Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-22
sixth, the increasing difaculty.

sixth, the increasing difficulty,
and. in man, cases. the practical In
ability. of the immigrant to acquire
permanent homes. The country dis
tricts and villages Of Central and
Southern Europe have supplied the
bulk Of our immigration for tha last
decade. These Slavs, Latins, and
Teutons are essentially h~ome-loving.
They came here latter having been
told that this was the paradise for
the home lover; that In the United
States every man could easily ac-
quire a home, which, in a former
generation was true, but o now. So
they r going back where they
think they can get homes"
cut in, won't there be " more
millions anxious to flee to America
from the Impoverished and devastat-
ed lands?"
ut is not likely replied Mr.. Howe.
I'm the first place, European Gov
ernments are going to place restric-
lions on emigration. Every Govern
ment will need every able-bodied hui
man being at home. Moreover, 1t Is
universally predicted that the end of
this war will see a swift rising tide
That may mean a distribution OF
lands. a,s~tz IL
Already, in the height Of the war,
in the shock Of the desperate con-
fict, when It would seem that
thought is given to nothing but mil
it6fism, commissions are working
everywhere on this problem.
Take England. for instance. A
commission has been appointed to in.
vestigate ways and means for pro.
viding land for invaded soldiers
and this is expected to be the basis
for legislation immediately after the
war to provide land for returned
soldiers.
What Germany is going to do car
only be guessed at. But we may be
positive that Germany will not lose
a day or a chance. We may have
do II we remember that her enlighten-
ed policies previous to the war were
into Germany for a number of years
before 1914 was 100000 per annum
We do know that already Germany
is breaking up her large landed
estates, that notice has been served
on the titled and landed proprietor
ireland is the bright star in the
dark night of Europe. Irish immi
grafton to the. United States has beer
cut in half in the past three years
l. we SOI 10000 ATOH 1TCldUO IN 1919
and 17,462 in 1917. I believe that
in the generation that is dawning
Ireland will show Europe and thu
world the way. Her individual SOM
have led the world in the past CEN
tury; in the coming generation the,
are going to develop the Irish soil
Many thousands. perhaps hundreds o,
thousands, Of Irish people may re,
turn to the mother land directl,
peace Is declared. Once the change
in conditions there II known tn,
Irish will flock back in q resistlesl
tide.
I'm Scotland the English Govern,
ment is considering breaking UP tn,
great estates into small holdings K
be sold to returning soldiers on cas-,
terms Of payment. Besides, a whole
new scheme Of land taxation is be.
ing considered with the primary pur
pose, not Of increased revenue, blu
OF ending speculation in land ant
opening it to use.
Canada Is working on colony pro
jects in the Northwest, Will,
Australia and New Zealand have al
ready outstripped the world In Of
fering inducements to -settlers. Re
Gently, In Congress, Senator Sheppard
Of Texas. who has introduced q bill
providing for an investigation Of thiI
problem, said that the lead in thil
sort Of legislation for humanity ha{
] been taken by New Zealand. Their,