The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-01-08

! plan not TO give out any facts that
would in any way discourage imml-
grafton into their country. When Mr..
Borden made the statement referred
| to in the first part of this article,
Canadian reciprocity was occupying
the attention of the people of Canada
and of the United States and but
little notice was paid to his warming.
He was severely criticised, however,
for making such statement, and
newspapers which have printed the
facts have been accused OF dlsloyal-
~ to Canada. The steady increasing
numbers of people from the United
States, however, who are giving up
their short time residence in Canada
and returning to their own country
has arouse some of the newspapers
and public men who feel that it is
mistake to ignore this condition, but
rather that it should be studied and
it's reason sought for.
In an editorial headed Canada
Losing Citizens" the Grain Growers
Guide, farm paper published at
Winnipeg, Manitoba, among other
comments says: THAT there should
be large immigration to Canada
from the United States is only natur-
al. Canada is a comparatively new
country, rich in natural resources,
with fertile soil and immense areas
of undeveloped land, and while the
settlers are coming from Europe
by hundred of thousands every year.
it would be surprising indeed if the
enterprising people Of the republic
l1,i,, nj ~c;, Jr hoy q
did not join in the invasion.
1T is not surprising, therefore, to
find large immigration from the
United States to Canada. and while
the United State authorities are eX
erting themselves to keep their peO-
pie at home, they recognize neverthe-
less that the movement from the Amer
lean northwest to Canada is only a
continuation of the movement OF
population from the older settled |
portions Of the United States to Min
nesota, the DakOtas and other north
western states.
A large movement from Canada
to the states, however. is a totally !
different thing. 1t is not natural
and we doubt if any precedent can be
found for such condition. That |
there should be large migration |
from a new country richly endowed |
by nature, country possessing wide |
areas Of fertile virgin soil and which |
proves its agricultural capabilities |
anew at every international eXposi-
ton, to an older, more settled coun-
try with less natural resources and !
advantages and where the best OPP
portunities are already taken up.
The United States immigration
authorities declare that 143,57S per-
sons, residents of Canada, left this
country to settle permanently in the
United States in the year ending |
June 3Oth, last. II that be untrue it !
is the duty Of the Canadian govern
ment to make a denial and furnish |
the most complete proof If it is |
true. then most serious condition |
is disclosed If there is large mi
grafton Of Canadians, European i'm |
and former Americans from !,
Canada to the states, we should |
know why they are discontinued |
with their Canadian homes. Canada |
is all right. the best country under !
the sun. But economics and indus !
trial conditions brought about by |
-rasping interests which have inhu-
anced legislation and secured for |
themselves special privileges to ex- !
JlOit the people are not all right 1t |
t POSSIBLE that the greed of the !
'anadian plutocracy, the misused !
power Of the triple alliance is driv !
ing the Canadian people to seek re- |
lief in the United States? '-Greater !
Iowa.