The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-07
EMIGRATION OF MEN
STIRS GREAT BRITAIN
How Many Are Of Military
Age? Is Question Press
Wants Answered.
MONTHLY AVERAGE 2.G1G

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LONDON. Oct. 2o.-Much alarm has
been aroused recently by the emigration
from Great Britain. which has been
growing from month to month to such
proportions that the average since the
beginning OF the year has been 2.67G
men. A campaign has been started by
the press 10 find out what proportion
OF tho cmigrants arc of military ago.
When the emigrants arc going outside
the British Empire, as is true In the
najo-ity of cases, nothing can he done
undc- existing regulations 10 stop thcm.
II. however. they intend to settle in any
other part OF tho British pomlnions
every effort is made to discourage them.
The head OF the Canadian Emigration
Department in London declared recently
that whenever an "enlistablc'' man in
formed this ONCE that he intended to
emigrate to Canada the department mo-
tilted him that the recruiting officers
wanted to see him. and that Canada
was not sending 100000 men to Europe
in order TO let other men go out and
get their jobs.
Australian States. whic., have already
sem more than 10000 men to the war,
stopped assisting cnigrlnts Immediately
after the outbreak OF hostilitics.
In the eight months endinG August
OF the present year Gs.005 British sub
jccts left the United Kingdom for tho
british Empire and for the tinted
states and other foreign countries. The
largest number went 10 the United
States-nameiy 1880: to Canada and
Newfoundland. 1852. s.33t TO AUS
tral!a. 1853 to South Africa. In the
same period OF 1914 passengers outward
were ail,6I3, Of whom .he cmpir. got
i3S.05s. But on the balance ai,S11
more British subjects entered the United
Kingdom than left It between January
and August this year: whereas last
| year tho balance was on the other side
20 tho extent OF 1881.
The number OF British subjects pre-
viously resident In tho United Kingdom
who left to take UP permanent residence
in places out of Europe during the eight
months ending IN August. 1915. was
50,3eS. OF whom 2l,All were men. 20.61?
females. S,S1+ children. TIL 5o.3?S I:
a drop from 1908? In tho corresponding
period OF 1914; and as TO men, 5i.+3'
fewer British left this country in those
eight months OF 1915 than In the similar
period of 1914.
Before the war . fail in emigration
had set n. The years 1910 q 1918 wer'
a boom period. Tho number OF British
subjects previously resident In th'
United Kingdom who left In 1914 Il
take UP permanent residence In place
out OF Europe was 2lt.13S. as compare,
with 3sp.3?+ IN 1918. but the drop wa
not all due TO tho fact that five month!
OF 1914 were war months. Emigration
of British subjects TO Canada and Now
foundland. for instance, was only 6o.iN'
in the first seven months OF 1914. com
pared with $4,000 In the same pcrio.
o' 1918 while the Australian figures or
the same rison dropped to c2,4Si
from SI.+IS. Sew Zealand 10 1895 rs
compared with 1901. and the United
States TO 3a.597 in 1914 against 55.S1i
in 1919. officials say the boom years
had substantially reduced the numbers
available In those classes IN the l''i'o'
Kingdom from which emigrants arr
chiefly drawn.