Australia’s Closed Door Policy.
(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph—Copybight. )
Sydney, Dec. 14.
Received 12th, 5.55 p.m.
The detention of the hatters has given rise to a deal of adverse criticism in certain quarters. Mr See strongly protested to BirjE. Barton of the det ntion, of white labour imported under contract for a special industry as opposed to the spirit of the Immigration Restriction Act. Sir E.- Barton, after lengthy consideration of the case, last night ordered the halters release. Previously the Federal authorities advised that six more hatters who arrived in the Oruba at Fremantle for the same firm were not allowed to land. Permission was also refused to an Indian firm of importers in Melbourne to bring out a number of Brahmin expert workers in silk Eastern goods. London, Dec. 13. BRITISH OPINION. The Economist newspaper says that the exclusion of the hatters is inconsistent with the principles of the Imperial Conference which aimed at maximum facilities for Imperial intercommunication, and maximum identity in legal rights enjoyed in each part of the Empire by citizur sin all. The law as euforced at Sydney gives dangerous encouragement to the South African ' abour party to shut Australians out of the Rand.
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Southland Times, Issue 18019, 15 December 1902, Page 2
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