Chinese Labour.

Manawatu Herald, 31 March 1904, Page 2

Chinese Labour.

The Natal Mercury says that if the campaign in England against Lord Milner resulted in his recall, aery may bo raised in favour of “ cutting the painter” followed by action on the American-Hawailan lines. PROTEST FROM A MASS MEETING. A large meelingin the Town Hall, Sydney, at which the Lord Mayor adopted resolutions emphatically protesting against the wholesale importation of Chinese into the Transvaal and recording its appreciation of the efforts of the Commonwealth Ministry, Federal Labour Party and Democratic Party in the House of Commons for endeavouring to prevent such an unjust competition against the interests of the loyal white workers of the Empire. Mr John Norton was the chief

speaker. He warmly denmnerd [he proposal and said that ail praise was tD Mr Sadden Em being He vi-v jflßt to protest against this retrograde **Rcp>— the Minister Hr Works mid h« joined heart and soul in the protest: and ho would be phased to mp, || io stand taken by Mr Seddon, who, in his opinion, was the M" ; r os i man in Australasia to-day. '[’lie 1 fdi'ivri’'v r ■h'-r> awe r/. : .d f r ,,;,. Mr Sod/lon ; ‘a |);.|;„i,t ml to hoar nl tno anti-bray,,pa, nr .air.;a a! ■-1 ; hope, 'even (bough -ale, the voice of reason may prevail against (ho threat- * Riled disgrace and disaster to the Transvaal and Empire. It was decided to send the thanks of the meeting to Mr Seddon, Mr Dcakin (leader of the Federal Labour Party), and the English opponents of the proposal.