The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-22
Do NOT DESIRE
CHINESE LABOR
Europeans in South Africa
Against BaIfOur's Policy.
VOTE OF CENSURE MOVED
SLAVERY FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MINE OWNERS.

London March 21.-In the house of COM
mons today the Liberal leader, Sir Henry
/ Campbell-Banncrman moved his vote of
. censure, presented March l6. TO the effect
mat 'this house disapprOve the condJCs
OF MS majesty 5 government in advising
! the crown not 10 disallOw the ordinance
Z Tor the INTRODUCTION OF Chinese labor ii
D the TransVaal."
! Sir Henry said nothing the government
had done since the close OF the South
] African Var had so sOrely tried the peo-
Pc OF TINS country as its sanction Of
I the Introduction of Chinese laDOr into
/ South Africa. III the new departure was
: not checked IL would be u source of Iu-
/ ture weakness. not only 10 the Trans
/ yadl but 10 the whole OF South AfTic-I.
! II was impossible TO conceive a greater
4 departure from the principles by which
| Great Britain had hitherto made her way
I in the world than the importation Of
/ aliens as the bOndsmen or mining specu-
| lators.
Opposed to Yellow Labor.
The Europeans in South Africa. sir
itenry declared, were by a large major
| ity opposed to yellow labor and the oh
Ject OF his motion was to stop the gov
ernments policy I'm its earliest stage.
The Liberal leader thought nothing bat
9Verting a possible catastrophe could
JUSTIFY the Chinese labor ordinance. At
inc time Of the war the government de-
| ciared il was waged in the interest of
white labor but the British workman was
now being snuffed out by The Chinese
IL was tho biggest scheme for human
/ dumping since the middle passage was
abolished.
Sir Henry concluded with dissecting the
ordnance, laying special stress on the
I provision to the effect that any one har-
boring a deserving Chinaman would he
.Ifated as a receiver OF stolen goods. Il
thls ola not constitute slavery. he said
the olIterence was indistinguishable.
Indignant Denial.
| Colonial Secretary Lyttleton. replying.
| Indignantly repealed the allegation that
the government was favoring slavery.
Inc government he asserted, haG been
GUIDED by the overwhelming sentiment in
| the Transvaal i'm favor of Chinese labor
ana The economic necessity therefor The
/ ministry had adopted the only alternative
1 10 Er1dge the transition period Until the
/ blaclCs had increased sufficiently 10 mi
! the demand for uuskilled labor The gov
| eminent was well aware that the policy
| would be unpopular and that it was open
: 10 tniSfept presentations but 1t hardly eN-
peeted such gross misrepresentation. in
Justice and eNasgeration as the opposition
I had ihdulGed in.
Continuing Mr. TvtflcfOp refer ripcr Ia
! lne opinion expressed on the subject by
I tne Australian government. pointed out
] mat IN lSSO queensland passed an act 10
| nTlng indentured labor from the Pacific
islands. and the late Lord Kimberly,
Wnen COLONIAL secretary. sanctioned this
/ Mr.. Lyttleton further said the agita-
/ ton on the part of the opposition was
merely Tor party purposes. but possibly
ne statesric1 Of 1886 were wiser than
/ the distinguished gentlemen now occupy
/ Ing the front opposition benches.
Defense of Cinnamon.
| Defending Cinnamon against the charge
] OF immortality. Mr.. LyttletOn read a let
! ter from the bishop Of British Columbia.
! saying that the Cinnamon were in no
| way a debaUched community. bit lived
/ quietly and soberly There was no avi-
| dence that they imported new or despic-
/ able vices The policy OF the government
| in South Africa. the secretary explained.
: was one Of development A fair portion
I OF the product of the mines woulI f,e used
| In maintaining the educational lpSCftu-
I tons the judiciary and the civil service
] at the highest standard.
The prosperity % British Columbia and
/ California, Mr.. Lyttleton assorted. was
based on gold mines won BY Asiatic la
/ In conclusion the secretary warmly Ge-
! Tended Hig5 Commissioner Miner
against the charges OF pandering to the
! nine owners. and said he hoped the gov
/ ernments policy would have support OF
! the house.
Baifour Man Resigns.
! In-the course of the debate OF Sir Henry
| Campbell Bannerman's motion at the
/ night session. Major John Edward Seely.
/ who hitherto had been consistent sup
/ porter OF the government. said he ne
| lieted the importation of Chinese labor
/ would render the Transvaal Impossible
as a white mans country. He announced
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resignation To- his constituents because
! he did not think it fair he should vote
/ against The government without giving
his constituents an opportunity Of turn
/ ing him out IL they did not approve, OF
his action. The conclusion Of Major See
/ iy's speech was lost amid a tremendous
0utburst OF disapprovel frUIn the minister
+ ial side.
/ Premier Balfour. who followed Major
] Secly. was unable to secure hearing,
/ the Irish members protesting against the
I treatment OF the major.
Speech of the Premier.
/ William Redmond said that Mr.. Balfour
/ should have Insisted on a respectful hear
ing for Major Scely. and when the pre-
: mier said he had appealed for such a
hearing Mr.. Redmond Withdrew his uppO-
/ sitiOu and the house again quieted dow n
! To listen TO Mr.. Eaifour. who. in oppos-
4 ing the resolution. said il was "A question
whether the Traasvaal should be al
lowed 60 go through "a grave commercial
/ Liberal governments no said. had i'm thC
past ieEalized the importation of such
/ labor for British colonies. and the oppo-
] sit ion was now rcaping the benefit OF
| the evils which their party had pro-
duced.
! Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's II D
ton, by a vote OF 299 10 2i2 was re-
jeCted.
Urgent whips OF all parties had secured
F "a big attendance and many of the Irish
members had hurried from Dublin. where
I they voted I'm the bye-ciection for St
Stephens Green. I'm order 10 vote Tor the
motion. In the division. thirteen Union
ist members. including Winston Churchill
3 abstained from voting.