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This is as much your work as ours.
If you recognize the pit-
le condition of the Hindustanis in this country, please do what you
to help Mr. E. 7. Jackson's mission.
We also see the need of an experienced and well known worker or workers from India to come to Canada and addrese mestinge in the
minion thus promoting a better feeling.
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A few Indian Students of both sexes et Canadian Colleges who uld come to Canada and will take to some field work, will help in
We realize that nothing but ing India understood in this country. lucational work can be done during the war, although if we had a trong organization 、nd more exerienced workers, the Government might e induced to allow the wives and families of Indians now resident in This surely could not be mede a political question anada, to enter.
ha is a simple act of justice.
Realizing our situation and knowing how hard it is at present o communioete by mail, we decided that we must send a representative jo you to show you our needs and to plead for help, where we balieve The people of Canada it is needed more than anywhere in the Barire, re ignorant of the whole question and such a little well directed ork might win for Indie's catse a very generous and justice loving eople.
So we rolce 2500.00 It was no easy matter although Toronto as raised millions this winter for the more popular patriotic purposes. e have all tried to waorizide a good decl for this effort, ene friend ven giving jewelry and all her spare time in lieu of the money she lacked.
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When the mantle fell on our friend Mr. E. V. Jackson, he at ence assented and has thбwn up his position in the Royal Bank and his immediate future prospects here to carry out this prduous and noble ission.
We believe he will not appeal to you in vain after his ission is made known.
He was not selected beccuse of his wide practical experience of the racial questione in Conede, but rather because he was the more fitted to go on such a trip both in an economic sense and that he seems
e vill ithfully devote himself to the to have the spirit wherely Cause and effect that contact with you people that seeme so vital to our work.
In conclusion we trust he will be treated by you an Dr. Sunder Singh and other Indian friends are by us, as one of your own and we trust he will live un to the high trust we have imposed an him, so that much practic.1 good may result from this Bontact between the East and the Vest, which we verily believe are one in spirit end will become one in body, when the present miste of ignorance and prejudice have cleared away and left our sight free to see the vision.
Yours truly,
L. F. Davis.
SunderSing
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