MIGRATION IN THE EMPIRE.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17861, 6 September 1923, Page 9

MIGRATION IN THE EMPIRE.

BRITISH DELAYS CRITICISED.

A PRESSING PROBLEM. (a? CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION— COPrSIOHT.) (AUSnULIAX AXD H.2. CABLI .HSBOCIATIOK.) (Received September oth, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, September 5. Dr.. T. J. Maenamara, MJP, (National Liberal, Camberwell), who was Minister ov 1 Labour in the Coalition Cabinet-, writhg to Mr Lloyd George in tho "'Libi'ral Magazine," expresses dismay at tho slow progress that is being made under the Empire Settlement Act. He points out that though £1,500,000 was proyidi d for use in the financial year 1922-23, only £35,000 was expended, and only 21,104 persons were accepted for oversea settlement under tho provisions of the Act to Juno 30th. Dr. Maenamara says it is a bitter disappointment that moro has not been achieved. "There are 300,000 young fellows unemployed here, many of them ex-servicemen still hardy, enduring, and strong;-but continued unemployment is leaving its mark upon them. Five years henca they will have lo9t their chance, and will drift to failure in tho rookeries ol" the East End slums. Surely we oa;u do better than this for them. • For t\,-o out of three of them there is health, strength, and prosperity awaiting in the Dominions. Tho Imperial Conference is soon meeting. In the name of the truest Imperialism let everyone concerned get the Empire settlement scheme going."