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TOO MANY ASIATICS.RESOLUTION BY SOLDIERS. REPATRIATION PROPOSED. REFUND OF CHINESE POLL-TAX.
A protest against the influx .of Asiatics was made by the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association at its last meeting.. Mr. J. McKenzie moved:—"(1) That this association affirms the principle of a white New Zealand, and requests the Government to take immediate steps to stop the invasion of this country by coloured people, alien in race, language and religion (2) that the association also requests the repatriation of all Chinese and Indians who have come to this country since 1914; (3) that the association suggests that for the future the number of Indians allowed to remain here' shall not exceed the number of New Zealanders'settled in India." Mr. McKenzie said that since the beginning of the year 500 Chinese and 300 Hindus had landed at Auckland, and many Chinese were now bringing their wives with them. The springing up of a race of New Zealand-born Asiatics would be a bad thing for the Dominion. The question at issue was one of racial purity, and the people should take immediate steps to prevent any more Asiatics coming here. The Hindus; and Chinese in the country had had a good run" already, and they should be repatriated. Mr. A. Fair: Would you refund the poll-tax to' Chinese? Mr. McKenzie: I would refund the poll-tax to get rid of them; it would be a cheap price to pay for the purity of the race. Mr. R. B. Bell supported the motion. Hindus were British citizens, no doubt, but something should be done to check their influx because the position was be-- coming serious in the King Country, and in Wellington, too. Stress should be laid on the economic side of the question, and the public should consider* carefully whether it was wise to deal with a Chinaman because his price might be a Id or 2d cheaper than that of a y-'hite greengrocer and fruiterer. Mr. M. Badger said it did not redound to the credit of the citizens of Wellington that so many of the shopkeepers in the main streets were Chinamen. Perhaps.it might be possible to allow only Indians who had seen military service to come into the Dominion, but no others should be admitted. Mr. M. S. Galloway said that the best way to end the Asiatic menace was for people to refuse to deal with aliens. The motion was carried unanimously.
New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17565, 2 September 1920, Page 5
A protest against the influx .of Asiatics was made by the Wellington Returned Soldiers' Association at its last meeting.. Mr. J. McKenzie moved:—"(1) That this association affirms the principle of a white New Zealand, and requests the Government to take immediate steps to stop the invasion of this country by coloured people, alien in race, language and religion (2) that the association also requests the repatriation of all Chinese and Indians who have come to this country since 1914; (3) that the association suggests that for the future the number of Indians allowed to remain here' shall not exceed the number of New Zealanders'settled in India." Mr. McKenzie said that since the beginning of the year 500 Chinese and 300 Hindus had landed at Auckland, and many Chinese were now bringing their wives with them. The springing up of a race of New Zealand-born Asiatics would be a bad thing for the Dominion. The question at issue was one of racial purity, and the people should take immediate steps to prevent any more Asiatics coming here. The Hindus; and Chinese in the country had had a good run" already, and they should be repatriated. Mr. A. Fair: Would you refund the poll-tax to' Chinese? Mr. McKenzie: I would refund the poll-tax to get rid of them; it would be a cheap price to pay for the purity of the race. Mr. R. B. Bell supported the motion. Hindus were British citizens, no doubt, but something should be done to check their influx because the position was be-- coming serious in the King Country, and in Wellington, too. Stress should be laid on the economic side of the question, and the public should consider* carefully whether it was wise to deal with a Chinaman because his price might be a Id or 2d cheaper than that of a y-'hite greengrocer and fruiterer. Mr. M. Badger said it did not redound to the credit of the citizens of Wellington that so many of the shopkeepers in the main streets were Chinamen. Perhaps.it might be possible to allow only Indians who had seen military service to come into the Dominion, but no others should be admitted. Mr. M. S. Galloway said that the best way to end the Asiatic menace was for people to refuse to deal with aliens. The motion was carried unanimously.
New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17565, 2 September 1920, Page 5