ASIATICS IN S. AFRICA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17730, 15 March 1921, Page 5

ASIATICS IN S. AFRICA.

j COMMISSION DENIES MENACE. CONTROL WITHOUT REPRESSION. A. and N.Z. CAPETOWN, March 13. The commission appointed by the Government to inquire into the question | of the settlement of Asiatics in the j Union, has issued its report. It regards j the so-called Asiatic menace as exagger- ' ated, and states that it is inconceivable j that a few thousand Asiatics in the , Transvaal should ever swamp the European population. The commission is un- I able to support the policy of repression, i and declares that general compulsory j j segregation would result in helotry which . | would degrade the Asiatics and react on j j Europeans. j i Compulsory repatriation is out of the i : question, but the commission strongly j favours an arrangement for voluntary i repatriation, also voluntary segregation, ! under municipalities. It recommends the 1 continuance of the Transvaal law forbidI dine Asiatics to acquire land, except i under certain restrictions, and also uni- | form licensing laws empowering municiI palities to refuse licenses without giving I a reason, subject to appeal to a special board. There should be no relaxation of ; I the immieration laws, and the Govern- . j ment's policy in regard to Asiatics should i ' be administered bv one official. ' i. ' ;