The "Yellow Peril" Bagey

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1137, 4 November 1904, Page 3

The "Yellow Peril" Bagey

speech By t \\ Consul

Idea Scouted as Silly and Groundless is' latnion. ■ copyrljJit Hvnsar, hhis Jtv Tiik Japanese Consul entertained a i either of leading citizens on tho occasion uf tho Mikado's birthday, nnd thanked tho peoplo of t-o (:-'iii!n;i:wcalth and Now Zealand fo : ! i ir kin>i<i:M and sympathy for Jap.n llu s-id that ho felt some ikl.cuey m referring to the Immigration Restriction Act, ns every nation had a right to adopt whatever menus it thought nocossary io preserve its national interests and institutions. Time alone could bo trusted to provo whether or not tho means taken would avail. "Tho foars entertained by «omc peoplo about the "Yellow Peril" woro groundless. Thoro was no justification for tho idea that wo should ho so inflated with prido and tho lust for conquest that just for tho sako of fighting wo should attack somo other nation in order to avenge some nlighi, and least of all should wo bo likely to provoko a conflict with any part of the great empire wo so touch respect, and with whom we havo so much in common, Tho peoplo who scaro tliemsolvos with such silly fours p:iy a poor compliment to tho powor mid genius of thoir own greet country, and at tho same time show they know nothing .it all of ours,"