MIGRATION PROBLEM

Hokitika Guardian, 31 December 1930, Page 3

MIGRATION PROBLEM

AUSTRALIA’S POSITION, I United- Pleas Association.—by Electro Telegraph.—Copyright.] LONDON, December 29. Australia may soon want all of the friends rith'fit she. can, get at Geneva, said air "AiWtraliiih delegate to the League of Nations in September. It will not lie surprising if the Italian %iigration incidents are the prelude to the raising of tlie whole question oi migration at Geneva. It is believed .that, Signor Mussolini told Mr J. K Scullin, Australian Prime Minister .that a wholesale increase of Australia’s population would rapidly solvi : Australia’s problems.. ... The view held throughout -Italy i that Australia is not justified in re fusing admission to Italians, who are white men, providing that they are good hard-working citizens. Correspondence is, continually reaching Signor Mussolini from Italians in Aus tralia about Australia paying £lO for work which is only worth £5. Signor Mussolini does not accept Mt Scitlliips case for Australia’s insist ence on keeping up what the Italians regard as an extravagant standard of living, 'and the immediate question is whether Italy will attempt to raise th& migration issue at tht League o 'Nations, as also will, probably, Ger ihatiy and Japan. xbe British Dominions’ new nationhood, as defined by the Imperia Conference, may leave Atistrhlia te carry duf lief negotiations at’ Geneva without British diplomatic couiisels.