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The Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill.
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8, Bennett Street,
Bath,
1st May, 1929.
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Dear Sir,
If you will refer back to March 21st, 1922, you will
see that you gave a solemn pledge to the Country in the
House of Commons, that the cruel system of Child Slavery,
known as the Mui Tsai system in the Crown Colony of Hong
Kong should be definitely abolished.
Your moral courage in tackling the subject quite
rightly aroused great admiration. Your successor in
office, the Duke of Devonshire, ratified this pledge in
February, 1923, and on the point cabled to the Governor
of the Colony, Sir Edward Stubbs "No compromise".
The position today is that the system is in full
force. The purchase of the Mui Tsai has increased; their
price has risen; and no attempt whatever has been made to
introduce Registration as set forth in Part III of the
Ordinance of 1923.
You, Sir, are aware of the system, and a Member of
the Cabinet, and as such I trust you will exert your
influence to enforce the pledge given, or else stand
condemned as one who has broken faith with his Country.
Yours truly
(Signed) (Mrs.) C. B. L. Haslewood.
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