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Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

THE POTSDAM PLOT. FURTHER DETAILS. (Times) London, Apgust In a letter to Tire Times, Louis Einttein. late special agent at the American Embassy in Constantinople, says that the German official denial of the conference at Potsdam in .July, 1914, is apparently no more veracious than similar German declaration-. The Marouis Garoni, late Italian Ambassador at Constantinople, told Einstein that on .July 15. I .ill. Baron V.'.tgenheirn, then Gorman Ambassador in Turkey, who returned from Berlin on July 4. told the Marquis Garoni that he was present at the conference at which war was decided on by means of the ultimatum to Serbia, which could not be accepted. Baron Wagenlieim told another diplomatist that a month prior to the war the Kaiser summoned the leaders ot tho army, and industry, and asked if they were prepared for war. All replied that they were, while Baron Wagenbeim assured the Kaiser that he could answer for Turkey. EMPIRE SETTLEMENT REPORT. SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. London, Augu t The report of the Empire Settlement Committee is of the opinion that henceforth no part of the Empire must consider emigration rrietly from the point of view of its own interests and needs. The Dominions should not wish to de- [ nude the Mother Country of population she needs, but should welcome those Jie is a'lie to spare, particularly those who have fought the Empire battles. New Zealand's plans do not yet extend beyond her own men. which is mainly due to her not having such vast areas as the ether Dominions.

T' : e coijimittea deprecates schemes of seti'ement org.iuised by private compari!»e. unless they are thoroughly approved bv the Government concerreil. It nlso finds generally strong political feeling overseas against the immigration of general labor.

The evidence of Dominion witnesses favors trAininsr in the country w!iitlit>r the emijr.mt 20?=. therefore if !=; not ei]Kuient tor the Imperial Government to establish training farms. though the committee advises the training of emitrrar.ts awaiting shipment to gain soiue elementary knowledge of agricultural wo-'- in the Mother Comitrv.

Tr.t- committee hopes t-lio Home Government will institute vocational trainin;! for ex-service men.

T'.e report makes clear that soldiers should not. be to emirate. It recommends that ex-ser-vice emigrant; should not immeliat- ' tab- their families overseas. The cm! gnuion 01 widows and children shoul i • niv be undertaken in consultation with fhe overseas Government-. Ft considers Governments will he well-advised to .ncourago the emigration of orphan children. and that the Home Government should grant monetary assistance to women emigrants.

J lie committee finds the f|uestion of transport obstnr°. Probably for a considerable time after the war shipping will be insufficient to accommodate many emigrants).

All the Agents-Geueral were examined by the committee.