THE YELLOW PERIL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 June 1910, Page 3

THE YELLOW PERIL.

To the Editor, ft Sir,—Permit mo -to say a, few ft , words in connection wiith " the Yela«ony," that is slowly bii't sureMy invading this const, unheeded by Brrhe white it:;in< and woman, who have •*|,ed thv.it lie art's Wood to uplift it# present • lev-el r A!- ■ ready «r liuive over one hundred | Chinese in Otaki, and will anyone I «ny the district 4s the betton foiF their presence. Have they not hindered the progress of the town ! rather than advanced it; nn<l none " ibnt the liandlords, who are receiving tlu? ihigli rents for 'the land (which 'the Chinese are alble to pay by working their employees from daylight to dark, and lon Sundays as well) could say a word in their fiivowr. Eveai in Levin we find thorn slowly but surely planting themselves iiere. Tlie last addition* to the borough is a Chinese laundry man. Foi venire tlhis-town has 'been n:ble 'tc

support a few decent laundry women of our own flesh awl blood. Hometimes poor widmvs with large families to support, have had to re011 the Wfl.sli tub and iron to make ■a susbenimnoe for themselves, and keep their children from want, starvation and misery. And what. <lo we find? A young, «.ble-l>odied Chinaman, practically taking tilie lri J etad out of tilieir mouths. Only a few days ago T saw n white woman with n handle under her arm going inito this Ch'ow shop with her washing. Iti is needless to say my oipinion of her fell pretty low. Had she known the remarks t.liat were passed, I fool ceirtain, she would not grace tho door of this Celestial gentlemlan again. Wo also find in the fruit and grocory trade these Celestial gentlemen doing >a flourishing bnsiincps; • and why? They do not employ any other labour, nnd consequently are able to dodge the Arbitration .award, «nd having 110 wives on- families to support here, aire flible to undersell their white neighbour. I The only way to conup i L e with them . is hy_a white man htiinging himself and his 'family down to their level. As "late as last W-vtimlmy night 1 saw quite ji number of so-called re- - srx*'table people making their pun- " chases in these shops. If tih.es>;people only knew the remarks tbait were parsed. f 'fed quite coi'toiii ivtioy would feel ashamed of theiir very existence. Tt is no use dis- [ C'tV.'"" fli.r (' ">■ 'ill' we allow the Chinese any further footing it I will be a "orrv day 'for tilie white !•: man. They will, snowr or jat n r, ; cut iuto all trades, and dodge the Aflbitwifcion awards. and white men labouring u'nder nil the 'have to give up; and then woe the person who imagines the is chrap. In conclusion would st'i'- np:;'ni the of tl v ' : ' , ; to keep Levii that is, by supporting theii rmi race in nreTpivice to the Chi T>pse.. Bv , c o tbov will lav tin W Nind'ation for the future genera I f : on, who will be at least nlble t< 'V: '°'r shr.'.ved us a giorx

example.—Yoiiirs, etc., POTTTH AFRICA.