been solved In this country under free treo laws and anil popular government and the Iho World line hall learnt the tho lessor tram horn our wealth producers The nelt ilett question is III about the proper tion of the tho wraith Mi Ao the grows growl and efforts that Question will ho 10 predominant And Anel we hope the World will learn tram from us III how hoss to dia tribute the products of genius attil labor combined for tor that lesson is III e essential to the future euce and happiness of mankind clamor Is already heard for tor the forcible of at the strong Inter eats utI controlled b by busses or trust or whatever name I is given to the le d rl among men to a 0 strong stronger er the thc government nut But would that hot result In despotism 1 That form torm ot of government hu has been tried und and found tanting in III lion will bo be round found we believe bellove the Iho so solution o lution ot of the tho problem Under that the distribution ot of wealth will willbe willbe be accomplished to the tho lie de mand or of equity ond lind Justice |
