Chinese on the Rand.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 100, 2 May 1904, Page 3

Chinese on the Rand.

Mr Gat-heart Wason has been interviewed by tiic Westminster Garotte on the siib-ect of Chinese labour. As a colonial, the monitor for tho Orkneys is strongly oppos-l e<l to the employment of Chinese in j the Rami gold mines, and gives for- j fi-.-.lc expression to the feeling of th<* . colonies upon this vexed question. | 110 believes that practically the entire opinion of Australasia is against Chinese labour, ami that, it is still more luiteful to colonials wlu-ii it assumes the phnso of indentured labour. "Speaking as a colonial," said Mr Civtheart Wason, "I object to the Chinese, 'lyecause we feel and know by experience that their civilisation uiuli ours cannot possibly run together. Australasia lies practically close to Chnni, and the myriads of Chinese who could swoop down as a horde of devouring locusts on our country are a standing menace to us. We liutend to keep them out by every means in our power, The spirit of the Australasia,n democracy Ks to live suul let live, and working people must have cheap labour. Mr Wason admits that cheap labour might suit the mine-owner in Australiasia, who pays from £3 to iM a week for his European working men ; and that residents iiti Airstrnfafiia mrgtvt be relieved of some of their domestic problems if Chinese coukl -bo employed. "Hut," Ih.' adds, "the wholo sense and sentiment of the country is dead against it."