IMMIGRATION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18467, 31 January 1922, Page 5

IMMIGRATION

POSITION IN DOMINIONS. THE RIGHT MEN WANTED. Proas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, January 28. As the result of interviews with the High Commissioners of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, The Times draws the conclusion that the dominions’ labour troubles do not in themselves constitute a bar to emigration, despite the disquieting reports from the dominions named. The interviews, on the whole, tend to reassure intending emigrants, who were perturbed by the recent news. Nevertheless, it is impossible to ignore certain facts. TTie tnree great dominions are unanimous on one points—viz., they want men, but they insist that these must, be the right men. The Times, in pointing out that any scheme of assisted immigration is not a charitable enterprise for the relief of English unemployment, urges the dominions not to ask too much, remembering that the Empire’s pioneering work was not dona by ready-made farmers with credentials and money, - but by plucky settlors who were not afraid to take chances.— Times. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT. AUSTRALIA’S INVITATION. MELBOURNE, January, 30. Mr Hughes strongly urges the claims of a proper scheme of immigration. There, were, he said, thousands of British exservice men available, and now was the psychological moment, for the whole world had been shaken to its foundation. “Let us invite them here to help us to increase 6ur wealth and to develop and defend our country.”—A. and. N.Z. Cable.