Evening star., 1947-01-05

South American afairs.)
More than 100000 war-torn
Europeans may find new homes In
South America in the next decade
under bold immigration programs
instituted by Latin American re-
publics striving toward agricultural
and industrial self-suficiency.
Argentina and Brazil, largest geo.
graphically, but least-populated
plan to absorb at least 100000 i'm
migrants in the next 10 years and
at least six other countries will open
their doors to selected farm and
industrial workers.
Italians are most favored in post
war colonization plans of Argentina,
Brazil, Venezuela, Peru and Chile.
All except Chile and Venezuela al
ready have sent government COM
missions or officials to Europe to
survey and select suitable future
citizens. Colombia, Uruguay and
Mexico also have indicated they will
seek thousands of new settlers for
vast undeveloped areas.
An Associated Press inquiry into
plans for settlement of other peoples
in the Americas showed only ship
ping shortages remain to be solved
before start of the biggest influx OF
immigrants to this hemisphere since
the turn of the century.
Rivaling the United States wide
open immigration policy of the late
10th and early Goth centuries is
President Juan Perons f1ve-year
plan to bring 250,Oo0 new inhabitants
to Argentina. The rate of admission
would be stepped up later to 10000
to accommodate a total OF
100000 immigrants by 1857, in
creasing Argentina's population to
around 100000.
Talent Scouts" Abroad.
Argentine special ambassador on
immigration, Rev. Father Jose
Clemente Silva, a Catholic priest,
has gone to Rome to establish head
quarters. Father Silva will be ac-
credited only to the governments of
Italy and Spain from which Argen-
tina expects to obtain most of its
new citizens.
Heading another mission is Adolfo
Scilingo, career diplomat, who will
seek emigrants from France, Ger
many, Belgium and Holland as well
as from Spain.
Peron's plan, now before Congress,
calls for appropriation of $4,000, 600
to finance voluntary. selected and
directed" immigration in the next
five years. Preference is to be given
to elements (which by their origin,
customs and language" are most
like the Argentines. Preference also
is to be given to farmers, cattlemen,
workmen and technicians needed In
the country.
Brazil, with less than $4,000, 900
inhabitants spread over 3,285,3l9
square miles, wants mainly farmers
and skilled laborerS.
Priority for Workers.
Joao Alberto Lins de Barros,
president of the council, said, THE
immigrants we will seek to bring to
Brazil are families politically and
economically displaced by the war.
We want people who are not Com
munist, have Catholic background,
oppose collective theology, accept
and will defend the principle of pri-
vate property and are thus able to
adapt themselves perfectly to our
environment and customs"
Families with at least three per-
sons able to work, between the ages
of IS and 80, would be given highest
entrance priorities.
Chile, with a population of less
than 100000, estimated it's deficit
in manpower at over 100000 per-
sons. With an area of 296,717
square miles, the government esti-
mated it could support 100000
persons with proper development of
its manifold resources.
Venezuela wants immigrants in
large numbers but only if they can
be settled on the land for develop
ment of the nations agricultural
resources. Food shortages are chron-
ic in Venezuela, partly because of a
lack of manpoWer to work the land.