The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-05

which are now making a bid for inn
migrants, and which are able to ac-
commodate millions of them. There
are few countries in the New World
which do not wish a healthy influx
of new blood. but only Canada, Ar
gentina, and Brazil have gone about
the matter in a careful and systematic
! way. In the Old World, Australia
and New Zealand are standing in the
market places of humanity trying to
induce the emigrant to bend his foot
steps their way.
Canada offers an interesting ex-
ample Of a country With a definite
immigration policy, a policy that con-
sists of recognizing the country's pc
culiar needs and then enacting a law
sufficiently broad and flexible to meet
those needs. There are two charac-
teristics about the Canadian immigra-
ton policy-the one is to attract set
tiers to the land. and the other is
to discourage the coming of sue i'm
migrants as tend to Congregatc in
cities and towns. The United States,
the United Kingdom. and certain
! other countries of northern and west
ern Europe are regarded as furnish
ing the kind of people canada needs
for its upbuilding, and the Domln-
ion government has carried on a
propaganda that has been carefully
wrought out and successfully con-
Quoted. The Canadians do not try to
attract immigration from southern
and eastern Europe. In fact, they let
it be known that unless such immi-
grants are headed for the land and not
for the cities canada would rather they
would stay at home.
In the earlier years Canada shared
with the United States in the immigra-
ton from western INC northern Europe
to some extent, though until the rail-
roads were extended into the grea.
prairie region of middle Canad and
British Columbia, the bulk of this i'm
migration remained in the United
states. But when it finally went into
Canada there followed a propaganda
tlat has been remarkable for the sue
cess that has attended it, and canada
has become one Of the great immi-
arant-recciving nations Of the world.
The most significant feature about
the Canadian immigration laws t. the
latitude end discretionary power vested
In the immigration authorities. A
picked immigration Is wanted, and the
immigration authorities are permitted
to do the selecting without being ham
percd on every hand,
Ia the propaganda work much ad-
vertising is done, advertising by
circulars, through the newspaper
through permanent exhibits in big cit
les and by travelling exhibits in small
or ones. And then Canada pays a lib
oral hnnJ. T., s,yprDI thnJcnnI hankinp
agents in the countries from which i'm
migrants are sought. A bonus of $4.St
is paid for each immigrant of certain
classes who Is enlisted for Canada. 1t
is given for such immigrants as have
been for at least one year engaged in
: the occupation OF farmer, farm labor
| or, gardener, stablcnan, carter, rail
way SuriaCcman, miner, or navy, and
who declares his intention of following
farming or railway construction in
Canada. Grants are also made to the
Salvation Army for the purpose of as
sisting people to come to Canada.
Another plan that Canada has hit
Lpon to encourage immigration is to
appoint successful immigrant farmers
as delegates to Great Britain, paying
them to go about the United Kingdom
and tell the people of the wonderful,
oprortlnitics in canada, The result Of
the Canadian campaign and the Cana
dian policy is that seVcn-tcnthS of
Cauada's immigration today is from
northern and western Europe, while
Ggh'-t"n1hs of ours is from southern
ana eastern Europe. TWn-thirds Of
all the hOmcSteadS entered during the
past decade were taken up by immi-
grants from Europe and the United
States, and OF these the United states
furnished nearly half.
Canada is also bidding for the i'm
migration Of poor and homeless Brit
ish children. These are brought over
under government supervision, and
placed in homes whore they can grow
up with the country and ave a chance
to become homestcadcrs In their own
right. 1t Is estimated that in tho past
so years more than 10000 of these
children have been placed in the homes
OF Canadian farmers. How much
greater the demand for the children Is
? than the supply, may be inferred from
the statement that in nine years $4,000
juveniles were sent over, whereas
there were received 1870, 900 a2plica-
lions for children.
Since the establishment of the Aus
tralian commonwealth in 1901, immi
) grafton has become n n%ational qucs-
ton. The general outline of the poll
icy pursued is that Asiatics and Pa
cific Islanders are excluded ana n gen
cral plan of making the continent 4
white Australia" is followed. AUG
tr.,lia has an area exactly dupiicatini
the area Of the landed part Of con-
l tiucntal United States, and yet 1t has
y a population only ono-cighteenth as
great as that of the United States.
More than half of it's lands are. unoc-
cupicd. and a billion acres await set
Element. In order TO induce settlers
to take up unoccupiod land, the gov
Y eminent allows them to purchase the
: freehold by the payment of ~half-%car'y
installmcntS, Advances are male 70.
the improvement of the lands in al
tie states except Tasmania. IN order