A WRONG IMPRESSION.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LV, Issue 14131, 10 February 1910, Page 3

A WRONG IMPRESSION.

EMIGRANTS FROM SWEDEN. SOME PLAIN SPEAKING. By Electric Tolegrapli.—Copyright, (Received Fob. 10, 10.30 a.m.) , SYDNEY, Fob. 10, Referring to Count Mornor’s warning to Swedish emigrants against proceeding to- Australia and New Zealand, the Hon. Mr. Wade, Premier of Now South Wales, states that ho is much surprised at the statement, as a reference to tho Immigration Bureau shows not only that every immigrant brought out under Stato assistance was offered employment without delay, but that for months past there has been a demand largely in excess of the supply for immigrants. Tho Government Ims had to boar the burden of mistakes made by privately directed organisations which attempt to carry out tho larger and more difficult work of actually finding work for immigrants, and which, through want of propCr machinery and experience, at times fail to place their men. Ho trusts that Count Morner will correct the impression, for as fur as tho Government is concerned it is scarcely accurate, and is likely to do harm to a movement that ought to be encouraged. THOUSANDS OF MEN, WANTED. (Received Feb. 10, 10.40 n.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 10. Sir Robert Best, Federal Minister for Customs, denied that there was any need of Count Morner or anybody else to warn intending emigrants against proceeding to Australia or New Zealand. Ho says there Avas ample'room and plenty of opportunities for suitable men to make, a living in Australia, particularly as agriculturists. There was room not for hundreds, hut for thousands of tho right typo. Tho State Premier did not think tho warning applied to Victoria. Probably the Consul bad Now South Wales in view. Certain men no doubt found a difficulty in getting work when they came, but they wovdd probably have tho same difficulty in any other part of tho world. Ho know of no class that would make more successful colonists than Norwegians and Swedes, ns they were willing to go into the bush and do hard pioneering work. SUCH A THING AS TRUTH. (Received Fob. 10, 11,20 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 10. Tho Sydney Morning Herald says that Count Morner must not be surprised if his advertisement of Australia as a good laud to stay away from leads to some plain speaking. Probably ho has no doubt as to the policy that tho Swedish Consul should pursue, and ho may declare that he is responsible to nobody but his Government, but there is such a thing as truth —rounded, reasonable truth—which every man in public or private life was expected to recognise and to observe. To send to Sweden a copy of tho speech by Mr. Holman attacking the Government of this Stato, and to let it be inferred that it contains the whole truth about Australia is surely to forget tho alphabet of fair play and honest dealing. Count Morner is not an ignoramus. Ho has lived among us long enough to understand something of our politics and he must know very well that Mr. Holman, in the capacity of Deputy Leader of the Opposition, does not make speeches that are dispassionate and perfectly balanced. To send to Sweden statements of members of Labour or Opposition without at least offsetting them by the Government’s defence is cither carelessness or deception. It can quite understand tho Consul’s point of view. He does not want agriculturists to leave Sweden, because they are as badly needed there ns hero. To help his Government in keeping this desirable class at homo ho has thought it fair to give Australia a bad name, though tho Commonwealth is quite good enough to provide him with a vocation and something in tho shape of a pedestal.