EMPIRE IMMIGRATION

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 460, 18 June 1937, Page 5

EMPIRE IMMIGRATION

GENERAL BOOTH’S VIEWS SALVATION ARMY INVESTIGATION Dominions Would Favour Resumption . ...... Press Association—Copyright. (Received 11.30 a.m.) Lohdbii, June 17. In a letter to The Times, General Evangeline Booth states thait a preliminary examination of the reports of the Salvation Army investigation of migrer.fon throughout the Empire reveals, a widespread desire in the Dominions to see British immigration resumed. An import amt proviso is that the Dominions must provide a reasonably assured market for exportable produce froln the United Kingdom. The general tocial amenities, togethed with the benefits of unemployment insurance and other social services are more than offset by the fear of a European war. There is a growing feeling at Home and overseas that it would be good business from an Empire standpoint if the British Government gave a lead, and make it clear that no wellconsidered scheme would be held up owing to lack of money.

DISCUSSIONS IN LONDON Purely Exploratory Press Association —Copyright. (Received 2 p.m.) £ London, June VHon. M. X BaVage attended a meetof ’the i 0 i verfeeas Settlement Board ovMr ’which l Lfird Hartingdon presided. ’toir*’ o-r During 41 a' disChssion on migration it' was frankly 7 pdihted out that «as ?jng as. Britain her purchases of Dominion pfoKiice, it was no use planning to semf out more people, or‘raise more of r thsrf produce. Mr Savage told the Austrian Associated Press ‘that nothing concrete had emerged from the discussions, which were purely of an exploratory nature. The Migration Conference of the Royal Empire Society has agreed to witth Dominion Governments, . seating out the aims and objectives of. the Conference ■ of cooperation,,, \ Tbp, Lord. Mayor Of London will open the Conference at (the Guildhall . popularise migration and Empire , ystyemeni.