THE Hauraki Plains Gazette with which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. THE COLOUR LINE.

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THE Hauraki Plains Gazette with which is incorporated THE OHINEMURI GAZETTE. Motto : Public Service. MONDAY. WEDNESDAY. & FRIDAY. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1923. THE COLOUR LINE.

If the Bill adopted by the Immigration Committee of the United States House of Representatives, whereby Japanese and Chinese are to be excluded, is carried into effect it will have a far-reaching result. It may be in fact, that this will ultimately be the first real step in bringing about the ■ al.most inevitable struggle between the East and the West. It will certainly not foster any feelings of friendship between America and Japan. Every nation has, of course, a righl to exclude who it. wishes, but a country that has thrown its doors open to all-comers, and grown at least financially great as a result, cannot expect that the sudden raising of a barrier will contribute to the peace of tlhe world —if such a condition can exist. The committee, which has acted on tljc ruling of the Supreme Court that “Japanese are not white within the meaning of the American law,” has displayed little diplomacy in dealing with the question. It would have been far preferable had they evolved a system whereby it would have become more and more difficult for Japanese to enter the country. The bludgeon is seldom as effective as the rapier, while its use invariably promotes trouble. The exclusion of: Japanese will not be forgotten. The biggest wars usually have small beginnings. Politics and strife! will always be closely associated.

The action of the Thames Valley Jersey Breeders’ Club in deciding to move in the direction of purchasing the best bull they can acquire with the idea of improving their herds must meet with general approval. Though the mere act of purchasing a purebred bull may seem nothing very remarkable in itself, it will probably

have the effect of leading to the Hauraki Plains becoming the most important Jersey cattle breeding area in New Zealand. Good results must. (follow from such action, and when this becomes evident there is almost certain to be an all-round effort to raise the standard of butter-fat producing cattle. The day is approaching when the Hauraki Plains, -and not. Taranaki, will hold the premier dairying position in the Dominion. If the farmers co-operate this is inevitableIt is not unlikely, therefore, tha,t the action of the Jersey Breeders’ Club will have more far-reaching and beneficial effects on the dairying industry of the Hanraki Plains than even the most sanguine promoter rf the present project anticipated.