To Keep British Within the Empire

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 195, 7 November 1927, Page 8

To Keep British Within the Empire

MIGRATION POLICY MR. AMERY j B U Cable.—Press Reed. 9.40 am. SYDNEY T I CPEAKING at a citi**,,- 1 of remembrance in ~ ' l! j 4 tion of Armistice Day th» V®'*’ j tary of State for the 'Do JcT* I Mr. L. S. Amery, said th«> I land had emerged from the"* 1 with a -ealisation of the „ ' ' ** j encouraging a migration ' j the Empire, and preventing'' I far as possible, her peopA* 1 going to foreign lands. I With this end in view, it 9 made possible for returned and sailors physically fit for I tlement to travel free to of the Dominions, and und * I scheme 90.000 persons h 3 abroad. ®Aj Failures were few, and toA, - I vast majority of those peonu’ *l| among Australia's best cithan *» i lowing that, the British Gotw.* I agreed to contribute total c<»t of settling migrants « ? 1 land. The results had been I couraging. 1 ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT Empire migration must be u-jt. upon, not altogether from the kF point of defence but rather point of view of the economic -3 of the community in times of Z? for a better distribution of the - i population of the Empire would »t£l greater utilisation of the v*,,Tr * barely-touched resources of ih t fc pire, and achieve a higher ierti < prosperity among the people, island was suffering from many n , that arose from overcrowding w of sunshine and fresh air and a horizon, while Australia suffered ■ many ways through under-popalatir “It has never been our object’ said Mr. Amery, “simply to rid of our own domestic problems by pushing our surpin population out of the country.* MUTUAL PROSPERITY "Our conception of the growth < population you need,” added *• Amery, “is one where we can is.’ without loss to ourselves. Briui’ unemployment problem is for Britu to solve. She will do nothing 5 er-ate unemployment in AustrsA The gain we look for is in our bets' that your prosperity is our prosperand that our economic strength me;;' be born from trade which comes hs:i invigorated instead of being disr, pated throughout the world.” Mr. Amery was entertained on Baurday at a State dinner. It was J brilliant affair. All the Ministers at! other leaders were present—A at! N.Z.