THE YELLOW INVASION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 64, 19 March 1904, Page 2

THE YELLOW INVASION.

DISCUSSED JSY Till.] FEDERAL HOUSE. •• A CHINESE All NEKS' WAR." MELBOURNE, .March IK. in the House, Mr Watson, in moving the Chinese motion, said he considered Australia was quite justified in olfcring objections, and was well titled to expi-e.se an opinion. 'Che ostensible object of the Boer war was to preserve South Africa to llrifishers, and that object would lie negatived if Chinese were allowed to How fri-el.v into tin-Trans-vaal. 110-denied thai the mines could inot. afford to pay while men's wages. Then- had la-en no fail- trial of while labour. Australians had the right lo protest, because the Transvaal had no representative institutions. Thev Were legally iliiml that point.

Mr heakiu, I'remier. outlined the growl h on t lie exchange of ideas between the various colonies of Ihe Empire and claimed that i her,- was nothing remarkable in sending a protest against the importation of Chinese by the Transvaal. Mr Soddon's request lor Australian cooperation in a message to Ureal llrifain asking that, the Imperial veto should be put upon the Transvaal legislation, eTen in n Crown colony, was an extreme one, find was foredoomed to failure. If would have established a precedent in regard to Imperial relations which might well have been called revolutionary. He wanted to satisfy outside critics that Australia had not rushed at this question without the fullest, consideration and experience. The future ol South Africa should not be sacrificed lo the interests of a class whose aim was to obtain all the goldtiekls could yield in the quickest possible time—a class united to the country by no tie, and with no thought of social rerults. We had been told that the war against the ISoers was a ininc»s' war, but if we had been told that it. was a Chinese miners' war what a difference there would have been. Why wvru we not told thut it was a Chinese franchise we were lighting for ? If Chinese were introduced it would leaef'to the destruction of the basis upon which the British. Umpire in South Africa rested.

LAST NIGHT'S DEBATE. CO-OPEIUTION" WITH NEW ZEALAN U. (Received March 18, 11.50 p.m.) MELBOL'KNE, .March 18. In the House Mr Thompson resumed the (lehate.oii Mr Watson's Chinese motion. Jle said the only safeguard against the inroads of the Dutch population would lie the settling o!' large numbers of Ilritisliers on the land. The House should, however, merely express its belief in this ; to make a protest implied that it had power to interfere. Mr Ewing considered 'the motion would give a recognition of Imperialism and put nil record our responsibility in all Empire legislation. Mr Johnson thought the wording of the motion too strong, and moved an amendment that the House views with extreme regret the proposal to import Chinese inKo the Hand, regarding the slop as prejudicial to the best interests of the Commonwealth.

Mr Hughes complained that Australia's sacrifices lo the Umpire had been made in vain if foreign miniowners were, to be allowed to work the mines with (Jliinese.

Mr Lonsdale thought Mr Watson's motion not strong enough, and moved a further amendment that tin Mouse records its belief that the proposed introduction of ind.-utured Chinese labour into (he Transvaal was fraught with peril to the Empire, and hopes it will not lie carried int-o effect.

Hon. C. C. Kingston urged tlu> necessity for uniiiiimH.v, and asked till" House to puss tin; same resolulion us the Senate. He congratulated the Government on its action, ami said there was nothing- in thy objection to file Commonwealth having' followed the. Premier of New Zealand. Mr Scildon was worthy of every respect, and for his great Hchievement he deserved all honour. It would be a happy day when they found both the Commonwealth and New /.calami Governments co-operat-ing- thus in the best interests of the Australasian democracy, It would have been meanness indeed not to have supported the war, but the shame of it was to think that Australian blood anil treasure had been shed and spent to enable Chinese to be brought in to take the bread out of the mouths of llritish people, and ittll for the private greed of mineowners. The n ..sult would be the loss ol the realisation of hopes rightly entertained by members of the Empire. If flw proposal was consummated it would force them to the conclusion that however much Britain appreciated those who rendered services in time „f „oed she '» the piping times of peace iorgot them and gave preference to those who had not a claim on the Umpire. The Chinese were aliens who never could benefit the nation and whose employment would prevent the safeguarding of llritish interests in South Africa by the settlement ol a large white population. Were they to tolerate the Proposals, which meant no work ior Australians and Britishers it meant that they wouftl lie put ' on one side for aliens who had proved themselves undesirable in this country. Jt would be a calamity » Hie proposals were curried out, causing disappointment, and bitterness, aroused by reasons but most ol all 'by the ingratitude thus shown. He hoped (he day would not pass without their completing an agreement between both Houses so that their opinions could be Hashed to the four corners of the world. The only constitutional way to express the deep Australian feeling was by this resolution, so that the world might speedily learn that Australia spoke as with one voice-loud and deep. The debate was adjourned till Tuesday.

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