THE CHINESE QUESTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14359, 2 May 1910, Page 6

THE CHINESE QUESTION.

An open-air address on the Chinese ques- ...•._: tion, was delivered by Mr. J.- Cameron,' •:. organising secretary for the New Zealand Anti-Asiatic League, in Karangahap? Road, on Saturday evening. . He dealt with 'the labour restrictions placed on European, •'...•; traders, and said that Parliament would be asked next session to amend the Fac- * .; tones' Act, limiting the hours that Chinese .; should work in their, laundrif As white people could not compete with the Chinese | market gardeners he favoured the extension ; of . State labour ' farms for the purpose, of •; vegetable growing. Workers blamecj the Government for allowing Chinese immigra- ' tion into New Zealand, but they must not , j forget ■'?< that -' it. was mainly .< the patronage given to Chinese by white people that kept those aliens in this country. The prin- ' cipal plank of the Commonwealth Labour ■■' party was a white Australia, - and he hoped, '■'< that the New Zealand "Labour party would ,: follow on the same lines. All Asiatics ■ ■'■,'•[ should :be excluded from the Dominion, and he. advocated an amendment to the Immijn'a- ," tion Restriction Act giving effect to thin i| i| proposal. >, For j the purpose >of combating , 1 any . chance of international complications; he advocated that our internal defences should be*placed onv a sounder footing so' •:? that New Zealanders would be able to meef? any.possible emergency. " i j, ■:;'.;,>:'.'... ■■,•{■'■','.:.-■ '^:'::''■'■■':'■} '^i''ii:iHy>y--.] ; --''- ] • '■ : ■'' v 'VlVffi?l§