CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8] — Page 599

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Such

en should not continue in

century and the people

on the Government to stop

e of humanity. Why wa (belifid pther nationa? A principal was that her people had lost their hilman rights; the muf tai system was an instrument for producing a low-grade When these ignorant children begaon, mothers they could not bring up "their" di "pring to.. be a credit to the

counte

Finally, Dr. YEUNG criticised the argu- ment that girls were bought on humani- tarian grounds, to save their families fdmatarvation. He would go so far as Massay 19 per cent. bought mui trai to got obedient-ervants at a low price. The humanitarian plea was merely an excument, charity be given in the form of reliaktor, foundling homes, or, better till, the petaldialment of factories where ha, parenta could work; let it not take The form of buying children from their

“Atkinsult this matter and been raised in * British Parliament, the Chinew, thom- vel, should prose for the complete abeli- lon of the mut that system for the credit off their country and the benefit of

perations yet unborn.

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