The New York herald., 1920-01-25
10000 AMERICANS EXPECTED
TO COLONIZE IN CANADA IN 1920;
WAVE OF IMMI GRAFTON SETS IN
inducements to British Isles Residents Also LIBERAL Though
Rigid Restrictions Glasses of Workers
Are Imposed

members Of the United States forces RESI-
dent in Canada, who require medical at
tention for disabilities due to or agra
waited by war service. may apply TO a
medical representative OF the Deartment
OF Soldiers Civil Pe-establshment for eX-
animation. Should treatment be consid-
cred necessary it will be furnished througl
the institutions and clinics OF the depart
ment
Care for Disabled Soldiers.
like privilege now is available to for
rner members of the imperial and Canadi-
an forces resident in the United States
Should any require medical attention on
account OF war disabilities they may apply
To any medical representative of the United
States public health service.
Because tine Canadian national railways
have not been able to make ends NEE,
financially 1t is officially intimated that
n considerable increase in freight rates
will be put into effect on the system during
the present year. There are now but two
systems of railways in Canada. The ma
tonal lines, owned by the government, and
shortly to include tho Grand Trunk and
on the other hand the Canadian Pacific.
Both will benefit from the increase in
freight rates, but financially, the two are
wholly dis-similar. The roads which have
peen taken over because, under private
ownership. they proved improbable, and
the Dominion government was repeatedl, )
called upon to help them out of their fin
anclal difficulties. II was considered the
wiser course. economically, to acquire
tpem outright and this policy has been
followed
incidental to it. however. is such a bur-
ueh IN financial obligations that, taken
IN conjunction with the increased wages
and increased cost of material necessary.
an increase in freight, if not in passen-
ger. rates is necessary if the revenue is
10 De equal to the expenditure. ANY in
crease in the freight rates in the govern
ment lines nevertheless will be available
as well for those of the Canadian Pacific.
otherwise the traffic would go to that
system by reason of its rates being lower
Canada Pays Highest Pensions.
The somewhat clamorous agitation by
sections of the returned soldiers of Can
ada for higher pensions and better treat
ment in regard to civilian re-establish-
ment of has received a setback by the
publication in Great Britain this week
of an official report, which shows that
Canada leads all the allied countries in
the liberality of its pensions to those dis
abled by the war.
1t is disclosed that the Canadian week
ly pension is about $l2, while the rates in
Great Britain are $3.50, and the same fig
ures apply to New Zealand and South
Africa. The comparison, as made in the
cabled summary, also shows that this
country leads the United States, France
and Italy in the extent of its allowances
to returned men. Apart from pensions
liberal provision Is made for assisting any
soldier who wishes to engage in agrcul-
ture, while every returned man had a
Sratuity Of six months pay, proportion
ate to his rank.
Pending employment. cases of need are
being looked after. What has been re.
fused particularly is the demand for as
sistance to soldiers desiring to engage
in business. The government has taken
venture entirely too speculative and moi
warranted by the financial condition oi
the country, and by the assistance which
otherwise has been rendered.
Crime shows Big Increase.
Students in sociological questions FIND
some food for thought in a noteworthy
increase in crime in the country within
population which during the war aver.
aged around 1J00 is now clost to 1000, ano
there has been a material increase in the
number of capital cases
Various reasons ar assigned for the con.
dition, but it is generally held to be an
ephemeral effect of militant unrest which
affects this as we'll as all other countries
in the wake of the war.