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ess。　The　money　advanced　by　the　Government　was　to　be　secured　upon　the　settlers’　lands；　which　lands　have　since　that　time　doubled　or　trebled　in　value；　as　I　foresaw　that　they　would　do。　What　I　called　the　“Waste　Forces　of　Benevolence”　were　to　look　after　the　said　settlers　for　nothing；　subject　to　proper　control　—　a　task　which　the　Salvation　Army　was　quite　ready　to　undertake。　Moreover；　with　all　its　enormous　experiences　of　emigration；　as　the　Canadian　authorities　recognised；　it　was　absolutely　petent　so　to　do。　Yet　bitter　prejudice　against　the　Salvation　Army；　often　enough　fostered　by　persons　in　religion　who　should　know　better；　was　one　of　the　causes　that　brought　the　business　to　the　ground。

Without　going　further　into　its　details　I　repeat　that　the　Canadian　Government　and　statesmen　approved　this　scheme；　as　did　the　Governor…General；　Lord　Grey。　Also　when　it　was　published　it　met　with　an　enormous　amount　of　support　from　the　Press　of　this　country；　as　may　be　seen　by　anyone　who　cares　to　glance　through　the　extracts　from　Press　opinions　of　my　Report　which　are　printed　at　the　end　of　“The　Poor　and　the　Land；”　wherein　it　is　republished。　Here；　then；　at　any　rate　was　a　foundation　upon　which　others　might　build。

At　first　the　Government　seemed　to　take　this　view；　but　then　followed　a　pause　indicative　of　the　evaporation　of　enthusiasm。　Questions　were　asked　in　the　House　as　to　whether　the　Government　intended　to　do　anything。　The　thing　became　a　nuisance　to　them；　and　at　length　it　was　announced　that　the　matter　would　be　referred　to　a　Departmental　mittee。　My　first　intimation　of　this　was　at　a　public　dinner　in　London；　when　a　gentleman　much　mixed　up　in　politics　as　a　Conservative　agent　informed　me　that　he　had　just　been　speaking　to　a　Minister；　who　had　told　him　that　my　Report　was　to　be　sent　to　a　mittee　which　woul