The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-22
EMIGRATION THE
THEME IN ENGLAND
Air of the British Empire Is
Full of Colonization
Schemes.
THOUSANDS BEG TO BE
SENT TO THE COLONIES
Host Applies in Response to
ROthschild's Liberal
Offer.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-Neyer before in
tho history of the British empire has
there been a time when the air was as
full OF colonization schemes and enli-
grafton propositions as at the present
Go where one will these things arc be-
ing discussed with an earnestness ard
a visor which ought to bring results.
Possibly 1t is the fact that never before
has the problem of the unemployed
pressed home with so much force upon
imperial, official and charitable Eng
land. And colonization schemes and
emigration projects may be regarded
as only one form for a relief of the
pressure of population-one outlet
forced by the iron law of necessity.
Queen Leads the Work.
The Queen herself has led In this
work of trying to find work for those
without work-homes for those with
out homes So serious was this march
of the unemployed through the streets
of London that 1t is an open secret in
official circles that 1T was the fact that
these conditions, not the theories OF Sir
II. Campbell Bannerman, confronting
him which caused Mr.. Balfour to will
ingly lay down the reins of office as
Conservative Prime Minister of the en-
pire.
Many Eager to Leave.
But not even the absorbing economic
problems connected with the general
elections have caused a let-up in the
discussions of emigration and colonial
ton. Indeed ii would appear as If the
political situation had only intensified
the eagerness on the part of some of
the members of the submerged tenth"
TO leave-an eagerness which is shared
by the so-called upper classes who are
equally anxious to have them leave.
Talk of Utilizing Ireland.
1t would appear as though every col
ony which Great Britain possesses hos
It's colonization society or emigration
organization hard at work, Even Ire
land has been swept from end to end
by storm of Indignation reused by the
report that the English were about to
use that Island" as dumping ground
for the scum" and "offscourings," of
London. Talk of an Anglicized ireland
is certainly interesting on both sides of
the Irish Sea" There there are baby
colonies" designed to take children 10
Canada-almoSt without number. one
thing which has not been disputed re-
garding the sending out OF these chill
dren TO the colonies is the fact that al
most invariably they do grow up to
make useful citizens.
Besieged by Thousands
The latest offer prompted by the dis
tress prevailing in the Tottenham dis |
trict, just beyond the boundary Of the |
county OF London. ap-
pears to have merit In ii in more ways |
than one. Lord Rothschild. whose
bounty is as proverbial as his great |
wealth, at first offered to send two !
hundred families from this district tc |
Canada, and finally supplemented this |
offer by ore hundred more, making |
three hundred in all. The vlcarage of |
ST. Johns church and the house of the |
Rev. A. n. Guest, the curate. have been |
besieged by thousands anxious to take |
advantage Of Lord Rothschild's ofier |
and get away at once
From the Canadian and colonial |
point of view the situation has merit I'm |
II even in this respect. The applicants |
have been so numerous and so persist
ent that the local committee has an
that the pick OF the flock"
will be sent to Canada Only able
bodied men-men who might almost be
4 credit to any police force In the
world, Will be allowed 10 go Conse-
luently II VIII be Tottenhams real less
and Canada's real gain