The Dominion government will advise the Canadian provinces against any stiffening of restrictions against Britishers and people from non-preferred countries to which the majority of Jewish immigrants belong, it was learned here today in connection with the report that the Dominion department of immigration will henceforth leave it to the provinces to make their own negotiations if they desire to have immigrants brought in.
When the present agreement between the Dominion and the railway and steamship companies for bringing in farm laborers expires it will not be renewed as far as the Dominion government is concerned. Under the present agreement no immigrants of this type may be brought in after May 31. The burden of deciding what immigrants are wanted would thus rest with the provinces themselves.
The Dominion is prepared to provide inspection facilities and to prevent immigrants not wanted from entering the country but it will do nothing in a financial way to further immigration nor will it offer any objections to the provinces making any agreements they desire with transportation companies to bring in immigrants.
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