the Hindu Menace

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 33, 29 June 1914, Page 5

the Hindu Menace

DAKIN<? SCHEME OF DEPORTATION. , FAILS TO FIND ACCEPTANCE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Ottawa, June 2<i.

The Premier, Mr. Borden, gives an absolute denial to the story that the Hindus are to be allowed to land, stating -that the provisions of the law with regard to Hindus will be strictly enforced. ; Late last evening Mr.. H. H. Stevens sent a proposal, to which he had apparently agreed himself, for the Immigration Inspector to ship the entire party away by an Empress liner, which -will leave Vancouver to-day. The proposition is virtually to shanghai the •Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru on •to* the Empress of India. Apparently the, plan waß well arranged l>y Messrs. .Stevens and Reid, for the telegrams suggested that they would attend to the ] details if the Government would authorise an expenditure df 18,000 dollars and ithe necessary tickets for the party on ■board the Empress.. It is understood that it was planned >tfcat the C.P.R. liner should leave the * wharf at the usual time of departure :and draw alongside the Komogata Maru. . ■ Mr. Borden and the officials of the department have considered the proposition, but no official intimation of instructions have been sent to Vancouver ias announced. It has beep learned that Mr. Stevens' [plan has not been adopted, and the Gov*emnent will net seek to detail the Empress for the task. TESTING THE LEGAL POSITION. •SIiUF ' Vancouver, June 26. Immigration Inspector has signed for the deportation of a Hindu, tone of the passengers by the Komagata -Maru. The action will supply a test •case in the Marts. An application for Uutbeas corpus was made and refused by -Hie court. Application will be made to the Court of Appeal, which will hold a special sitting to consider the appeal. The application for habeas corpus was 'made to over-ride the deportation order. The deportation was ordered on the grounds that the Hindu by coming indirectly here, by not having 200 dollars .inhis possession,-and by being a laborer contravened Orders-in-Council. ' BEFORE THE COURT OF APPEAL. * RAISING A CONSTITUTIONAL - QUESTION. . ' Received 28, 5.5 p.m. i Ottawa, June -X. 'Counsel for the Hindus aboard the Komagata Maru appeared before the iCourt of Appeal and was granted leave .to appeal against the order refusing a "prrit of habeas corpus in the case of •one <rf the Hindus applying for admission. ,i-The case will be heard on Mon-■-day. ■■

A constitutional question will be raised. Counsel will argue that the vthrce Orders-in-Council under which the •Hindus arc excluded are. ultra vires.