EMIGRATION

Hokitika Guardian, 21 October 1929, Page 5

EMIGRATION

BRITISH MINISTER’S VIEW. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, October 18. “In the past five years there have been fifty thousand listed as ready and willing to migrate to the Dominions. Thus the difficulty is not entirely on this side,” said Rt Hon J. H. Thomas,. Member of the Cabinet, in fa.revvelling Salvation Army boys wlio are going to Australia.. The Minister added that migration must not be regarded as the solution of Britain’s unemployed problem but it was a valuable outlet for youths of good character, who would inevitably be demoralised if they were allowed to remain without work. The evil of unemployment., added Mr Thomas, was less ' the financial burden entailed than it was its effect on character. Britain, he said, could not dictate to the Dominions, but* exoneration could valise the standard of citizenship throughout the Empire, “Our task;” he continued, “is to find a way of diverting British spirit of adventure to the development of our oversea. Empire.” Commissioner Lamb said that the Salvation Army did not advocate birth control, because it did not believe that there could be over many Britishers in the world.