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(Continued from page 59.) Those of us who recognize that demographic facts are of greater importance than democratic theory in the politics of the world to-day must_ with enthusiasm a new volume from the Interational Labour Office, Migration Movements, 1925-27, being No. 4 of Series 0 of its Studies and Reports (P. S. King & Son, 2s. 6d.). Great Britain still heads the list of the emigration countries of Europe, though, as compared with the average of 1920-24, given in the previous publication, she is being steadily overhauled by Italy. Palestine is the country showing the largest increase in proportion to its population. Central European countries still exhibit a preference for Canada, and German emigration to Brazil has fallen from 36 to 4 per cent. Perhaps the most significant phenomenon is the virtual monopoly of emigration enjoyed (if that be the appropriate term !) by Europe. Immigrants from Asiatic countries constitute barely 4 per cent. of the total volume.
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