CHINESE ON THE RAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2113, 22 June 1907, Page 2

CHINESE ON THE RAND.

THE GOVERNMENT’S POLICY

‘LAST CHINAMAN MUST GO.”

United Presß Association— Copyright Received June 21, 10.40 p.m. PRETORIA, June 21. In the Transvaal Assembly, Sir Porev Fitzpatrick declared that the Hotvolk privately offered to agree to tho retention of Chinese for education and language coucesisons, but bad been fettered by the Imperial Government since taking office. 1 perefore self-governmen was non-existent. The Imperial Government secured repatriation by giving tho Hotvolk five seats on the Witwatersrand and guaiantceing the loan. . , General Botha in an indignant and vehement reply said lie and his colleagues would never tolerate lmpcil.il interference. Their policy was dictated solely by consideration ot. ti c country’s welfare. They were simply fulfilling their election pledges, .tne last Chinaman must go. 1 lie ministry would uproot the canker and restore healthy conditions. He added: But for agitation in Britain and the Transvaal defeating the minc : owners there would not be a white miner on the Rand to-day, but 200,000 Chinamen. The Government afforded the mines every facility to get natives but the mines must take tlieir own measures to replace the Chinese. The Government would assist tho industry, but must never assist one class to dominate another.