PLANNED EMPIRE MIGRATION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20639, 30 January 1937, Page 11

PLANNED EMPIRE MIGRATION

RECEPTION OF BRITISH PROPOSALS SECONDARY INDUSTRIES IMPORTANT United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright (Received January 9, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, January 29. Admitting that the Empire Settlement Act is a half measure irritating to its opponents, not satisfying to enthusiasts but envisioning a planned economy for the whole of the Empire and an Ideal distribution of the white population throughout the Empire. “The Times” in an editorial says: “There Is nothing more natural than that the Dominions should be determined to be masters of their own houses. Nevertheless this determination creates a dilemma, whether from General Smuts's viewpoint that the Dominions will not play a large part in world afiairs unless they largely increase their populations or Mr Savage's declaration that the future migrants must bring their jobs. "The Times” adds: Only through systematic development of resources, especially secondary industries, can the Dominions be assured that newcomers will bring their own jobs. It is our business to ensure that those answering the call for more labour shall not be mere economic pawns and for this reason the first condition is that they shall not be regarded as strangers or birds of passage. Already a certain barrier has been established between the immigrant and the native born, but no such danger threatens those migrating sufficiently young to grow up good Dominion citizens, such as the Bill would financially assist. Nevertheless the Dominions must ensure that migration is linked with development, If they wish new settlers to be young and readily assimilable.