New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-22
TO EXCLUDE ASIATICS.
POLICY OF TRANSVAAL..
Bill Rushed Through House at
First Meeting of Parliament.

Pretoria, Transvaal. March 2l-The first Parlia-
ment OF the Transvaal Colony. under the newly
granted constitution. me- here this morning IN the
han in which President Kruger presided over the
sittings OF the Upper Nolksraad OF the South
African Eepublic. In his speech the Earl Of Sci
borne. High Commissioner for South Africa, dealt
with the question Of Chinese labor. He said:
My ministers have resolved that the employment
OF Chinese in the mines shall cease at the earliest
ployed there. my ministers viii not take any sttIs
fndentures. unless they convinced that such
repatriation viii have 10 take place bel s ~, an
Unskilled labor improved mechanical appilahCs -;
has hoon found in which case my ministers Will
be prepared 10 recommend to Parliament such leg
isaton will render renewal Of their lndelll lures
possible Excepting small batch OF 40 whose 9
dentures expire before August. Therefore. as Par
listers consider IL unnecessary 10 make 4 IuIule
announcement Of policy at present
Continuing Lord seIborne said the government
was taking steps 70 increase the supply or natives
and would give the mining industry every assist
ance.
After the first assembling OF the Parliament IN
the upper CHAMBER Lord selborne ordered tne
lower house retire and elect speaker 20 SOON
as they had assembled in their hail language
controversy sprang up. the Afrikanders persisting
IN the use Of Dutch
aIr Hofmever took the chair and speaking N
English. explained the method of electing speak
er whereupon General Schalkbursor the former
vioe-President Of old times, shouted, speak
Dutch!'
The generals interruption was greeted with en-
fhusiastic cheers by the Beers, and Hofmeyer IN
ished his explanation in Dutch.
General Botha. the Premier. nominated General
Beyers for Speaker. and Sir George Farrar. presi-
dent Of the Progressive party, proposed MI. Stock
enstroem with the object Of dividing the Minis
teralists, many Of whom favored the latter After
several men had been suggested by the Opposi
tion and had declined the honor General Beyers
was elected Speaker. and returned thanks in Eng
nsh for the honor. He said he INTENDED 10 main
tain the traditions % The mother country, anG the
.5i5..s from the 0noston 81 sneak in F3nslisiS
The members OF the lower house then marched 70
the har CT the upper house. whore. after Lord Sci
Botha. IN Dutch, moved the adj?urnment,
Locd Se!borne. IN ms speech. nesiles llsclss.I,s
ing Of self-government 10 the Transyaai would re-
union and result in perma men: peace ana progress
He said he regretted the feeling % depression ard
Psrar,ert rea sseI,,lled his afternoon and Colo
NAL Secretary SHUTS introduced the Asatic ordi-
nance bill. expressing at the same time his heliei
that the entire white population Of the Transvaal
through all stages and sent To the upper house.
with The urgent request that it be passed forth
with. The upper house, however put OF the dis
c9Ssion Of the oill until 1o.InoFI1"c ~, whole g
good. considering the fact that most Of the mem
bers were active enemies Of the government during
the war.
London March 1.-THE Asiatic ordinance which
the Transvaal Parliament proposes TO re-enact.
although Al the present time aimed specially at
British Indians. who are oustng the small white
traders in the Transvaal. is equally intended 10
exclude Japanese and other Asiatics VINO are emil
grating TO South Africa in increasing numbers.
Sir Gilbert Parker Conservative member Tor
Gravesend. who represents the cOlonlsts on TINS
question, is quoted saying:
IF I il will. the Transyaal Parlia-
Fneur re-enacts the Asiatic ordinance the Imperial
government viii hardly venture 10 disaloW il again
as more than 99 per cent Of the whites IN South
Africa thoroughly approve OF IL
The bin when passed by the late legislature was
disaliOWed by Lord Elgln, secretary OF STATE ioI
the e6olonies