Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-04-07

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| Than One-fourth.
| Canada has been much in the public
| eye of late owing to the settlement Of
the threatened tariff war, and nation
| wide interest is being taken In that
| country and its affairs. Each year
many Americans seek homes there,
| and that the number is growing an
nually is shown in the report just
| transmitted TO congress by Senator
Dillingham;, chairman of the immigra-
| ton commission.
OF the homestead entries in western
Canada from 1900 to 1909, &C per cent
| were by immigrants, and 44.91 per
| cent of these were by newcomers from
| the United States.
w. w. Husband, one of the secre-
| taries of the commission, prepared this
report which bears solely on the i'm
migration situation in Canada. Espe-
| cial attention is given Canada's policy
of stimulating immigration of the ki4d
| desired and discouraging the classes
| deemed undesirable. Official state
ments are quoted TO show that Canada
wants immigrants whose purpose ii Is
| to enter agricultural pursuits either as
| owners tenants or laborers and that
it is the purpose of the government to
exclude immigrants whose presence in
| Canada would tend to add to the con-
gestion of towns and cities
In pursuing this policy organized eff
fort is made to secure immigrants from
countries which furnish the classes or
races desired. The countries favored
by Canada in this regard are the Unit
ed Kingdom, France, Belgium, Hol-
land. Germany, Denmark, Iceland. Fin
land. Norway, Sweden and switzerland
and. of course, the United States. No
effort is made TO get immigrants from
southern and eastern Europe, and I'M
less it is the purpose of such immi-
grants TO enter agricultural pursuits
their admission to Canada is doubtful.
Under Official Direction.
In the United States the Canadian
propaganda is carried on under the
general direction of an official desig-
mated as inspector of agencies and
press agent. and salaried agents are
stationed in Detroit, Marquette. Mich;
Spokane, Kansas City. Mo-; Milwau-
kee. WATERFOWL, S. D.; st. Paul, Oma-
ha. Grand Forks. n. D.: Toledo, Chi
cago. Great Falls, Mont; Indianapolis,
Boston. Syracuse and Pittsburg.
A bo,,t 900 c,,hanantc ara apnlavad In,
various parts of the United States. To
these is paid q bonus of SO man, 50
a woman and 81 a child on bona fide
settlers induced by them to settle in
western Canada. During the years
1901 to 1908. inclusive. 393,90S emf
grants from the United States were
admitted TO Canada.
During fhe thirty-three months end
ing March 81, 1909. the number of
emigrants from the United States TO
Canada was 153 119. The states fur
nishing the bulk Of this emigration
were as follows:
illinois, S,12s; Iowa. S.169: Massachusetts.
1892; Michigan, 5.547; Minnesota, q, 1872:
Nebraska. 2.S22 New York, 5,343: North
Dakota, 29,303; Oregon. 1927; Pennsylva-
MIA, 2.236 South Dakota 1851; Washing
ton, 1905, and Wisconsin, 5,416
Concerning emigration from the
United States to Canada the report
says:
Probably no other considerable move
ment of population from one country to
| another at the present time is so largely
composed of agricultural people as the
emigration from the United States to
Canada - O450, or more than Is per
cent of the total number, going to Can
ada in 1907. 1908 and 1909 were classed as
farmers or farm laborers. which includes
also accompanying members OF families.
while less than % per cent of all other
emigrants to Canada during the same pc
riod were of those classes.
There Is at the present time a large
emigration from Canada to the Unit
ed States of persons who intend TAX
ing up a permanent residence there.
1,244,597 Persons Admitted.
The total emigration to Canada
from all sources from 1900 to 1909 was
1.244,597, or number equal to 261
per cent of the total population of the
Dominion In 1901. The races Of ma
tionalties furnishing the largest num-
bers Of emigrants to Canada during
that period were:
United States, $685. 0S; English and
Welsh, 377.S0l Scotch, 1929: Galician, g.
500; Italian. $3.50; Jewish. 4o.347: Irish.
S0.14; Russian 2S106: German, 1903;
Swedish. 14.119: French, 12.46S; Japanese,
1920: Bukownian. 10.413; Finnish 9.909.
While Canada has been successful
in encouraging immigration along de-
sired lines. she has been equally sue
cessfu i'm pursuing a rigid exclusion
policy with reference to those classes
Of immigrants who were not desired.
The law Is peculiarly elastic In that
1t permits the governor In council,
whenever he considers it necessary or
expedient. to prohibit the landing in
Canada of any specified class Of emf
grants who have gone to Canada
otherwise than by continuous journey
from the country of which they are