The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-05
immigration
XXVII-The Problems of Other Countries.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

quircs that 40 n may enter the COM
monweaith who Canno write at least
80 worus dictated to him by an immi-
grafton official. This test may be re
poatcd at any time within a year
after the ARRIVAL of the immigrant, and
il he fails to pass it he may be de-
ported. However. in practice this test
is applied only to the immigrants CT
those countries where exclusion is de
sirabic.
New Zealand has an area about the
size of Colorado, and it has a popula-
ton a~pproNimating 1000. 900. of which
Il fourth was born in the United King
dom. Tho tide of immigration is not
a very extended one, and now comes
mainly from Australia. In eight years
it numbered more than Il Quartcr-mil-
lion souls. thrce-fourths of them from
Australia. New zealand has for years
co-opcrated with the steamship COM
panies in securing reduced rates for
desirable settlers.
Tho Argentine Republic has a popu-
lation of about five persons to the
square milo. Is compared with 2575
for tie United States. out of it's
threc-quarters of a billion acres of
land, only about 300. GOO, 600 acres
are arabic, and out Of the ara
bic lane only on~e-eighth is UNI
der cultivation. In addition TO its vast
grain producing possibilities, much of
its territory is admirably adapted to
grazing, and it has immense timber
and lrincra, resources as vet all but
untouched. Tho constitution itself pro-
Vilcs Tor the announcement of immi-
grafton, and guarantees to the immi-
grant the same civil rights enjoyed by
citizons. All immigrants are exempted
by the constitution from military SER
government is expressly denied the
power to restrict, limit. or burden with
taxes Of any kind the foreigners COM
ing to 1t to cultivate the soil. to i'm
prove it's industries. or to introduce
and teach the sciences and arts.
Within a period of AZ years Argen-
tina's gates nave swung inward to up
ward of 5000, 900 souls, and they are
now coming at the rate Of about 300, 0Oo
a year. OF these some 10000 come
from Italy ANA about 10000 from
Spain. n government provides gen
! c%rously for the immigrant. He is civ
en- five days free board at the CNponS
Of the nation after lie lands, Is carried
: to his destination from the port of de
barkation at the expense Of the gov
eminent, and has his wearing apparo
household goods and the Implements q
his trade admitted free, These pro
; visions apply also to his children. Tho
arc supported at the expense of tn
government for II period Of not TO OK
cccd 10 days, until they have oppor
Unity to settle down. This applies
those who go out INTO the provinces a
u settlers. At the expiration of this tim
| they may still he boarded and quar-
tered a. a charge Of so cents a day fu
adults and hair rates for children. !
case of serious sickness the state con
nliucS to support the immigrant II
long aS his illness lasts.
Brazil is larger than c~ontincnta
United states and the Kingdom o
Spain together, yet ii has only tW"
ginths as many people within II
boundaries as the United states. III
government wants Immigrants AL
wants them bad, 1t is willing to pre-
vide them with free transportation {
Brazil, to transport them free to thel
destination from the port OF deparka
ton, to provide them with free tool
and seeds, ana with medicine and car
for their families. 1t seeks to build u
~ class Of peasant proprictors VIII
shall at the same time be available fo
work on the great coffee plantations
1t now gets about 10000 Immigrants
I, >, .i,,,-ta,tl,t Of th,t,, hnilp Isnpt II
,suosc, Italians and SpaniardS.