Week
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contributor: Blakemore, William
issued: 2017-03-21
issued: 1914-05-30
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note: TheW ii British Columbia Newspaper and Review. >1. XII, No. 14-Twelfth Year Victoria, B.C., Canada, May 30, 1914 5c. a copy, $2.00 a year Naval Defence "No policy will be satisfactory to the people of British Columbia which does not include a substantial and prompt contribution and the ESTABLISHMENT OF A FLEET UNIT ON THE PACIFIC COAST." The Komagata Maru VITIl tin; arrival of the "Komagata Maru" at the const of British Columbia the Oriental problem presents itself in its neutest form. Not since the clays of Confederation n question of greater import exercised the minds of nil thinking ill Canada than thai which deals with the status of the Hindu the Dominion, nor is the solution rendered any easier by the ience in our midst of irresponsible individuals who mouth their sonol opinions loudly but without due consideration of the magui- i of llie principles involved. On the nne hand we have to recog- tlie fact tlmt Canada is mistress of her own immigration laws; lie other we must remember that the Hindu hns his rights us n ish suhject nnd I hul Canada, ns an integral portion of the lire, hns Imperial responsibilities to shoulder. The "Komagata u" cniiies to our shores ns a "test case." She hns heen chartered the avowed object of testing the validity of the Canadian Iniuii- (in Law and on the verdict which will be delivered may hang piestion of British supremacy in India in the one balance nnd 'igbt of Canada to administer her own immigration laws in the •. lie would be a wise llinn who would venture to predict thus whnt the outcome of tlie present situation will be. Thnt it will mud mny he taken for certain, hul it will only be found nfter enl seeking. The most skilful diplomacy will be needed to leilo the conflicting interests and in llie meantime it will bo for both idle demagogues und ardent Imperialists to "bold their is" lest by ill-considered utterances they confound the issues und In precipitate a National disaster. An AU'Rail Route HE WEEK is not less anxious t…
note: Publisher changes in chronological order: publisher not identified (1904-1906) ; The Week Publishing Co., Ltd. Offices (1906-1907) ; "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited (1907-1918) ; publisher not identified (1918-1920)
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Victoria (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0373763
language: English
lat: 48.428333
long: -123.364722
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Victoria : "The Week" Publishing Company, Limited
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text