MIGRATION.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19502, 26 December 1928, Page 9

MIGRATION.

LABOUR'S AIMS. REPORT DENIED BY LEADERS. (DKITKD PRESS ASSOCIATION—BV ELEMBIC TBLEGBATH—COPYEIOHT.) (Received December 25th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 24. Mr George Lansbury describes the "Sunday Express" migration report as fantastic and not existing outside of the imaginations of the non-Labour men. The National Excoutiye had considered migration in relation both to unemployment developments in Britain and the Dominions, and would never adopt the scheme without the full co-operation of Dominion trade unions and Governments. Mr J. R. Clynes said that Labour Was more anxious to find work for men in Britain than to send them overseas. Nevertheless they 'favoured themigration of volunteers under agreement with Dominion Labour men and Governments! He believed that if the British and Dominion Governments would get together.with Labour acting advisorilv much could be done advantageously to place large numbers of families over spas.—Australian Press Association.

[The "Sunday Express" featured a report that the Labour Party . would make a spectacular bid, at the General Elections, with a scheme to transfer 250,000 unemployed men and their families to the Dominions, giving them a definite pledge of lucrative employment. Mr J. H. Thomas was suggested as sponsoring the scheme, as. an opportunity of grasping the Prime Ministership.]