FOREIGN INFLUX

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 83, 18 January 1928, Page 5

FOREIGN INFLUX

SOUTHERN EUROPEANS, WEST AUSTRALIAN COMPLAINT. INCREASE OF UNEMPLOYMENT. (F<sr Press Association—Copyright.) (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. The Premier (Mr Collier) stated that his Government viewed with growing seriousness the position which has been created by the continued influx of Southern Europeans. Despite official assurances, there did not seem to be any slackening in the rate at which the® foreigners were entering Australia, and Western Australia seemed to be receiving more than its fair share. From June, 1925, to the end of June last, 4335 foreigners arrived in Western Australia. These figures did not indicate that the provision that all alien migrants arriving after July jl, 1925, must be in possession of £4O landing money or a. guarantee of employment, had had any material effect in preventing the influx. * There were, Mr Collier said, probably more unemployed in the State at this time of the year than ever before. Reports from all parts of the State showed that foreigners w&re being given preference because in many cases they were prepared to work for food only. The State Government had made repeated protests to the Federal Government, but this was entirely a Federal matter it was not possible for the State Government to regulate the influx of foreigners.