GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME

Evening Star, Issue 12625, 3 October 1905, Page 7

GENERAL BOOTH'S SCHEME

Press Aswciation—By Telegraph—Copyright. A SERIOTJSCHARGE. A STRANG KADMISSION. LONDON, October 2. The Right. Hon. Jesse Ceilings. M.P., in a letter to "The Tunes.' decluros that Genera! Booth's scheme for wholesale and os'sistud emigration of strong, healthy, nir Justrioas workers is an appalling national danger. If the Government assist in sush ■wholesale deportation, their action will be little short of criminal. Mr Bnunwell Booth has replifd that the Army were not lending to Australia people who were in .■omfortable circumstances, but only unemployed, some of whom were suffering from actual want. NO ROOM IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, October 3. (Received October 3, at 940 a.m.) At the eight hours banquet Mr Travers, the president, declared that their own people ought to be pjven on opportunity of obtaining employment before others wore brought from outside. He recognised the hish standing of General Booth, but the position was that he wus largely attempting to take people out of the jruttcrs without taking anv steps to remove the putters. While he appreciated hw efforts, he did not want Australia nwde th? depositing ground st surplus labor brought up under unhealthy conditions.