THE EMIGRATION PROB-- LEM.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43090, 9 May 1907, Page 4

THE EMIGRATION PROB--LEM.

Commissioner Cadman, who next to General Booth, is one -of the best known men in the Salvation Army in. the world, is at present on a visit to New Zealand. He took charge of the

sod'ial (operations 'Ot fhe Army in Great Britain in 1890, and conducted them with conspicuous success. His achievements included the founding of

a farm colony of three thousand acres in England. ’ During the last seven years the Commissioner ha.s been, engaged in travelling the world and vigorously prosecuting the woik of the Army in ©very way. Thirteen thousand emigrants were* despate.it from England to Canada last- year.

and this year about twenty-five thousand are to be sent, a good many be-ins: row on tho'r way out., twenty thousand people sent- to Canada, so far, not- five oer cent have turned out. failures, arid Canadians speak of the immigrants in terms of hirii praise. Referring' to the proposal made by General Booth some _ time back to send out five thousand immigrants to Australia, an offer which the Australian Government was not disposed to accept . Commissioner

Cadman said that Australia had only to open its arms and the Geneial would only be too willing to do his best in assisting to copulate Australia and assist the empire. When. Australia’s door was open and the people to be sent out. were assured of a hearty welcome, then it was for the General to consider what should he done. Any emigrants that General Booth would send to Australia or to 'any country would be only honest, industrious, and able-bodied working: Imen and women —the class of people to build up a nation. “No author tv had had the slightest cause for complaint aaginst any emigrants so far despatched from London by _ the Salvation Army. “As far as this colony is concerned,” said the Commission©! • ‘•'the General has his hands too full to give it consideration. He has many sweethearts courting him for people. His schemes for colonisation are of a huge nature. Townships have been formed, not only in Canada, but. in South .Africa and other parts of the world. People that have been helped out from London to new countries have repaid the Army for its expenses, and in this connection calculations of immigration officials have been greatly exceeded, and that notwithstandnig the fact that immigrants are not subject to any legal bondage in the matter of repayments. The repayments are made heartily and spontaneously.” ■ Chore us still ’a demand in Canada for ! immigrants, and the Salvation Army is Continuing to send them out.. The time would come when Australia must have the population, and she would have to open her doors to immigration..