COLOUR PROBLEM.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 5

COLOUR PROBLEM.

CANADA /iND JAPAN.

LATJRIER'S DIFFICULT TASK. BETWEEN VANCOUVER AND THE * ' ' ■ \ MIKADO. ' '■; BY, TELEGRAPH—mESS ASSOCIATION—COPTMGHt. ; (Rec Oct.. 28, 11.40 p.m.) ■• \ .'■'.• ■■ ToUio, October 28. ■ ■ "While Japan is pleased with tho attitude cfj the Canadian authorities regarding antiJapanoso outrages, she strongly' opposes any oonvontibn , restricting the morcmbiits bf Japarioso labourers. < ■. ■ ' :"■ '■'■..■ Japan considers that this would be an invidious discrimination, and aleo an unnecessary ono, sinco tho inflow of Japanese labourers to Canada has ccaised. ' .. . i

: ,:■[ : ; A GREAT INFLUX. ;i iPNXOST TREATMENT OP HINDUS. :■.: (Roo. Oct.■■•29,. 1.8 b.p.y .'.',, ' Vancouver, October 28. Tho Finance Committee of tho Corporation of; Vancouver dqmanci the pxclusion of AtnV tics, also the. abrogation of tho treaty with Japan (under which about 50CT Japanese can enter yearly : | under . permit., . The .Committee assorts that,77oo Japanese, 1900 Hindu's,, and 300 Chinese arrived, in British 'CbiiiniHa in 1907. ' ■•■■ ■ .•• ■ ■ • ■ ■ •■ ■. % .. r.'- , ; ■:'■ )< London, October 28. ..The ■"Times' ■" Vancouver correspondent says that the Hindus are treated with shock l ing injustice ' '•;. '- : '•" •• '■>

A .stroiig hint of restriction ,'vrns cbnvei-id in Premier Latirier'S message to ' the Miktt'ldj which, while conveying "Canada's.sincere regret for: tho Vancouver, disturbances; and ,hi-r assurarico that. tho.utmost efforts'will be niii'le to prpvont' a recurrence,' meutioned tho \ox.si> enco ainOugst the peojjle of. the Pacific coji-t. of' strong racinl prejudices, .which,-'thouijli greatly tobe. regrettbd, , must 'be' taken ii.io consideration-, by .all who desire to 'culti/jitd the best .relations between .Canada andlint . Orient." '• The" Japanese' Government has , i *•■»- viously expressed 'its'wnng objection' to , a reetrictive cnactmentj '.ind its desire to choclt ■the influx on its. own ..par tadtninistratively— a thing it how-'claiins'to. hiivd done. I'lie Chinese pay'a; boll-tax ! of.;about ■ : •.