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LEGAL DISCRIMINATIONS. The following letter appears in a res cent issue of The Tìmès :---
FLAIN WORDS ON EMIGRATION.
FACTS THE EMPIRE MUST FACE.
[BY W. A. APPLETON, C.B.K., GARNERAL SECRETARY OF TER NATIONAL' FEDE-
RATION OF TRADE UNIONS.]
Births and deaths; Immigration and emigration; coming in and going ont; the movements of peoples to and from coun- tries and places. Why do they come
SIR-The case for the favourable con- sideration, of the adjustment of so-called unequal treaties" and the abolition of such clauses in international agreements as may seem to discriminate between Chinese and foreigner has been given an axceedingly generous bearing in England, as in other parts of the world There Why do they go? What are the personal seems to have been no lack of champiñus and social and political consequences of for the recognition of China's sove these movements? reignty" in England; the public has been wall posted on all the claims put forth by the exponents of international equality in the land of Sinim." So far the position would appear to be that, while England takes the usual generous attitude towards all questions affecting the relationship of her nationals to those of the country in which they are residing (in this case China), she refuses to be stampeded or carried away upon a wave | of hysteria or sentiment. So far, so good!
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Various causes determine the few of these human tides. Generally speaking, the determining factor has been the in- ability of the homeland to support or the Government to protect; or the ambition of the enterprising to see other lands and to improve their positions England, whose population grows in density, must consider this problem of balancing the human side of her national accounts. Her industrial and commercial earning, as measured by trading statistics, are not expanding as fast as her population and the people's general conceptions of com- fort. To advocate emigration or re stricted immigration, has been to invite criticism of the vituperative kind from those who desired, by intensifying conges tion and misery, to develop discontent. and precipitate revolution. But despite this it is necessary for this country to consider, and perhaps encourage, emig ration. And if she does this it will be necessary, in fairness to her native born, to consider also the possibility of placing. further restrictions on inunigration
CLOSED DOORS:
As a missionary of a British giety would to-day be glad to vote for the speedy abolition of what are chilled the Toleration Clauses in relation to the standing of Christian missionaries in this land. The sooner we are put on the same footing as all other "sincere pro- pagandists of religion, of whatever shade sad variety, the better. Let us willingly recognize that, while there is surely one God, the roads to the finding of Him may strangely diverge here and there; that so long as God is Love and men seek Love they must somehow find Him. though the path they tread may not be, the identical path we tread. But when it comes to a matter of the abolition of can be given and imposed? Are the What encouragements and restrictions "extra-territoriality," and that at an encouragements to be in the nature of early date, the missionary no longer has advantages offered, or of disadvantages his religion and himself alone to ebasalt; to be suffered Shall the people move on he is faced with a problem that affects because they hope to be better off, or be him comparatively little, but which is cause they fear to be worse off? Aud a problem of vast importance to his co-shall the movement be facilitated by the mercial colleagues. It is quite time that Stats or left to chance? the ambassadors of the Prince of Peace acknowledged fully the fact that there are other ambassadors of that same Prince who are not connected with any missionary organization of religious colour, but whose lives are just as great a witness to high principle and eternal truth as their own. So that I write first to protest against the urging by mission aries of the abolition of "extra territoriality," on the ground that such action affects others much more than themselves; second, to give two definite, true examples of how Chinese law.ope rates in relation to any who do not now
enjoy the protection of extra-territori
ality. My examples are given to me in the second case direct by the party affected; in the first cast by a personal friend of the man concerned, I offer them for consideration by those who are genuinely interested in the question and who need such concrete, facts, to help them in forming conclusions theeved It is quite obvious that for cs of space and time all the details of these two cases cannot be given here, though they lie before me as I write. The salient facts, however, can be briefly stated without prejudice to the cases under consideration.
ternal and possibilities have been offered In the past inducements have been ex- by countries desiring populations. These offers, however, aro not now so common. The great territories of the United States are closing, while in non-American ter- ritories which might otherwise attract tho British-born because of their agricultural and climatic value, or because of their in- stitutions or language. barriers have been erected by selfishness and lack of prescience.
