The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-14
BIC MIGRATION
AMONG NATIONS
Greatest Exodus Since Days of
Moses Now Taking Place.
MOSTLY PEOPLE OF WEALTH

From Poland Are Looking to Amer
ica-PeopIe of Small Fixed Incomes
Are Switching From One Country te
! Another in Europe.
Zone result Of the war is that a big
ger exodus is now taking place among
the nations than at any time since the
days of Noses" This statement, made
on his way homeward through Paris
by an American, who has until recent
ly been engaged on Y. nj. G. A. work
in Czecho- Slovakia exaggerated as it
may sound, expresses only one side of
a very large truth.
For in the days Of the Jewish ex-
odus, or of the great tribal movements
whole nations moved, they included
many individuals, but little wealth.
Nowadays it is the people with the
wealth who are migrating very
much more serious thing for those who
remain behind, says the New York
Herald.
Within the last twelve months sew
eral thousand French families-esti-
mates run from two to seven-have
left their homes to settle in Italy.
They are all more or less well to do
in most cases possessing fixed in
comes-which in future, while draw
ing them from France, they will spend
in Italy. The reason is no lack of
patriotism or love for Italy-it is
simply and purely because the French
franc is worth two Italian lire and
they can live twice as comfortably on
the same income
The majority of them are from the
southern departments and they have
not moved very farm some cases
only matter Of twenty miles or So
but the frontier is behind them, and
although prices are to some small ex-
tent higher than on the French side
of the boundary they are not enough
nearly to counterbalance the differ
ence in exchange.
Many English Arriving.
This is only one example out OF
many similar hegiras, which can only
be described as worldwide. While the
French are leaving France the English
are moving into it. In the old days
of the mid-Nineteenth century hun
dreds of English families lived in
Calais, Boulogne, or Montreuil In
many cases they were there to escape
their creditors at home as in the case
for instance of the famous Beau
Brummel, or the even more famous
Lady Hamilton, Nelson's friend For
the rest there were innumerabfe half
pay officers and elderly people with |
fixed, small incomes such as you may |
read of in the pages of Thackeray or
Albert Smith.
This movement has nowadays re-
7ived to a vastly greater degree. 1t I
S no eXaggeratiOn to say that half
England is turning its
Eyes toward France where it's money
will be worth double what it is at
lome, and where by a little manipula-
ion it is possible to escape the crush
ng weight of home taxation.
AS one typical instance may be
mentioned an English ex-officer, men,
er of minor country family. Before
he war he had perhaps $4,000 year
ncome. or $4,000. Considering taxa
ion and the cost of living, his in
ONE in England would now be re-
uced to about 1850 a year, or 81, 400
lie no longer lives in England, but in
'aris. What is more, he has sold his
and and his securities in England
citing high price for the former
hen the land boom was at it's height
lis proceeds are invested in Belgium
lie escapes English taxes; he has no
lcome in France; he is, if bad citi-
en-, almost as wealthy as he was
efore the war, and his money is
orth twice its home value.
Seeking Easier Life.
SO far as England and France are
)ncerned it is not only the wel-to-do
no are crossing the channel. Mil
ons of young men and tens of thou
lnds of young women learned during
lie war as soldiers, w. A. A. C.s or {
7. r. A. F.'s that life can be very
easant in France when there is not
war on. Now that unemployment
is reached such desperate lengths in {
ngland they are turning their steps t
ward France.
Paris is full of young Englishwomen {
the clerk and stenOgrapher class, t
eking employment in some English t
American firm established there. So l
'erstocked is the market that warn {
gs have been officially issued to dis q
ade them-but they are coming still, g
I the hundreds and the British con- g
late is Kept busy with their woes d
}, if you travel anywhere in France,
pecially in the North, you will find F
at it is peppered with young Eng "
hmen, mechanics and the like fl
Many Of them married French girls r
ring the war and came back as soon h
they were demobilized others have s.
me over in the search of work they
mot find at home and have stayed r
In many cases the plunge has JUS
led ITSELF there is little unemploy- a.
mt in France and although wages 81
: low, compared to the English t.
des union standards, they compare G
60 hi 4;