Hindu Invasion
CANADA'S POLICY. DEBATE IX THE HOUSE. i t By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received 2, 9.30 p.m. Ottawa, June 2. a The House of Commons discussed tne a arrival of the shipload of Hindus off , Vancouver. e Mr. Frank Oliver declared that tlie ~ Hindus had challenged Canada, and Ourin ada ought to meet the challenge. lie asked the Government to enforce that , t section of the Immigration Act prc- ,. venting the courts from dealing with im--8 migration matters otherwise provided for. 3 Mr. Borden replied that when the 5 time eame the section would be enfore- . ed. A Board of Inquiry had been ap- I [ pointed to investigate the caso of each Hindu attempting to enter. Sir Wilfrid Laurier pointed out that . the question was not so much keeping . Canada white as preventing overwhelming economic competition and friction between the different races of the Empire. The matter could be more easily settled by diplomacy than in law. Mr. Borden replied that Sir Wilfrid Laurier's own attempts to settle the question by diplomacy had not been very successful.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 13, 3 June 1914, Page 5
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