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£x-service Immigrants. ;
Allegation? in loncton Paper.
MEMJOOH^JE, Wednesday. — In the
Bouse of Representatives to-daT*- Mi-.
-Marts 4N.S.W.) ealled attention "to au
article In tse London -newspaper "John
• Bull" alleging . Uiar an ex-British -Soldier
wiio paid £85 lor a passage tor
hiniselr, «ife, a;id child, was, ' on ari-ival
in Queensland, left -stranded.
The article, wljich .-illeged this was a
example of the treatment accorded
ex-service men ivho emigrated
to Australia, bad causey comment in
England.
"The Prime Minister said if the statemient
v.eve correct the responsibility,
lay with -the State .-ol Queensland.'
/British people should be told that tiie
- Commonwealth Was not ii' any — way t responsible
tor promises alleged to bswe j
been njaJc, uor for the ti-eatmeut saia
t 0 iTnder ui;
Commonwealth scheme of immigration
die Federal Government would see 110
immigrants were induced to come to
Australia by false prewnees. The
Commonircalth organisation at this j
end would see that all immigrants
wefe out in the way of earning a decent
livelihood.
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'A WOdLD TO WIN *
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1920.
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