Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-10-10
.BR|TAIN'S PLEA Il
FOR AUSTRALIA
British Government, in Adver-
tisements, Offering Special
inducements to Emigrants.

In the matter of population and. I
believe, in every other respect, the
Empire is strong and vigorous al
its heart and centre, but its real
points of Weakness lie in the great
unoccupied lands across the seas
In Australia We have a popula-
tion of only one and a half to the
square mile. 1t must be conceded
that such handful of people cannot
hope to retain this wonderful terri
tory, rich in all the elements Of pri-
mary and secondary production, free
from molestation for an indefinite
length of time | therefore submit
that the problem of effective occupa-
ton Is of vital importance, calling for
the exercise of all the genius that
British craftsmanship is capable Of
and that without a moments un-
necessary delay. Australia is crying
aloud for population"
This is the statement of Sir Newton
J. Moore, agent general for Western
Australia, who believes that the ques-
tion of colonization is an important
part of the program of Imperialism.
Following up this plan, the British
government has inserted ADVERTISE
ments in many of the leading news
papers Offering special inducements to
DOyS VI lToul Sl<Sn 10 Twenty years
to go to Australia as farm workers
and to women to go as domestic ser
wants. The government offers steam
ship tickets at reduced rates: employ
ment upon arrival at New South
Wales, Victoria or Australia to each
approved applicant at good wages.
and the possibility of government
patronage and protection, with the
possibility that each boy may become
the owner of a farm after a few
years of conscientious work.
Admitting that the average emf
grant take away with him some fl5
1t must not be imagined that British
trade will suffer thereby, if the de-
parting person Is bound for the Do
minions," said Sir Newton. IF he
goes to Western Australia, for IN
stance, he will send back to the
United Kingdom no less than ell per
annum through purchasing imports
from this country, and he will export
to Great Britain goods to the value
of f7 rs. per annum, besides no doubt
transmitting a good share of his
earning in actual cash should he
leave his dependents at home. Dur
| ing 1912, Australia's total import
trade was Els. 100000 of which total
goods to the value of 100000 came
from the United Kingdom. Thus i
keeping in employment a large army
OF British workers and helping 10
make profits for British manufac-
turers, besides providing safe IN
vestments for huge sums of British
capital. surely then, emigration nee
essary to the development of the do
minions cannot be classed as an
evil!
II fully recognize the wisdom OF
| 1oe r.ft
with regard to the necessity of re
viving the rural industries of TIL
| country, but | am certain that theiF
| decline can be traced to reason
other than emigration, which Is th
effect rather than the cause. Whil
| conditions in England are not at
| tractive emigration will continue
| and | regard 1t as truly patriotic
81 - direct the tide from foreisn
countries to the dominions, thus
saving population to the empire
That the policy of the government
in regard to immigration is not re
ceived with unalloyed approval.
| either by the colonists. is evident
! from an article on Confusion of
Policies,'' written by the sydney cor
| respondent of the London Times,
| which attempts 10 show that the
widespread advertising campaign for
| successful.
Meanwhile. the commonwealth un-
dertakes a considerable amount OF
British and European advertising, bit
| has hitherto been unable to seek inn
migrants, since 1t does not control
land at present available for settle
ment, and is unwilling to subsidize
| State efforts unless it receives con-
troll of the particular work on which
| its money will probably be expended.
| says the Times correspondent. Even
at the recent premiers conference.
| when Mr.. Cook, the prime minister.
desired to placate the States, he in
sisted on a share of control, whicn
| the State premiers seemed disinclincd
to give. 1t is noteworthy that NJ
Cook urged the State governments To
| take more pains to help immigrant
| land-seekers to secure value for theit
money, and only Victoria and West
ern Australia claimed that they did
so. The practical results of this con-
fusion of separate, spasmodic policies
are shown by the latest. statistics"