A WORLD EMPIRE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 88, 7 January 1908, Page 5

A WORLD EMPIRE.

——4 —' : COLOUR DIFFICULTIES. • I' ■ ■ ::■■■■ WHAT THE RACE OWES TO INDIA. ... ■ "THE MAIN PROP." it rSLEOBArn—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTEIOIIT. (Itec. Jan. 0, 9.28 p.m.) . Ottawa, January 6. Viscount Midleton, speaking at Ottawa, reminded Canadians that India was tho main prop of the Empire. Instoad of India pulling 1 upon us, wo woro always pulling upon India. It was Indian troops who saved Natal, who helped to relievo the British. Legation ot Pekin, and who avortod disastor at Suakim. ' Viscount Midleton-added that. those who realised , that, nearly one-third of : tho. world's population had beon attached to the British Empire would doal gently with; Statesmen , in their difficulties about Indian races. . MR. SMIJTS ON THE ORDINANCE. ANOTHER CHANCE. . (Reo.. Jan 6, p.m.), > Pretoria, January 6. Mr. Smuts, Colonial . Secretary in the Transtoial Government, in a speech at Pretoria; declared that tho Government did not expect, the 'Registration Act to cause so much trouble as it , had dono. There were thousands, ,of : false-permits' in existence. One good effect of tho new Act had been to frighten out of the Transvaal 5000 Indians who had no right there. Of tho 9500 who remained, 5000 wore licensed to trade. , Thousands wero willing to register if they were not. intimidated. They might bo allowed another chance of I registering, but no mercy would be shown to the leaders' of tho agitation." The law would be carried out. * 1 ,