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a membor of a groat Empire. " (1) Enthuoiuom for emigration
among working eon and trades unionists reached its peak in the
1870'a. Joseph Arch the agricultural workers'' leader was
especially partisan about emigration to the Empire$ . on his
return from Canada in 1873 he said ".. if they've got to goy lot
then co to an English colony that they may be Englishmen still". $
I had many pressing invitations to go to the States before I
went there1 but no an Englishman I went first to that land
where the British flag waves.
" (2)
Some of the traders unions
who advocated emigration for unemployed workero1 officially
discouraged emigration to countries outside the Empire, but
most emigrants favoured the United Statao1 with its poooibilitio®
for industrial omploymontl against the colonies which offered
main]$ agricultural work.
(3)
In practice the majority of
emigranto did not hood I ocobery'o exhortations - "Do you wish
that those kinsfolk and those friends of yours shall remain
permanently associated with the fortunes of the Empire or
whether they oball wander away to national however akin, who
are not under the dominion of the British Crown. " (4)
(1) T. It. S. Et cott, Fnc*1nnd itn AQ 2e oliticn and urnuitn
London 188!;, p. 573.
(2) Joooph Arch# They story of hin life told by hirirnlft London 1898,
p. 2006
(3) p9, xýtion Studies, 1949, ppa. M-273* Churlotto Erickson,
"The encourDUomout of emigratioh by 1 ritiQh Trades Unions 1880.1900. "
(4) jEndes Union Can e sDeports r 1684, p"34.