《the days of my life》第164章

ll　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　of　affairs　when；　not　little　Japan；　but；　let　us　say；　great　China；　with　her　400；000；000　people；　has　also　made　some　strides　towards　civilisation；　has　carried　out；　for　instance；　that　programme　which　I　saw　announced　in　the　papers　yesterday；　in　the　way　of　building　warships；　and　imagine　those　400；000；000　of　stolid；　strong；　patient；　untiring　land…bred　men　having　nowhere　to　live；　having　not　earth　upon　which　to　stand；　and　seeking　a　home。　And　imagine　them　casting　their　eyes　around　for　worlds　to　conquer；　and　seeing　an　island　continent　half　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　great　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。　You　remember　the　old　Greek　fable　of　Antaeus；　how；　whenever　he　fell　to　earth　he　arose　fresh　and　strong。　So　it　is　with　us。　Do　not　believe；　gentlemen；　that　wealth　is　everything。　Wealth；　I　maintain；　is　nothing　pared　to　flesh　and　blood；　nothing　as　pared　to　healthy　children；　nor　is　pomp　nor　any　other　thing　—　these　are　nothing。　The　strength　of　a　people；　gentlemen；　is　not　to　be　found　in　their　Wall　Streets；　it　is　to　be　found　in　the　farms　and　fields　and　villages。　I　will　only　add　just　this　one　word　—　that　I　do　hope　that　what　I　have　so　humbly；　so　inadequately　tried　to　say　before　you　may　perhaps　go　deep　into　the　minds　of　some　of　you　and　set　you　thinking。　For　myself；　I　can　only　say　that　I　have　tried　to　carry　out　this　task　—　not　the　task　of　speaking；　but　the　bigger　one　—　with　a　single　heart；　because　I　believe　in　its　necessity；　because　I　believe　that　no　man　can　serve　his　generation　better　than　by　trying　to　point　out　these　things　and　try　to　make　the　people　think。　If　I　have　done　that；　gentlemen；　I　have　not　lived　in　vain。　All　that　I　should　ask　to　be　said　of　me　when　I　am　gone　is　this：　“He　did　his　best。”
The　End
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