Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-21

womer, to go to Canada. where they are
promised homes as members of Canadian
families, rather than as servants.
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Child emigration from England to Can
ada has Been occupying the attention of
English philan-
Homeless Children thropists for some
Sent to Canada. Of homeless Se chill.
dren in England have been sent to Can
ada, where they have been adopted into
homes, and more are coming every
month. 1t is estimated that there are
$4,000 homeless children in England
whose condition would be bettered If they
were brought into Canada. No less an
authority that Sir Wilfrid Laurier has
declared that Canada will be glad to
receive and adopt every one OF these
homeless waits OF the mother country,
bringing them up and making useful citi-
zens and empire builders of them.
The United States is not the only coun-
try wrestling with the problem of the
high cost OF living. Canada has been
facing that problem, and has completed
study of the living situation for a
period of twenty years. 1t finds sub
stantially the same fluctuations in whole
sale and retail prices that have obtained
in the United States during the same
and fall OF wages in connection with the
cost of living, but it is the intention OF
the Dominion authorities to make in
vestigations which will throw light upon
the relative income of the Dominion Ia
borerr of a decade ago and of the present
The United Estates is CanadaS princi-
pal source OF labor supply. 1t is interest
ing to note that
United States Is during recent years
Source Of Supply. gone from this
side Of the international boundary line
than from England, and all other por-
tons of Europe together. Last year
there were 2Os,000 immigrants into Can
ada. OF these 10000 came from the
United States, 63,0G0 being farmers and
farm laborers and more than 10000
skilled artisans. The annual influx of
mechanics into Canada reaches III total
of about $1,000. The Americans who
go there carry a great deal of wealth
with them. During 1!US the per capita
holdings Of the immigrants from the
United States was more than $500, while
in 1909 they amounted to more than
LOO. For the first four months since
April ] there have been 1850 residents
OF the United States registered IN Can
ada. They took with them more than
$50, 900 of American money.
The scarcity of LABOR is being felt
throughout the Dominion. Business in
every line of industry is booming, but
during the past year the supply OF labor
has been insufficient to meet the demand,
although 80 cents an hour has been Of
fered 10 common laborerS on the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway. They have only
about Los. and declare that IL they are
not able to recruit the force to a higher
degree than that they will not be abe to
finish the Grand Trunk Pacific sched-
ule time. From 5000 to 5000 more men
could be utilized to good advantage.
The Canadian authorities have agreed to
remove all financial considerations from
the importation OF railroad laborers and
not require the usual SO TO $50 guarantee
that the immigrant will be able to sup
port himself. An indication of the in
creased demand for labor is afforded by
the building permits issued in Winnipeg
during the month OF May of this year and
last. This year they call for construction |
valued at $11,250,U90. Last year the |
amount of work called for was estimated |
at $TJOO,OUO.
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One of the slogans of the laboring ele- |
ment in Canada has been mo English |
need APP
Believes the English ply When
Are Needed in Canada. cliffe last
visited Canada he preached sermon
with this as his text, reminding the Cana
dams that the English have been finan-
cering the railroads of the world, man
aging 3O0,0GO.000 people in India, recon-
structing Egypt and designing three
fifths of all the steam tonnage of the
world. He concluded from this that the
English are needed in Canada If that
country is going to make the most Of its
opportunities. Like other English and
Canadian statesmen, he is not afraid that
the great tide of immigra ton going from
the United States into Canada will affect
the loyalty of the Dominion to the British
crown. Lord Northcliffe believes with
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, president OF
the Canadian Pacific, former native and
citizen of the United States, that when
the American goes to Canada, whether he
be a railroad man, a farmer or a skilled
laborer, he goes with the Intention Of
giving his allegiance and his support to
the country that furnishes him his bread
and meat.
1t is a curious coincidence that nearly
all the prominent railroad men OF Canada
are natives Of the United States and re-
ceived their training on American rail-
roads. It is also worthy of note that the
immigration department OF Canada has as
its chief boosters in men who are natives
Of the United States and who made their |
reputation advertising the great opportu- |
mites Of our own western country.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TIME.