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Show I EAST INDIANS ARE UNITED IN AGT1TAKEII, British Government Called Upon to Prevent Discrimi- nation Against Oriental Subjects. (LONDON, Dec. 14. Tho British and Indian tfovornzJicnts arc seriously con-rcrncd con-rcrncd over occurrences in South Africa ariBinjj out of legislation which East Indians consider discriminates against them. Efforts arc being mado to minimize min-imize the seriousness of tho general striko of East Indians iu Xntal which was accompanied by serious riotinf,'. The influence of tho government has been enilicicnt to prevent the publica- I tion in the press oi the country of any but favorable news, while articles in Indian papers regarding tho suppression of disturbances in South Africa arc H carefully supcrvisod before publication. H The expressions of sympathy with tho H East Indians by Viscount Ilardine, H vicoroy of India, and his demands tor HI an investigation by the imperial author-ities, author-ities, which were seconded by tho Mar- H quis of Crowe, sccrotnry or stato for H India, have had but little effect in pac- H ifVinR the Indians. 'The East Indians in tho British isles H are demanding equal treatment t for their follow subjects in all the British dominions, especially those which havo H or contomplato passing Jaws preventing H the Immigration of East Indians. I Unable to Dictate. H It is pointed ont that tho imperial H government cannot dictate to tho do- HI minions what immigrants they shall ad- H mit without arousing, particularly in South -Africa, a storm that might, lead H to a demand for separation from tho H cmplro. It also is renlizod that in In- dia it would take little to fan the flame H of discontent Into a robcllion, which H would bo a most serious matter obpc- cially in view of tho fact that Hindus H and Mohammodans are united in de-H de-H manding what they consider justice to H Indian subjects. H Tho two sects havo united In rnoet- H ings of protest and bavo sent joint H representations to Indian officials. Thcso H meetings havo scaTColy roceivod men- H tion in the papers, although speeches at I some of them havo been so inflarama- H tory that under ordinary conditions tho H speakers would havo bocn charged with sedition. I Treachery Discovered. I Another source of irritation, to tbo i Indians has boon tho discovery that some who have professed to bo heart and soul for tho redress of their griov-I griov-I auccs havo beon in tho pay of tho lm-H lm-H perial government. One very promi-H promi-H neat Indian whoso Bpcochca vorged I close upon sedition has been found to H havo been in tho pay of the govern-I govern-I , mcnt and1 now is being closely guarded ' against assassination, ' Nowa that Canada, at tho instigation I of British Columbia, has opened nego- tiations with the imperial authorities I looking toward the restriction of immi- gration of Indians to tho Pacific prov-I prov-I icces has cause'd alarm. Those in touch with the situation fear any steps to I prevent such a move would arouse hos-I hos-I tility in Canada and might jeopardize I proposals for assistance from Canada in the matter of naval defense. Tho Anglo-Japanese alliance is prov-I prov-I sng a thorn in the side of the British I empire now that tho various dominions are attracting immigrants from all I parts of the world. Australia, New I Zealand and nt least tho western prov-I prov-I inces of Canada have declared for a H, "white man's" country and their laws I j aim at the exclusion "of nil orientals, whether British subjects or Japanese, rbo ithioots of "Britain's ally. |
