The last of the ten important articles on "The Truth
about Chinese Labour" written by the Daily Chronicle's Special Commissioner in the Transvaal appeared in Thursday's issue. The writer prefaces his article with four significant state- ments. The first is Lord Milner's reported declaration, " We do not want a white proletariat in this country." Then follow the frank admissions of Mr. Tarbntt and Mr. C. D. Rudd, both of the Consolidated Goldfields, that the em- ployment of white labour on the Rand would, under repre- sentative government, transfer political power from the few to the many. Lastly there is the statement of Mr. Hellman, the general manager of the East Rand Proprietary Mines, that the introduction of Chinese labour will cut up Trade- Unionism by the roots. The Trade-Unions in the Transvaal, the writer continues, have never swerved from their opposition to Chinese labour. " With true political insight, the working men of the Rand see that the introduction of the Chinaman means the lowering of the standard there, and indeed of everything else."
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