April 7, 2000
Dear Newswatch Magazine Listeners/Readers:
The United States of America has a heritage that can
be traced into antiquity. It is the most talked about
nation in the Bible - but under its ancient name. Could
you imagine a Great God Who says He can tell the
end from the beginning leaving out of prophecy the
Greatest Nation and Commonwealth of Nations
this world has EVER seen? NOT A CHANCE!
Why is it that the British Commonwealth and America suddenly came onto the scene in 1800-1803 AD to become the most dominate and wealthiest nations in human history? How could Britain become Great Britain, where the "sun never set on the British Empire," so suddenly? The British Empire controlled: Australia, Canada, Ceylon, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Malaya, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Tanganyika, Trinidad, Uganda, United Kingdom, Western Samoa, Bahamas, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Bermuda, North Borneo, British Antarctica, British Guiana, British Honduras, Brunei, Falkland Islands, Fiji Islands, Gambia, Gibraltar, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, Hong Kong, Kenya, Maldive Islands, Malta, Mauritius, New Hebrides Islands, Pitcairn Island, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Saint Helena Island, Sarawak, Seychelles Islands, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tonga Islands, West Indies Federation, Zanaibar, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, Heard and Macdonald Islands, Macquarie Island, Nauru Island, New Guinea, Norfolk Island, Papua, Cook Islands, Niue Island, Ross Dependency, Tokelau Islands and Union of South Africa.
When you combine the British Empire WITH the greatest single nation that ever existed, - the United States -.there was sufficient military, economic and political strength to rule the world after World War II. Both Britain and America spoke the same language, looked alike, came from the same stock of people. They were brothers as nations!
Charles M. Schwab, steel magnate, before the Massachusetts Bankers Association, January 5, 1921, said: "Our United States has been endowed by God with everything to make it and keep it the foremost industrial and commercial nation of the world."
World petroleum output in 1950 was almost 3,800 million barrels. Of this the United States alone produced more than one-half - nearly 52%. Together, the British Commonwealth and the U.S. produced 60% of the crude petroleum, NOT INCLUDING our vast foreign investments. But by 1966 - the fateful year in which the British Colonial Office in London closed its doors, marking the official DEATH of the British Empire - that 60% of all the world's crude petroleum output had been reduced to 32%.
Britain and America mined 1 1/2 times as much coal as all other nations combined. But by 1966 our portion had shrunk to less than one-third of the world production - 30.9%!
In 1950, the British Commonwealth and America produced three-fourths of the world's steel - the United States ALONE producing almost 60% in 1951. We produced 1 1/3 times as much pig iron as ALL other nations combined. By 1966, this basic index of wealth had skidded down to one-third (33.6%) of steel production and only 17.8% (one-sixth) of the pig iron.
We possessed nearly 95% of the world's nickel (chiefly from Canada); 80% of the world's aluminum; 75% of the zinc. But where did we rate in 1966? Only 3.6% of the world's nickel; 40.2% of its aluminum; 12.4% of its zinc.
In 1950, the British Commonwealth completely dominated the production of chromite (from South Africa). Together, Britain and America produced two-thirds of the world's rubber, and dominated the world's copper, lead, tin, bauxite and other precious metals outputs. But by 1966, we produced only 2.3% of the world's chromite, 23.4% of its copper, 9.9% of its lead, NO tin, and 6.3% of its bauxite.
The British Commonwealth produced two-thirds of the world's gold in 1950; while the United States had three times as much gold reserve as the total for the remainder of the world. But by 1966 the U.S. gold supply had been drained so much that the dollar was in serious jeopardy.
We produced and utilized two-thirds of the world's output of electricity in 1948 - far outstripping Russia, Germany and France combined. But by 1966 we produced only 20.1%!
Great Britain and the United States did possess well over half the world's merchant fleet tonnage. But by 1966 the figure was only 32.5%.
Where did we obtain this greatness and WHY are we losing it? To understand, please order the following below:
Sincerely,
David J. Smith