Daily Colonist (1900-01-20) . e Pacific ocean. For thatperiod it was desirable that we shouldhniM up a .strong British community inBritish Columbia. That wa« the viewtaken by this government in its attemptto keeii out people of the Mongolianrace. They did not want to see in thisprovince the population composed of twoclatises, the capitalists and the hordes ofyellow-skinned Asiatics. The to make this a country for theBritisli people, whore workingmen couldget good wages and make com forciblehomes for themselves. That was thebest contribution the province could maketo the advan

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Daily Colonist (1900-01-20) . e Pacific ocean. For thatperiod it was desirable that we shouldhniM up a .strong British community inBritish Columbia. That wa« the viewtaken by this government in its attemptto keeii out people of the Mongolianrace. They did not want to see in thisprovince the population composed of twoclatises, the capitalists and the hordes ofyellow-skinned Asiatics. The to make this a country for theBritisli people, whore workingmen couldget good wages and make com forciblehomes for themselves. That was thebest contribution the province could maketo the advance ot the Empire niui forthe glory ot the sovereign whom they allso greatly admired. was the viewhe look, and he thought that spirit, asMr. MoBride said, should animate thisassembly that they should in their de-bates lessen the bitterness of attack andpersonal feeling. In doing that theywould not only raise tlie house in theestimation of the people, but would alsoconduce largely to the interests of thisgreat

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