THE COLONIES' PROTEST. COMMENTS ON THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S REPLY.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 5

THE COLONIES' PROTEST. COMMENTS ON THE COLONIAL SECRETARY'S REPLY.

LONDON, 29th January. Tho Times, commenting on tho cablegram sent by tho Secretary of State for tho Colonies (Mr. Lytteltou) to Mr. Seddon, in reply to tiio lattcr's protest agninat the importation of Chinese to tho 'Lransvuftl, uppUuuls hia wisdom in "following the (utlutpry rulo of least interference." It considers that the Chino&eordinance of the TmiLsvaal betas very evident signs of tho influence exerted by consideration of tho objections so forcibly urged by Mr. Seddon. (Received January 30, 8.35 a.m.) LONDON, 291h January. The Pall Mall Guzello .says that tho Jlon. A. Lyltcltun, in his reply to Mr. Suddoit, whs worthy of Mr. Chamberlain in hia be.sfc manner. Tho paper adds that tho Colonial Secretary lu>s taken a commonsentiti view of the. matter, and expresses tha hoi>» that Mr. Soddoii and his colleagues, having protested, will bo «iti.slied. Tho Kaiwarra Branch of Uio Libcrnl and fiabotii' Federation last night luuuiiiuously resolved — "Thul tlii.i Utaiich of the Libernl ajid Labour Federation heartily endorses the action of tho Right Jlon. the Prime Minister of New Zealand in regard to the- protect forwarded to the Transvaal and the Imperial Governments, on behalf of the people of this colony, an to Iho importation of Asiatic labour into the Transvaal, as tins Branch eoiihideis that tho Hand nunes enn be profitably doveloped with while labour, and that the importation of Asiatics is an alt-empt to deprive British lubout of its manifest rightn, for tho sake of the R.uul robbtrs,"