It is estimated that since 1871 the ar end population of the British Empire june increased about one-fourth, and tha' there is now included within its borders anmefaurth of the population of the Wut. that of this within the British not more than one nth ish race.
it the popular much in favour of that race as to remove: apprehension as to its central strength in the United States, for, being greatly n the majority, its capacity to assimilate the foreign element with which it comes into contact is greater than the capacity of the Kindred branch included within the British Empire.
The native-born population of the Tnited States merges into the native population by going to it, while the native population of Great Britain, the clement of population that constitutes the central strength of the British Empire, goes out to a foreign population largely in excess, and presents the problem of the capacity of the smaller Joment. to assimilate to it the larger.
Not only is the greater member of the now included within the area United States, but in the present of the two branches of this race, that which dwells in the United ates has the advantage of being at home while the British branch has the disadvantages of inferiority of numbers and being from home among foreign races numerically. greater.
But although the advantages are largely in favour of the branch of the British 1 race in the United States the principle volved is of interest to both, and there n be no reverses to the one which are not in some sense reverses to the other, and the recent undertaking of the United {States branch to superintend the administration ts for foreign aces in their brin under rer conside tion (he subject in all its Both branches of the British race ber in the agree; about 100,000,000, and while possessing, as it does, and in some respects q perier to other races, the course ts makes terioration of the higher race when it intermarries with the inferior; and Curtis declares that the interior of Brazil 1s unsuited to Europeans.
If these statements be true, says Pear-vin, "Central and South America, North of Uruguay, are never likely to be the home of the white man in dense masse: If the Indian should not be able to increase, as is the case with the pure blooded Spaniards, the country will be peopled by half-castes or negroes; or it may be by Chinamen, who have got a footing in Peru, or by coolies, such as are working Frofitably in British Guinea."
Whether part of South America and the whole of Central America are to be again peopled by the Indians is not so important as the conclusion that no European race can take their place; and the result of the considerations seems to be that the most fertile parts of the earth, which are to be the home of the most populous, cannot possibly be the home of higher races.
And this conclusion acquires additional importance when the commerce and productive capacity of the tropical zone are considered, and especially if the commercial advantages now enjoyed by the two branches of the English-speaking race are possibly to pass to other races, The total trade of Great Britain in 1902 is valued at £578,210,948, and of this sum more than half was with' the tropics and English-speaking world.
In 1902 the total trade of the United States was valued at, $2,258,802,809, and more than half of this sum was also with the tropics and English-speaking. world.
The trade of Great Britain with the rimpies alone was valued ab more than £138,000,000 and that of the United tates al more Chan $54,¢ 0,000,—showing that the Grade betw en the two branches 11,000,000, the population of the Briar that physical influence will enter 0f {he English-speaking race, and between Kimpire would then be 375,000,000, ore largely than heretofore as factors {His rice and the tropics, isthe most and of this last number only 44,500,000 in determining: results. able, and in excess of the would be of the English race. their The fact that the population of the
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