COLOUR BAR
WHITE SUPREF/IACY
HERTZOG GOVERNMENT BILL.
rejected by senate,
(Received 10.45 a.m.)
CAPETOWN - , July 8. The Senate, in which the South African. Party holds a majority, rejected by 17 votes to 13 the Government Bill, popuplariy ,known as the "Colour Bar Bill," which-debars'natives from skilled occupations. Sfenator De Wet, Leader of the Opr position, declared that the real motive behind bill was once and for all to establish white supremacy in the indus-r trial world. The Minister of Mines, Mr F. W. Beyers, maintained that abandonment of the colour bar meant wiping out white civilisation. The rejection of the Bill, which was forced through the Assembly despite strenuous opposition, will be greatly resented by the Government.—Reuter.
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Northern Advocate, 9 July 1925, Page 5
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