CANADA AND ASIATICS.
I JAP v. CHINESE. I!y Cabie.—rress Association.—Copyrignt j Received August 10, 10.30 'p.m. | Ottawa, August 19. i Sir Wilfrid Laurier, speaking at Vancouver, promised that the Government | would consider increasing the poll tax on Chinese, but would not entertain the proposal to subject the Japanese to the indignity of a head tax, even if it involved the downfall of the Ministry. The days were past, said t'he Prime Minister, when it was politic to treat other races with contempt and harshness. If economic reasons necessitated a distinction, let it be done by mutual agreement.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 113, 20 August 1910, Page 5
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97CANADA AND ASIATICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 113, 20 August 1910, Page 5
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