New-York tribune., 1916-07-23

gold chain around his neck, opened ana
shut his hand, with its broad gold ring,
once worn by Pharaoh.
English and German Blood.
"Sir Rider" asked, "if it is another
war that you are expecting. would it be
wise to turn the tide Of blood feeling
In the United States by Withdrawing
the stream OF English immigration and
leaving only the German! 1t must have
meant something to you to have had
American kinship and sympathy these
last two years. Change the proportions
in our population and ve might be
against you"
we want is that the empire be exploited
we want is that the Empire be exploited
and peopled by Englishmen. And so
| successful has been my mission that
believe it will be-"
Since February 10 Sir Rider has been
| in Cape Town to confer with officers OF
the Chartered South Africa Company
who exploit Rhodesia, . land hardly yet
touched; he has visited Tasmania; he
has gone from Melbourne and Sydney
to Brisbane and back. He has visited
! Perth, travelled overland to Albany
through the heart Of the Australian ap-
pie country, voyaged to Adelaide for .
conference of premiers, weathered q
storm off Auckland and seen British-set-
tiers embarking from the Fiji Islands
for France.
Met Leading Citizens.
Three weeks ago he landed at Van
couver, and he has been meeting ON
cials rapidly in St. Rupert, Calgary
Winnipeg and Ottawa, and other Cana
dian cities. Eyerywhere he has been
met by melancholy prominent eitizens
Leading citi1ens are nearly always
long faced" he ehuckled.
"fn Rhodesia," he said, his face
serious in an instant, provision has
been made to throw open half mill
ion acres, provide the whole machinery
Of settling, and open quickly new folds
Of employment as we'll as agriculture.
"The Union alone holds back in its
provisions. Political disturbance stands
In the way Of an open-handed provi-
sion for ex-service men there.
at seems that the Dutch settlers pre-
fer to fear the political effect Of q
great influx of English farmers.
Australia, on the other hand, ha:
been more than liberal. Queensland
is setting aside a million acres to meet
the needs Of returning local and Brit
ish troops. New South Wales offers q
thousand irrigated farms. and even
chances in government employment
Canada Loyal.
"Other parts Of Australia" said Sir
Rider, happily, "and oil Of Canada have
shown true empire spirit They VIII
settle the land with ex-service English
men on equal terms with their own
colonials.
Anything to put white men back on
the land. Even before the war English
men were leaving the soil, which is the
immediate root of all strength and all
wealth. Only 13,4o0000 Englishmen
were engaged in agriculture, as against
100000 Of Germany's population. 1t
is not alone our problem. 1t Is the
problem of the white race
That Sir Rider and the Colonial In
stitute have been enthusiastically re-
ceived know, for / attended luncheon
in Ottawa at which he made an empire
speech. A few smiled at Sir Riders
eloquent description Of himself, as he
swayed rhythmicslly and orstorieally
above the luncheon table, as mo high
priest, but a modest, humble door
keeper and door opener Of the mighty
temple of the empire" and more about
stars Of empire that shine and Germans
that must be kept out of British do
mains. Spread-eagle speeches are found
everywhere, and it is like the Liberals
Of Canada to clap good humoredly at
what one called "our itinerant imperial
lists" but a dozen bankers and govern
ment officials spoke to me highly OF Sir
Riders prediction that q vast flow OF
immigration was coming to Canada from
the home country.
The New immigration.
at will be-" said Sir Rider. "a new
kind of immigration. After months
together in the trenches, won by tales
Of open life in the colonies, our Eng
lishmen will come as brothers, not to
new homes, but to homes already
theirs"
Sir Robert Borden, Premier Of Can
ada, spoke to me with assurance Of the
probable fulfilment Of Sir Riders
wishes.
an the year before the war" ne said,
400 900 immigrants made their homes
in Canada. Our railway development
is already long way ahead Of the
He agrees with Sir Rider
that the empire is more closely knit
than ever before and that the new
feeling will make for increased emf
grafton to the colonies.
Sir Rider returns to make his report |
20 the Royal Colonial Institute, and, /
his material will be put
before the government. The institute
will then begin 10 work out q system
by which men may be tested as to !
their probable success as farmers and /
arrangements made whereby ex-service