SALVATION ARMY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1560, 16 September 1905, Page 2

SALVATION ARMY.

GENERAL BOOTH’S PROPOSAL,

By ‘telegraph, Press Asa’n, Copyright

Reoeived 8.50 p.m.. Sept. 15. . London, Sept. 15

The newspapers believs that General Booth’s offer to Mr Deakin relates largely to rurals who have drifted into the towns. There is no unusual distress in agricultural districts threatened. It is understood the offer is due to the Australian summer corresponding with the period of distress in England.

Melbourne, Sept. 15. Mr Deakin, referring to General Booth’o proposal, stated that he had a conversation when he was a private member with General Booth, when the latter indicated what his intentions were. He hoped to obtain blocks of Crown lands either as grants or for ordinary payments aod provide himself with sufficient capital to make settlements a success. The eoheme provided for co-operation amongst settlers, and advantage would be taken of any advances to settlors or legislation of that character existing in the State in which tboy took np quarters, He desired the Federal Government to help in the charter of transports such as he had despatched to Canada. At no time had General Booth suggested any altertion of the Immigration Restriction Act. Mr Watson thinks the scheme entitled to sympathetic consideration of the State.