INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2079, 3 January 1908, Page 2

INDIANS IN THE TRANSVAAL.

LARGE MEETING OF PROTEST. BRITISH GOVERNMENT CONDEMNED. United Press Association—Copyright (Received Jan. 2, 9.16 p.m.) - PRETORIA, Jan. 2. A meeting of 2000 Indians at Johannesburg resolved to continue resistance, and vigorously protested against Lord Elgin sanctioning tlio immigration Act, thus surrendering his right and duty of protecting tho interests of the weaker unrepresented parties who were British subjects. Uiey suffered less under tho former regime. THE TIMES ASKS FOR MODERATION. “WHITE” COLONIES AND DEFENCE. (Received Jan. 2, 10.3 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 2. “The Times” hopes the fact that a respite has been temporarily granted to Indians in the Transvaal resisting tho Magistrate’s orders tr. quit may bo duo to counsels of wisdom and moderation from Lord Elgin. The voice of the Imperial Government might even now make itself heard effectively to restrain the Transvaal in extreme xiieasures towards Indians already settled there. “The Times” then warns the colonies most proudlly proclaiming the determination to be vrmto countries of their absolute dependence on tho Motherland for protection ior power to remain white. iVitliout that protection how long could Australia, for example, exclude the Japanese? Not for six months alter too Japanese had made up their minds to make settling grounds of Australia. The Imperial Government v.-as not without means of Insisting on a reasonable compromise in the various colonies in dealing with this gravest and most urgent of Imperial problems,, and it was solvable only by a. direct appeal to the sense of Impe.ial responsibility of the sister States of the Empire. .The Times’ closing remarks refer to the Indian and Asiatic difficulty generally.