THE EMIGRANT CHILD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 736, 8 April 1910, Page 7

THE EMIGRANT CHILD.

' ~AUDSTRALIAN ATTITUDE. By Telecraph-Prcss Association-Oopyrirht London, April 6. ■ "The Times," in a leader on the immigration question, cordially' sympathises with th.e gist.of Sir George.Reid's statement, but declares that the spokesmen of Australian opinion—official and unofficial—aro sometimes over-hasty in resenting criticism. The original article did not complain about the Australian Governments, but applied to owners of farms—particularly absentee landlords. "It is surprising," continues "Tho Times,"."tfyvfc suoh an appeal was not vigorously supported by representatives of Australian interests in England, particularly by the High Commissioner." "The. Times" quotes one in Mr. Deakin's speeches in proof of its correspondent's facts, and adds:— 1 "It is unnecessary to inveigh against the actions of the Australian farmers or farm managers, but their actions seriously menace Australia's most vital interests. A large number of Australians fail to grasp some of tho elementary features of., the immigration problem. The most elomentary is that the supply, of Bound white.immigrants is likely in tho coming years to fall considerably below; the demand. Australia .must show greater inducements than rival countries equally anxious for the best kind of immigrants, and must not take them as a thankless gift. Australia will also have to import her immigrants young and rear them in her own atmosphere for her own ends." The "Pall Mall Gazette" remarks:— "Whether tho veto of children is based on climatic or economic reasons, it is a strange policy for a Continent requiring, above everything, population. It. is arbitrary enough ,to pick and choose' the able-bodied fow and .leave England with the undesirable remainder, but it amounts to race suicide to discourage the accepted few from adding to their number."

AN EXPLODED KIPLINCISM. "CHILDREN NINE AND TEN." (Rec. April 8, o;is a.m.) • 1 London, April 7. The "Daily Graphic" applauds Sir George Reid's timely statoment, and says it is satisfactory to know that assisted passages are given to the families of men who have immigrated in advance and have established their foothold. The "Daily News" (Liberal) declares that something -more is heeded than the replenishment of population from without. Tho, best thing for Australia would bo a personal proclamation of Mr. Roosevelt's warnings against racesuicide. . . : The "Nows" refers to Mr. Rudyard Kipling's ill-informed allusion to tho Australian mother with hor "children nino and ton."