GERMANS NOT WANTED.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1919, Page 3

GERMANS NOT WANTED.

CANADA'S IMMIGRATION LAWS. • Vancouver, Aug. 2. Applications from all sorts and conditions of people in various parts of Germany and Austria, asking for information regarding the prospects of emigration to the British Empire, have been received by the immigration authorities in London. The matter was mentioned by Lieut-Colonel J. Obed Smith, Canada's chief immigration onieer in Canada, who lias returned to the Dominion. "The new regulations under flic Immigration Art lnve been made none too soon," he said. ''Already in our London office we have received scores of letters (from the interior of Germany and Austria, and even from Turkey, inquiring as to the advantages of Canada for people from those countries. Xeedliws to say, I advised them not to apply." There is a strong determination in Canada to> adhere to th» policy of having no trade with the Germans. "No trading or industrial relations with the Ger-uons or Germanv" has been the slogan of the Anti-German Trade League since its inception in the curly part of 1915. This organisation was formed in Toronto to carry out in Cti >'»:)» a programme similar tn tlmt, of the British Empire Union of the United Kingdom, with the object, of protecting Canadian industries against German competition. Where cases of merchants dealing in German or Aiistrisnt goods are brought to the league's notice, a letter, as fidlows, is sent to the offender: "This society has received a complaint that you are selling German goods. It is a rule of our society that none of our members will have anv dealings whatever with those who handle our enemies' products, or cinplov Ccvmnns. If yon have any denial to make it will receive our proper consideration. Remember, everv dollar spent on enemy goods ultimately aids the Germans."

"With a few except ions, however, everv Toronto merchant, has allied himself with lis." .said Mr. ,T. F,. Tlmmposn. .1 prominent member of the Iracue. "The wholesale . merchant's of the citv have eooperated gladlv, but one. whose extensive business gives him a position of some distinction, was invited to join the Ant i-Ccrnian Lcaeue Tfis reply was: 'Certain.lv not! T intend to keep German good-; after the war, Whv should T not.?' Another important, retail firm has imported German eoods, since the outbreak of war. The German marks on 'lie paAaseii were covered with labels inscribed 'Made in Canada."'