BRITISH MIGRANTS

Southland Times, Issue 20585, 8 September 1928, Page 8

BRITISH MIGRANTS

ROUGH TREATMENT IN CANADA. Winnipeg, September 6. A British harvester, making a personal investigation of the British stranded and stating that they are receiving rough treatment, Mr David Kirkwood, the Labour Member for Dumbarton, conferred with the Dominion immigration officials and representatives of the railways to-day. He termed the present system of looking after the men as disgraceful, and described the Baldwin plan for sending British miners to Canada as criminal in view of the absence of organized efforts to see that the men were looked after all the time. —Australian Press Association. ALLEGATIONS DENIED. (Rec. 9.20 p.m.) Ottawa, September 7. A Winnipeg message states that the Immigration Commissioner, in declaring that the statements alleging improper treatment of British harvesters were false, said that the immigration authorities had not detained any British harvesters in any way, shape or form since their coming to the country. He denied the charge made by Mr Thomas, Labour M.P. of Scotland, that British harvesters were kept in an underground cage in Winnipeg.—Australian Press Association —United Service.