Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-23

coast That there was reason for this
fear was proved about three months ago
when this Japanese vessel bearing three
hundred and fifty Hindus attempted 60
land It's human freight at Vancouver.
The first move had been the declaration
on the part of Canada that Hindus might
not enter unless they came direct from
India. There being no direct line from
India to Canada this was q seemingly
safe subterfuge warranted apparently to
keep out the Asiatic laborers and yet
to some extent lodging the appearance
of an affront to India. But these three
hundred and fifty sikhs led by one
Genghist Singh arranged to sail direct in
the Japanese steamer
British rule Is none too popular in
India. The Indian is quick to see its
disadvantages, and now that he attempts
to avail himself Of one of the seeming adj
vantages OF being a subject Of the en-
pire there is danger of q grave reaction
IL he finds himself baked The British
rule of civilization has succeeded so we'll
In DISCRIMINATING cobras. diseases fanatic
sacrifices and other agencies by which
tons managed to keep pace with the
birth-rate that the problem of over
crowding can in sense be laid at its
door. Now the question is what to do
with the surplus humanity. Australia
does not want it, Canada does not want
It. Until the settlement in the courts
of the dispute arising out of this at
tempted invasion, it was not clear
whether or not Canada would be called
upon to sacrifice her interests to the in
terests of the empire. Such a demand
would probably be the shortest road to
a separation of Canada from the mother
country.
Local officials forbade them to land on
the ground that they were undesirable
Immigrants. The question was taken up
in the courts and about week ago the
court of appeal decided that they should
llbl tlllcl. ne lllI'luS lTSl lIltu At nun
ger strike in protest against the treat
ment with which they met, but found
this method less effective in British
Columbia than the militant women have
found it in England. Their latest activ-
lity seems to have taken the form of
mutiny.
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resistance against invasion by people of
differing civilizations which seems to be
demanded of the peoples of the western
hemisphere to-day and in fact of all
civilized peoples The development Of
means Of transportation makes the popu-
lation Of the world tend to seek uni
form distribution Just as water tends to
seek a uniform level Some races are
convinced that they embody higher as
pirations and greater advancement than
the crowding peoples. Among these peo-
pies more and more it Is fact though
many are 10th to recognize it, that the
birth-rate Is held in check by considera-
tions of economic pressure. These peo-
pie tend to have as many children as
they can keep out of the poor house.
The greater the pressure of competition
among the people Of civilized peoples. the
smaller the birth-rate Among Asatlc
peoples this is hardly the case If
Asiatic peoples with their standards of
cheap living We're admitted to this hemis-
phere, the economic pressure would i'm
medlatelY be increased. That would
mean that the birth-rate of the present
occupants would go down They would
tend to he supplanted and their civliza-
ton wiped out This is look into the
future which would seem to justify ex-
clusion acts.