JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23517, 3 June 1938, Page 12

JAPANESE IMMIGRANTS

EXCLUSION URGED IN CANADA ' —■ —- / BILL DEFEATED IN HOUSE (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (United Press Association) OTTAWA, June 1. A Bill introduced in the House of Commons by Mr A. W. Neill (British Columbia) to have the Government exclude Japanese by means of a language test was defeated by 87 votes to 39. Mr Neill claimed that most of the Japanese coming to Canada were labourers. The Minister for Immigration (Mr T. A. Crerar) declared that the move woudl defeat its own purpose. He said the Japanese would learn English and that immigration would increase. Mr Neill warmly attacked the Government as being afraid that Japan would become lukewarm towards Britain. He alleged that a secret agreement existed with Japan • This allegation Mr Crerar denied. TOTAL EXCLUSION WANTED WOMEN’S ORGANISATION VANCOUVER, June 1. The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire at a convention adopted a resolution urging the Government to terminate the gentleman’s agreement governing Japanese immigration in favour of total exclusion. •