Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-26
HINDU imperial
MEET NEXT Week
DOMINION EMIGRATION DAVIS
HELD BAD FOR INDIANS.
NO direct TRANSPORTATION
Measures In Effect Are Not COnsIs-
tent With Imperial Policy of It's
English Kingdom.

London, May THE peculiar dis
advantage at which Hindus who wish
to emigrate TO Canada find themselves
is set forth in n petition from the
Hindu Friends Society Of Victoria, B.
c., and addressed 10 the Imperial Con-
ferences which viii open in this city
next week.
The petition point out that the Do
minion emigration laws make It more
difficult for British citizen to emf
CRATE from India 10 Canada than II is
for japanese or Chinese to become
resident Of the Canadian part of the
empire They quote Canadian or
der Of Council effective since day, 1910
as follows:
From and after the date hereof
the landing in Canada shall be and the
same Is hereby prohibited Of any I'M
migrants who have come to Canada
otherwise than by continuous Journey
from the country OF which they are
natives or citizens, and upon through
tickets purchased in that country or
purchased or prepaid in Canada"
II is noted that this Order-in- -Coun-
ell number 920 has been suspended in
the case OF aliens and the petitioners
respectfully submit to the Imperial
Conference, why ii should not be res
cinded on behalf of fellow subjects.
The hardship entailed by this law is
explained by the statement that there
is no direct steamship communication
between Indian ports and Canada and
that the Hindus cannot purchase
steamship tickets from India for any
point in Canada as the steamship com
panies will not take the risk Of being
compelled to carry them back in the
event that they are for any reason re-
fused admission TO that country, The
petition continues:
"As long as they (Hindus) are Brit
ish subjects and British territory Is
the land Of their citizenhip from the
Interpretation of the Imperial and
parental government. 1t is needless
to point out that the narrow inter
pretations Of the Dominion Govern
ment about the land Of citizenship do
not allow them to enter Canada from
Great Britain, Hong Kong, Shanghai
and other parts Of the British Empire.
These men can travel unhampered in
China, Germany or the Sahara.
"The present Dominion immig gra-
tion laws are quite inconsistent with
the Imperial policy because they dis
crimlnate against the people Of India
who are British subjects, as com
pared with other British subjects"
According to the petitioners there
are some 5000 IIindus resident IN Can
ada most OF them In the Province Of
British Columbia, all working stead
lily but as n result of the Objectionable
restriction. mot a single Hindu
whether merchant student or tourist
to Canada during the last two years
has been allowed to remain here"
It is stated that while a japanese
wishing to enter Canada IS required to
show only $50 in his possession, n
Hindu must have 5000. Many Hlndus
wish to make Canada their home and
that this may be made possible, the
| petitioners in conclusion submit:
"That, with due respect to the Do
|minlon government at Ottawa, that
the disgraceful conditions Of these,
our fellow citizens may be brought up
before the Imperial conference and
/ the whole question Of Hindu immi-
grafton may be put on a proper basis
wit hthe help and cooperation OF Sir
Wilfred Laurier and His Majesty's
/ government"