Arizona republican., 1910-06-07
THE NEW BRITISH EMIeRANT.
Men and Women of Minds and Means the Mother Country Wants to
 Keep.

An English writer in the Queen is | disturbed over the fact that the emi- grants who are now leaving the Brit | ish Isles are not poor and broken down. ! but men whose muscle, brain and
 money are gain to the country of | their adoption. but d loss to their na- ] tive land.
 This new tendency toward a better | class of emigrant has just received d striking illustration by the emigration of a party of dozen public school boys now travelling under Dr. Gray, head master of Bradford college, to Canada, there to learn farming and there, in due course, to take up farms
 of their own.
 They are going to pr. Gray's ranch
 near Calgary. Alberta, and will there
 have a season of practical farming. go-
 ing in the winter to an agricultural college for technical training and farm
 ing science After another summers work on the ranch, and probably an other winters course of studies al the college. it is expected that they will be in position to start farming for them selves on their own land.
 This is a class of emigrant that any country would welcome with open arms. and, although we have not word to say against either the scheme or the acquisition by our most thriy- ing and vigorous colony of this poten- tial wealth in blood and money. we cannot but feel a vague discontent with the conditions which have rem dered necessary or desirable this loss to the mOtherland of this body of bold young Englishmen.
 The party now in charge of Dr. Gray is going out under the auspices of the Public Schools Immigration league a body formed only last year, but already consisting of the headmas- ters of Eton, Westminster. Mill Hill and Bradfield. The league. which will be sending out public school boys this coming summer to British colonies, has framed simple conditions which apply to each case
 Thus. the boy who elects to become one of these first-class emigrants will go out without money and become a member of a local committee with d farmer who understands lad of gentle birth and good education. The boy will then have to work like a labOrer until his practical training qualities him for admission to an agricultural college When at work he will receive the usual wages and board and lodging
 Each boy must have a certificate of fitness signed by his headmaster. showing that he has been industrious at school and possesses a good moral character. A rule of the league pro- vides that no boy shall take capital with him. and lack of capital is not considered by it bar tO his progress.
 At the same time, there is little or no doubt that most of the lads so emi- grating will. after the two years train ing, invest considerable sums in colo nial farmlands. That the league is in earnest is evidenced by the fact that. with the aid of a strong committee in South Africa, they are now organizing a Settlers Emigration Society, which will pay special attention to the imm- grafton of public school boys to that part of the empire.
 Not only are the majority of those who are now crowding every vessel bound for Canada or Australia sturdy
  but are often possessed of considerable capital. Nor are the new emigrants confined to the steerage or even second l class passengers, many men of wealth | and standing being found on these 1 outward bound vessels.
 Last year 20000O-odd emigrated ! from Great Britain; of these persons, ! 2G000 went to Australia. 5000 to Can l ada and over 100000 went to the United ! States. Of these emigrants there re- ! mained permanently in the respective ! 17.OOO, 5000 and 56.0OO. the ! United States thus getting more Brit [ lsh colOny-a result not merely to be ! 1eplored, but amended.
 Nearly all of the colonial agents | general tell of the high class of emi- ] grant now proceeding or in treaty to ! go to their respective colonies This ! one official tells of a London publisher and of a city doctor who are buying | and in Canada. the one with a capital | of 19.000 pounds and the other with i }9. 900 pounds. to be invested in that I Two ladies, with capital of I ',00O pounds are going to Alberta with I the intention of farming. X young | man is sent by his father-a builder Il with 500 pounds, and if he reports well Il If the new land his father and family II are to follow v,th e5oOO pounds.
 And so the tale goes on-from the professional man and the woman of gentle birth. or the son of rich par Il snts and of costly upbringing. to the honest mechanic with a hundred pounds. or the labOrer with his savings If forty or fifty. Again we say. that if LII this wealth of sinew and cash were going to the British colonies alone