ull understanding
of the whole matter.

"'The Council would further respectfully submit to Your
Excellency the propriety of drawing the attention of Her
Majesty's Government to this question with a view of ascertaining
their views upon it as a matter of general policy.'" (_Can.
Arch._, State J, p. 597.)

FOOTNOTES:

[1] For these documents Mr. Justice Riddell is indebted to Mr. William
Smith of the Department of Archives, Ottawa, Canada.

ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF NEGRO MIGRANTS OF 1916-1918[1]

LETTERS STATING THAT WAGES RECEIVED ARE NOT SATISFACTORY

BROOKHAVEN, MISS., April 24, 1917.

_Gents:_ The cane growers of Louisiana have stopped the exodus
from New Orleans, claiming shortage of labor which will result in
a sugar famine.

Now these laborers thus employed receive only 85 cents a day and
the high cost of living makes it a serious question to live.

There is a great many race people around here who desires to come
north but have waited rather late to avoid car fare, which they
have not got. isnt there some way to get the concerns who wants
labor, to send passes here or elsewhere so they can come even if
they have to pay out of the first months wages? Please dont
publish this letter but do what you can towards helping them to
get away. If the R. R. Co. would run a low rate excursion they
could leave that way. Please ans.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA., April 4, 1917.

_Dear Sir:_ I have been taking defender for sevel months and I
have seen that there is lots good work in that section and I want
to say as you are the editor of that paper I wish that you would
let me know if there is any wheare up there that I can get in
with an intucion that I may get my wife and my silf from down
hear and can bring just as miney more as he want we are suffing
hear all the work is giveing to poor white peples and we can not
get anything to doe at all I will go to pennsylvania or n y state
or N J or Ill. or any wheare that I can surport my wife I am past
master of son of light in Mass. large Royal arch and is in good
standing all so the good Sancer large no. 18. I need helpe my
wife cant get any thing to due eather can I so please if you can
see any body up there that want hands let me no at once