Canada's urgent need for more population of the right kind
seems to be generally recognized throughout the Dominion to-day, and practically every Canadian news- paper testifies to an increasing appreciation of this need. The annual meetings of several of the leading Canadian Banks have been taking place at Montreal and Toronto, and the presidential addresses on these occasions afford a sure index to the opinion of the country. The immigra- tion problem was very prominent in the chairmen' speeches, and Sir Edmund Walker, the President of the Bank of Commerce, suggested that the newly-arrived immigrant should be made the special care of the Soldier Settlement Board, which has representatives in all parts of the Dominion. Certainly one of the reasons why organize.- tions like those of the Salvation Army and Dr. Barnardo have been so successful is because of the personal touch maintained with the new– arrival. If the Canadian authorities can devise some method of keeping in contact with the immigrant through some of the existing societies and give him a helping hand during the first difficult eighteen months they will have gone a long way towards ensuring the success of their efforts. Immigration matters are certain to receive much attention during the present session at Ottawa, and the Government will learn, if they are not already fully alive to the situation, how unanimous is Canadian opinion about the need for an aggressive immigration campaign in Europe.
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