The Daily News. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1905. GENERAL ROOTH'S COLONISATION SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7943, 5 October 1905, Page 2

The Daily News. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1905. GENERAL ROOTH'S COLONISATION SCHEME.

Tin' scheme of iln: Knlvaliun Army leader to wild 01100 families from, (•'rrat liritain to Australia, in order tn settle them on the land, i.s not li> lie consiimnialitl, evidently, withlont opposition, nut only at Home, lull in Australia. J.ondon ea'lile advices arc <to the effect that the la- : hour torg-ani.-falions arid iinciupjoyed I are agitating against the propositi emigration of worker.-, on Hi,: ground Iha I il is only a 'temporary ! expedient ill the wav of set! ling the j laliour problem there : and Mr .Jesse i rollings, \1.1>.. lias written 1o tlw j press, pointing mil thai such propositi wholesale emigration of .good, , lioiii'st. industrious workers is a posI ilive menace to ihe weil-heing of

the eoiintry. and if the fiovcintuent assist the .scheme Mr Codings stales lhai such action w ill 'lie nothing 1.-ss than criminal. Cvnera! liooth and his .assistants in Hie movenieiil deny that Ihe scheme « ill affect Oreat Itritain in a serious manner, lint that is a matter „f opinion. The statements put forward indicate Iha I those who are attains! the propositi emigration of workers maintain that it is not the proper course to pursue in regard to settling the lalieur question, while, on Ihe otlur hand. Cenctal I'ooth thinks ilia! it is his duly to provide heller homes in AnyItalia for a proportion of flreat lliit .tin's working populal ion. .Vrtolher politician at Home. Mr Km Harilie. has recently point.d on! thai there are considerable areas in Fngland which can lie utilis.d lor settlement, and if that sialeii tis correct the

Home Covernincnl oiigiit to lie in a position In. place a 'laCge'pnmorl ion of its Windless population by passing progressiie Innd legislation. 'l'll* Aiislrnlian side of (he scheme has also li.su coiis-iil.r, d. Keren I cable ad- \ ices show thai Ihe ipiesiioik of flooding the Australian labour uinrkri with Ceueral lloolh's colonists lias 1,, en discussed, and probably we shall shortly hear vi si rung opposition l.riiKj, raised Hi the labour unions there. AI lite F.ighl Hours 'Heinousuation in that ritv on Moiiila.v Crneral Hoolh's scheme ivas referred lo l.y Ihc pr.-sideiil. whose remarks were generally anlagonisl ic lo Ihe import.! at ion of surplus labour from the Motherland. We may. therefore, lake, it for Ki-ant.-d thai the T (leiieral's efforts at colonisalion will now Ikcrilicisisl in other centres of the I'ommonwealih. For our own part we think the proposal of (o-ncrnl Uoolh will need careful consideration by the I'ivleral and Stales Coverninents of Australia before a definite, decision is arrived at. whether for. or against the scheme. The New Zealand (Joverniueiit has also been nproachul by l.'eiieral llooth. lint ne delinite aniioiiticenieiH as to how our Cabinet views the scheme has yet been made.'