STRANGE POLICY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10013, 8 April 1910, Page 5

STRANGE POLICY.

AUSTRALIA AKD EOPULAPICKING AND CHOOSING. RACE SUICIDE. .. ':.;* - -!y TjniteS Press Association—By Electric Teler raph Copyright, Received April 7, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, April 6. " The "Pa)l Mall Gazette," referring to the discusH, utiiht lias taken place over the by the Sydney corres-por.dptit of "'-ihe Thr.eV—that manied euiigrsnts to New Sonth Wales were denied employment because they vveie encumbered with chiUren-4renarks:—T Whether the veto of children is: based on climatic or economic reasons, it is a strange policy for a Co..ti>itHit•"• i-efjuiring, above everything,, .pupulatio' l . It is arbitrary enough to pick and choose the able-borfied ie'aveEngland with the uncfcslrablfr" remainder, but it amounts ta..-race „s.ujcide to discourage the accepted7ew from adding v to their number." ' "'"""• : ELEMENTARY JFEAT URES . OP IMMIGRATION PROBLEM. "*

AS SET OUT BY "THE TIMES." Received Apri! 7, 10 a.m. LONDON, April 6. "The Timos,'' in a leader, cor-' dially sympathises with the gist of Sir George E jid's statement, but declares that the spokesmen of Australian opinion, official and unofficial, are sometimes over hasty in resenting criticistfi. The original article did not complain about the Australian Governments, but applied to owners of farms—particularly absentee-land-lords. " ~ " : v "It is surprising," continues '-'TH§ Times,"' ''that sticif "an* appeal' waS not vigorously tativea of ■ AiistrMmn in by r Eigß C(mmissi6her- ?r::: : '~ r - "• !r " • - ''The : Times'' -quotes- oh a-' of" : Mr Deakin's '-speeches : in 'proof'of'"-i S correspondent's-facts, -and - adds:-* "'lt is "unnecessary to iiivefeh against the actions'of the 1 - Australian farmer orfarin" Manager, 'but : their ac'tiobi seriously menace- Australia's -most vital interests: A large number of Australiahs fail to grasp some of the elementary features of the immigration'problem. The most elementary is that the supply of sound white immigrants is likely : in the coming years tu fall considerably below the demand. Australia must show greateif inducements than rival countries equally anxious for the kind of immigrants, and must not take them as a thankless gift. Australia* will also have to import its' immigrants young and rear them *fn her own atmosphere for her own ends.

PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. : ; - RECEPTION IN EDINBURGH. 5 Received April 7. 10 a.m. LONDON. -April 6. - The Hon. R. J. Moore, Premier of eastern Australia, was wicomed in Edinburgh by a convention representing 202 burghs. • (Mr Moore has been addressing meetings in several provincial towns on the subject of emigration to Auar tralia, and particularly to his own State. He has several other engagements).