THE COLOUR PROBLEM.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3532, 21 July 1920, Page 8

THE COLOUR PROBLEM.

• On the subject of Asiatic immigration, Mr J. Griffiths, non. secretary of the New Zealand and India League, writes to “The Post”: —“If the problem is to be dealt with, surely it would be wise to differentiate between Chinese, Japanese, and the Indians. In-

diams are mainly of Aryan stock, like the British, but long residence in the

tropic-, has brought about -a natural adaptation to climatic conditions, causing pigmentation beneath the skin; which acts as a protection,against the tropical sun. There is a fundamental difference between the Chinese, Jap- j anese, antf the Aryan races. With the i Indians, another question arises': they i arc citizens of the Empire, and have ! given blood and treasure in its defence; then they are mainly of the Aryan race, particularly the emigrating portion of the Indians. If they a••>.* alloyed to settle in Now Zealand it world be wise to adopt a higher cdu- ■ ' + e-t. Twenty or thirty years ago, New 1 Zealand, through experience, 'reialiaed the frilly of bringing out emigrants from the British . slums. If she guards against'the folly of allowing emigrants from Chinese of Indian slums, the risk of lowering the standard of living of the tSTow Zealand worker will bo small. But wo must bear in mind the marked difference between Indian, national ami religions customs ;nd those of Europeans. Therefore it wou’d be wise to encourage Indians •within New Zealand to live >in their own communities.”