The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-29
,saNApA'S SOLUTION OF TIM TN>IGKA-
TION PROBLEM

TIO~ PROBLEM
Canada immigration laws are modelled upon
nose Of ta3s coantra bgt vastly improved 1t
sould be 5taeu.t to conceive Of any enactment
~ which ihe poA,y Of The Dominion to al,
raet substantial ana permanent settlers could
10 Strengthened
The fouhdatlon pin pe upon Which oar
4e4fsiA4btar Proceeds -etttff-
Try with prospective CITIZENS rather than the
selling Of The land. Great care therefore is
exercised ia the solicitation and selection or
settlers The elaring evils that lave arisen
through the desire Of steamship companies to
make gam by TRANSPORTING great crowds OF
steerage passengers are almost eliminated and
The solicitation Of newcomers So limited that
il is understood that settlers from southern
Europe not desired.
OF great assistance in the selection OF proper
Immigrants Is the law which clothes the Com
missioner Of immigration with fun authority
10 admit OF turn back whoever he chooses
When his department is assured Of the fitness
II applicants thcy are welcomed and assisted
IA mans WAYS When TIE department is IN
doubt the discredited applicant Is returned 10
bis native jaad at the e<penss Of the govern
saeni
The problem OF selection having been setted.
me admitted immigrant IS assisted IN gaining
start 10 tie full ability Of The department,
Empoyuasnt r found upon farms through the
9onnion IL the mines and factories
railroad rate Of cent male Is given.
iiomesteads may be acquired By those Who de
sire and title viii be given when the land shall
awe been cultivated Tor three years and the
applicant shall have taken out naturalization
9apers anu claimed citizenship. The Dominion
government guarantee provision and protec-
ton for the needy settlers for l. months and
sae provincial government for much longer
Should the need OF assistance develop food
slothiug fuel and seed furnished by the
government sud = lien taken upon the home
stead. tide 10 which IS not given until jhe set
Ter has made fuu liquidation of all Indebted
ness In case OF illness food and medical at
IGNITION are supplied free.
In this way and by such pra tie,d means
he government ends aid 10 the newcomer in
order that he may set established ANA 50 safe
guards the grant oG title TO ms land that he
must become eitlzen to acquire IL The ann
is TO encourage mea Who viii become resi-
dents and wiH contribute 70 the making OF
me country If within three Gears of his en-
trance the immigrant has been convicted OF
crime. hecomee ne inmate of disorderly
house Of otherwise reveals his undesrahilry
the department is clothed with authority 20
aeport such individuals after fan and fair III
sestigation
The result of the operation Of this system
is that the statistics show steady gain in TN
numbers Of immigrants ana the quality and
oharactcr q those who settle make them de
sirahle citizens ana valuable factors ia the
development of the country. This years mum.
Der vi homeseekers is larger than ever in the
history Of the country nearly 10000 of Them
going into Canada from this country,
When Tins nation gives the same scrupulous
care To the selection OF admitted Immigrants
and mauifests the same disposition to help and
encourage the worthy homcseeker as Canada
does we shall then attract d tide of immigra-
ton that vii prove Il blessing 10 the land
rather than presenting some of the gravcst
moral and economic problems with which we
have TO deal as undoubtedly the vast horde
of dependent and incompetent aliens which we
have flung into our cities has done