The sun., 1919-06-24
WESTERN CANADA
ALLURING TO SCOTS
II Emigration Ban Were
Lifted q Largo Exodus
Would Result.
CLOSE WATCH ON SHIPS
Passports Are Difficult to OBJ
tain, Except for Urgent
Reasons.

wTNrnyo. Man. June as.--ouite evi-
IDENTIFY the wide. fertile prairies of west
ern Canada are beckonins with a most
alluring finger to people IN the "old
country" overseas
A Glasgow (scotiand) correspondent
OF the Free Press declares that 30 long
AZ the present ban on emigration con-
! tinues It will not be possible to say what
will happen In the competition between
the homo country and the overseas
dominions for men. That there will be
keen competition 10 already obvious. not
because the domtntons are taking any
outward steps TO place before the people
OF this country their many advantages,
but because there 10 among the people
themselves an inclination 10 20 out
| through the world stronger than there
has ever been at any previous time
Every ono reaiizes that II thsrs were
at present no restrictions--if people
could buy steamship tickets and book
passages as they could before the war
there would be an unprecedented boom
in EN- grafton.
II is also evident from the number OF
inquiries which are reaching the Cana
dian Government offices In the different
centres and the shipping agents whose
business Il is TO book passengers for
Dominion agents have instructions not
to encourage emigration until they re-
ce.ve further directions ~ to the policy
Of their Government and 90 they are
only supplying inQuirers with such In
formation 40 may be useful to them
| when ultimately the ban IL lifted They
DO not expect that any immigration win
| be allowed until all the Canadian sol.
diers In Europe are repatrtated and set
| tied down In their own country, and
| until trade has como back to normal
conditions
With respect to Australia and New
Zealand. the prohibition Is equally
| strict. but the shipping agents not be-
ing such respons bic individuals as the
Canadian Government representatives.
and depending. as they do for their
| profits. on their commission on the sale
| OF tickets. profess to be more optimistio
regarding emigration prospects. and be-
! 'ieve that the ban will be lifted reason
ably soon.
View OF Glasgow shipowners.
Shipownsrs in Glasgow Join with the
Dominion agents In stating that they sec
| no hope Of emigration on even small
| scale this year. So far they are abso-
| 'utely prevented from carrying any pas
! sengers except those who have pass
| ports from the Government passports de-
1 partment In London. and such documents
| cannot be obtained except for the most
| satisfactory and most urgent Of reasons.
4 They cannot be obtained at all merely
| beca use the applicants wish to cross the
! Atlantic in order to settle down on the
| other side. That ie q very strong reason
! why they should not be granted. and no
one could make certain Of a refusal bet
ter than by stating that he wishes TO
emtgrate for the purpose Of settling
down In Canada for life.
On the past two consecutive week ends
Anchor -Dona ldson liners have left Gas
| gov for Quebec and Montreal full up
with passengers but not one "erri-
srant" was included. In each case the
| ships complement consisted OF about
500 soldiers from rehabilitation camps
in England and Wales, srd small num-
Der Of special passport holders.
Those who can prove that they are
| dependents OF Canadian soldiers who are
already repatrt ted or OF those who are
| now being sent home will obtain pass-
ports. but the proof has to be very clear.
| In the case OF a woman who is going
! out to marry Canadian soldier. she has
| TO produce absolutely satisfactory proof
| OF her engagement before the authorities
| will allow her to book a berth on any
outgoing steamer. But all this, Il Is
quite well recognized. viii pass when the
conditions created by the war have
pa ssed, and then there will be a rush To
/ the shipping oftices. At present there
seems to be no prospect OF this rush
taking place before the spring OF next
| year, as this season will be over before
the restrictions are removed. and be-
fore there is plenty OF ships TO deal
| with hrge volume OF passenger trade,
AT present ships are so scarce that own
Wi ,,.rI
boom in emigration. even II there had
been no Government restrictions.
Rowing IncIination.
But for the rowing inclinations OF
human nature one would have said that
4 the home prospects are now such that
the call from overseas will be greatly
weakened. There IL. however that row.
ing inclination. which seems to be in the
blood of the great majority OF Scots. and
which has been immensely stimulated
by the war
Association during the war with Cana
dams. Australians and New Zealanders,
not to speak Of other allies. has given
the civilian soldiers OF this country far
wider and more comprehensive Ideas of
the world than they had before Those
! OF them who have been demobilized talk
now of distances and OF knocking about
in the iightest OF language, and they
would think no more Of emigrating thin
they would think before OF slipping from
one town to another In Scotland.
They have also got bigger notions of
things. and tho small farm at home does
not appeal to them as 1t would have
done before. They have heard of square
miles available elsewhere against acres
at home. and OF prospects OF plenty In a
! Few years as compared with life of
Gfn 1F1NI (nr
al best a decent livelihood. So, with the
call OF the wild in their blood and the
cramped atmosphere OF a small country
around them, em..ratiOn stlll makes 20
them strong appeal Whether the
call OF home or overseas Will be the
stronger we cannot tell until next year.
Then we shall ese what we shall SEQ.