THE YELLOW PERIL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1576, 5 October 1905, Page 4

THE YELLOW PERIL.

BAY OF ISLANDS CITED.

Tho Wellington Post, in sounding n' noto of warning aonoorning a possible *• peaceful iavasion of Australasia by tho Japanese," urged that tho colonial Governments should take stops to ascertain wkotkor tho Imperial Govornmont will or will not assist tho colonics in resisting suoh a poseiblo inoursion.- Referring to tho Now Zealand aspect of tho matter,; tho writer said that tho Premier should obtain a definite luiswor from tho Homo authori-

ties as to whotbor they will support our polioy of Asiatio exclusion, including Japanese. A quotation from an article by Mr A. G. Hales, tho Australian war correspondent (who disousses tho possibility of Japan demanding from Australia an 11 open door " for her surplus population), is followed by an illustration of what is regarded as tho tempting potentialities of Now Zealand as a hold for Japanese colonisation. “Wo may add,” says tho Post “ that tho Bay of Islands would form an ideaL settlement for Japanoso, while in every walk of labor wo may expoct that they would bo oontent with five yon, whore our own pooplo earn £l. In casual labor in tho dairy industry and domestio sorviao thoy would be found choop and roliablo. Thoy would succeed, while women could bo found to marry thorn, and we aro quite willing to bolievo they would prove most exoellont husbands. Out wo oomo baok to our first question, Doeß tho Premier intend that New Zealand shall romsin British, or become Anglo Japaneso ? Will he soy, and quickly ?” Tho Times this morning took the Post

lo task for what it regards e '■ a most astounding suggestion.” The paper says: " It seems a direct invitation to tho Japaneso to establish an ideal settlement in the northern part of this colony, marry white or Maori women, and form part of our community. To reoonoile tho people of New Zealaud to the inoursion, the Japanese aro extolled os cheap and reliable workers, while their wives, * in posse,’ are assured that the Mikado’s subjects make good husbands. What oan it all mean ? Has the Post beoomo an advooate of oheap oolored labor, and of raoial inter-marriage? Apparently not, for in the article from wbioh we quote, it professes itself desirous of resisting a peaceful Japanese invasion of Australasia; but granting its sincerity in opposing sn influx of oolored aliens, why should it proceed to tempt Asiatio workers ana European employers with a glowing picture of the advantages of Japanese immigration to New Zealand ?” Tho Evening Post contents. itßelf by making the following brief reply to the above criticism “ Oar morning contemporary misquotes to try and show that the Post would favor Japanese labor for New Zealand. The jest might pass but for the dishonesty of the statement.”