Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-25
A CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA
Alarming Exodus from That Coun-
try to South Africa.
Population Is Now Only Four Millions
and the Commonwealth Cannot AT.
ford to Lose It's Settlers-An Era
Of Hard Times There-Many
Unemployed Men.


lation has been steadily leaving Australia
Tor South Africa. There is no abatement
IN inc exodus. On the contrary, 1t has
been increasing, and its dimensions arc
causing very serious alarm, says the New
York Times
When 1t is remembered that no one will
I've admitted into South Africa unless hcl
can show that he is possessed of $500 Mt
ieast' or is going to an already secured sit
uation, some estimate can be formed of the
financial loss Australia is mourning week
by week. From Victoria alone, one of the
SIX states comprised within the common
wealth, more than thousand adults have
gone within the last four months and
some of the emigrants have taken with
them substantial amounts, up to as much
as S25,oD in some instances. Altogether
during that period this one State has suf-
.ertd by drain of no less than $4,000.
IL Is not only this great cash loss which
mas to be doplored, but also the loss of so
many young men and very desirable set
tlers who think they can do better In these
fresh fields and pastures green" of South
Africa.
Common wealth which contains a total
population of barely four millions can i'll
afford to lose any of it's population. In
this same connection II must also be taken
into account that the natural increase in
the states has very seriously diminished OF
late years. There arc not now the large
families there used to be in the days OF the
early colonization of Australia. The news
papers are trying to put a stop to the
exodus
Tho hard tip,oe which boyo cot IL M
count for tho Iarrost sharo ~ ~ o,,,,,,no
ton which is point on younr MOI, n.ho
are without money or employment are try
ing TO get service in the garrison regi-
mcnts and police force Of South Africa.
and bitter are the complaints of some Of
were hrourbt b,c,, 70 tho o.,,,tr po,o.a
leaving ne .Cnntircorters, 10, n.oro
nro,,isnd +b,t on ,hair ro+,,r,, .'ht,,,,,
would he nrovidod for tbor, Irhoeo nov, .
ises have NOT beon lert and thoso ta,,,,
men are now vail,inc about ,bo ,r,ot,
I'm idloness MANY ~ tho,,, In ohsoIutn
want Under those cirrnnstancos to,o-
grams have boen cont 70 Lord ttitcborar
asking hin, to ro.oriiet tber, oithar a :
mounted sn,diors o- rn,ioo,,,o,, 49,, ,hana
is little rrosnoct of any ornot rurobor or
them beinr tal<cn hack
Tho Iahorirc cl,.sos 1, A,s,ro,i ,ro
very bodIv eff Tho nricos Of Tho rocassor-
les of life have advanceI Not sirca tha
,oIlanse If tho I,nd boor, b.,,o t;,,as hoa1
nearly CO bad .s ,bo,. oov, oro ~ =; i
the Stato- NJ yic+orio o,d Co,,L Austra,ta
that distress 10 prnatnst The Stata of
Western Austr.lia booo,se Of so+isf.ctorv
rotur,.s iron, COLI. roininsr o,Iora,ions o,,d
] a. - hnr tEhy tp OF
present only almost imnercontiblv affertcd
nv tho danrassion hut re ,ir,n NC, soon
come
In Nou. South Ivolos tho roca,+ thro,
million Ioan win Loon tbat ctotn,. hnod
above wator ybi,e no snarding of tbis
| borrowed uore, I,sts. M af,ar tho+ Il
will he worsa Of than e,,nr In ouoorslort
the gold 6oIds holm r. r,oto tbo donrassinn
less acutoIv folt thar oIeo,vbere In rae.
mania avervt,in, ie eat etala anJ nm
nrof,tabIe
| In south Australia ~ will onor1 Soma
idea of tho want Of emnlnvment ubi"h
|cviets tbora ,,hon u l., ,,,a,,iCn,d thnt 90
Han at Adelaidc Tbis moatirg wa A..
tended nv women only who declared tho +
II vos NOT cborit,, the, Wanted b,tt v,or,,
! for thoir husbands A donutotion Of t,esa
women waited an tbe pnvsrnnent and ron.
rosortod thair distrossf,,; aard;tio, ,rba,,
also r,o,,os,.d that tbo eto,,ahroal.tno, ,,roD
| which tboir husbands wera cmn,oyed
.hnuid ~ ,,,ia Co. r., aash ,nd 49,. .d,ic,,s
In Melbourne ,binss ara i,st as To-
r,ra,,,, - az w., - ho.,;r, ro,,nd
tbc st,oot corrers or ,o,,ngino IL, tho ,,,,hlic
rnsorvns ono beors No crv of .,,~sn,-
nloyod" oyor,,ubor, ora da,,u,otiors fron,
tbo uorLirc classas orc aI,,oost daiI, u,aIt'
;n,. 800 'a'.a..., -, o,,1 ii! ,;,,' =,
bodian aoa dar9ondi,o ,,orl, Anna..i., for
botn IN tho shonn of n,ona,, ar ,,ooda ara
hoi,e. wax l., IL oar.nsnoHda,,o'p noi,,,,,,,
NJ tho nau,snan nrs fro,,, nonubars az por.
Iomont ard otbors ,rbo went ~ - &c
,ha, ~ ,ao,,Ia or. rou, g.. ~ dan,h -.
rirtor ,rd u t. axnoctad tho ,,o,it,n,, viii
oat ,,,,,a,, - o,'o,, 80 =, a.; 'rhn 49,.
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i tIi,t.n,o ~ ~ e. 49, 49,,
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l irr on fnr ,,,,rs ana nn,y tho ,,acassjt !,
| for oooro,,,i, fa,, rha daeo,, In viotor,
,,,,,, ~ 1884,, e.no,a, trans,ot;o,,
/ ono,rts 70 son oco 900 .coordi,a 10 ia
stnto,or. - ~ Observation-Disclosures tr,..u,or
cir cnorro ,r,,r,,,r a,,s aIroad,, ~ S,at,
No.. b,o,i o,i,nad ., $1,000 ror ..,,ors,
,,,o,.t. ~, ra7,o,, ~ 30 ,ba ,,oro,,s 49,
,o,,.ns 80 - ,oiai .,in, r,i
~ t am ~ n,,on,,,o,,. drair
u,hint 80 ,oi.,, n',t &, ~ ,a,,,,,a,, ~, ,n'
49,, s sU'stS Juu -, .,u i'' ,t,iio,,s
hao,,, "i'. oiuoto,' 1870 ~
uao,,. ., 80 ,,ar,o,,. S,atos and ,hn MOS,
% 'ne n%a,"u Ill, 49, ~ 10 oranto|
T., ,o,.,n,,'' dn,,ni',,.ot;,,o o,tnond,
."r IT,, n,' ~ ~ oooron,r, nd
rotroa,i,,,a,,t ,,,t'a, nith thot ~ ..,,n.
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10 n'"Sn ,T" ~ sitate o'',.ia-
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4 nv coon - 80 oL
,,h ,'",l 20 CIV - -, 90 oon,n,ittoo.