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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 699, 27 October 1909, Page 5

Mr J. Cameron, secretary of the AntiAsiatic League, lias arrived in Otago, and proposes addressing open-air meetings in some of the principal towns. He has been in Southland for the last three mouths promoting the objects of the League. The movement originated in the North Island some three years ago, where the Chinese have been increasing of late years. The League advocate the the total exclusion of Chinese and other Asiatics from the Dominion: amendment of the Factories Act, to prevent Chinese j that are now in Xew Zealand competing unfairly with European traders; an \ amendment of the Police Offences Act, preventing European girls and young women from entering premises kept by Chiue.se, thus to prevent any further contamination of our race: legislation to prevent intermarriage between Chinese and European women; the refusal of ' further naturalisation to Chinese. The League further advocate that Europeans should patronise their own race in their dealings. Iu fact, the whole aim of the movement is for the purpose of educating the people along tlte lines of a white .New ZJealand,