MOVE IN CANADA
♦ — EXCLUSION OF JAPANESE BILL DEFEATED IN COMMONS (Received June 2, 1.10 pjn.) OTTAWA, June-1. A Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons by a British Columbia member, Mr. A. W. Neill, to have the Government excludt Japanese by meens of a language test was defeated by 87 votes to 39. Mr. Neill claimed that most of the Japanese coming to Canada were labourers. Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister of Immigration, declared that such a move would defeat its own purpose. The Japanese would learn English and immigration would increase. Mr. Neill warmly attacked the Government as being afraid of Japan and lukewarm towards Britain, and charged it with having a secret agreement with Tokio. This was denied by Mr. Crerar. TOTAL EXCLUSION URGED (Received June 2, 1.15 p.m.) VANCOUVER, June 1. . A convention of th,e Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire adopted a resolution urging the Government to terminate the gentlemen's agreement governing Japanese immigration in favour of their total exclusion.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 9
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167MOVE IN CANADA Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 128, 2 June 1938, Page 9
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