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hope, has felt impelled to arrest the in- America, once the emigrants land of ward flow. Her possibilities of absorp tion are not yet exhausted, but she in- tends to built up nationality as well as numbers.
understandable conceptions of statesman-
Her attitudo proceeds from ship. That of some British Dominions and parties has been dictated by selfb ness and accentuated by indifference,
Britain over the acquisition and develop- Milliona have been spent by Great ment of trans oceanic territories. From these acquired territories ake bas ad- mittedly reaped a reward, but hardly in or to the naval and military obligations proportion to the expenditure" incurred, she has been expected to shoulder.
SELFISH POLICIES.
England is to-day faced with the closed A foreign business gentleman, a Ger- doors of other countries; embargoes are man (and, therefore, net enjoying the placed upon her people and her goods, protection of "extra-territoriality"), was Her own doors, however, remain more proceeding to his office by rickshathan ajar to other people's merchandise. when he felt himself struck by what She has protected herself in part against turned out to be a stone thrown" by a immigration by allen restrictions, but not boy a short distance away. By the time completely. he had left his ricksha 'to follow the boy was between 50 and 60 years away. Seeing the lad turn into a house and lands where the sun shines it may be To those who are looking towards the noticing a policeman standing at the entrance be inquired of the policeman if he knew the boy. From him he learned the name of the father and also took the number of the policeman. Through big compradore he had a letter sent to the father asking for his apologies br behalf of his son. The next morning the father called to say that he had put the matter in the hands of the police. Eight days later the foreigner received a summons to Court, and went, accompanied by his suitable climates and all awaiting oc compradore. After a wait of some time cupation Can the parties who have his case came up, and he was accused hitherto obstructed or discredited uni
urged that moving on to new territories involves fewer hardships than formerly. Improvements in methods of transport, and inventions which revolutionise com- munications, have combined to bring the world into closer ecmmunion.
basis for enterprise and existence. In The land affords the most desirabla this country there is none to epare; 'in other countries there are millions of acres
of having thrashed the boy to the point gration "drop backyard politics and con- of death, for proof of which the boy was
centrate upon relieving congestion here stripped. He certainly had been thrash and developing opportunities in other ed and was in a pitiable condition. The breed perfection instead of demanding. lands? Can the Dominiong be content to German asked for permission to be given
and
to call in a foreign doctor to substantiate it? Will they take the average type with his evidence that such a beating, could the assurance that environment will in- not have been given by a stick asslight prove it. If they do this in co-operation as that which he carried. Permission with our own Government and, agencies, was refused on the grounds that accused their prosperity, will increase came under Chinese law and he could be millions of people will have new chances. supplied with just as capable Chinese It is said to be uneconomie to export doctors. On postponement of biar case aanhood and skill. It is both un- bo was taken away to be locked up in economic and immoral to let either rot. a small room, but the room being to for want of use. Daily Mail. filthy he asked leave to stay in the arch This was granted. on the condition that
he only walked to and fro in a specified reasonable, instantly changed. He knew area. After a wait of two hours, while he was dealing with another who came guarantors of his future behaviour were under Chinese lawa. The manager's state- being produced, he was released Upon ment was that it was quite impossible the case coming up again he brought the for a spark to travel 15 feet; that there policeman as hia witness, and was even was no break in the wire, and all was in tually dismissed when the policemail or perfect condition. He asked permission roborated his own: evidence.
A small Chinese house with a thatchroborate his statements, but was refused to call one or two foreign experts to cor-' roof was destroyed by fire. The owner and told that there were Chinese en- brought an action against the local electric light works, stating that he had 8ners just as expert whom he could himself seen a ball of fire, the size of local station bad signed a statement to call. The police superintendent from the his arm jump from the electric wires and the effect that at the time of the fre land on his roof. Upon careful examina the current had been switched off, bat tion it was found that the nearest wires, the claimant put in a document signed or poles were at least 15 feet away from by one of the regular police to the effect the house; the wire, triple-plated, was that current was on, despite the state- absolutely intact with no sign of a break ment by the electric works awitchman a coffin which stood in a room of the that he had personally pulled out the house, containing the body of the mother switch of the owner of the house, showed that it had been alightly chatred. The de finite charge was that the electricity had burned his house and his mother.
"These are not extraordinary and ex The foreign manager was called, and was treme cases; there is nothing particular told that he was to be held responsible thrilling about them, but they do show personally for the damage done. He was asked what was his nationality, and upon saying that he was a German the Judge's attitude, which up to this point had been (Continued on next column.)
production of guarantees and the case is The second case was postponed upon still sub judices p
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