THE DAILY PROVINCE
APRIL 29, 1910
THE DAILY PROVINCE, VANCOUVER, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 29

HINDUS ARE NOW OUT FOR RIGHT TO
VOTE
Every Possible Influence Will Be Brought into Play.

------------------LAUNCH NEW TEST CASE

------------------Educated Indian Once Turned Back Will Try to Land
Again—New Features of Their Position.

------------------That every possible influence will be brought to bear by the Hindus in
British Columbia to secure for themselves from the Government of Canada the
full and untrammelled rights of British subjects is the statement made by the
local leaders of the movement, which was inaugurated last Sunday in the
appointment of delegates to carry their wishes to the foot of the throne.
Just how strong the Hundus(Sic) consider their case and what they
mean when they demand “all the rights of British subjects,” may be judged by
the stand taken by one of their local leaders today.
“Do we seek the privilege of the franchise? Why, certainly. There are
two main points in the battle we are now commencing. One is for the right to
proceed without any restrictions from any one part of the British Empire to
any other part, and the other is our right to enjoy every privilege enjoyed by
any other Britisher(Sic) in whatever portion of the empire we choose to
settle.”
That is the gauntlet thrown down to the Federal authorities at Ottawa
and the struggle is to be fought to the end in the imperial lists, with the
lawgivers of the Empire as judges.

THE DAILY PROVINCE
APRIL 29, 1910
Already their delegates are on the way to London to fire the first gun in
Downing street and at St. Stephens, and within the next few days another local
skirmish will commence in the courts of Vancouver.
Yesterday Naranja Singh, an educated Hindu capitalist, and owner of
real estate in this city, was refused a landing on Canadian soil when he sought
to enter the Dominion from the Seattle boat, his exclusion being effected
under the immigration regulation which requires the newcomer to arrive by
direct ticket from the land of his birth or citizenship. But Naranja Singh is
coming again and tomorrow he will step or attempt to step from the Seattle
boat in a second effort to land in British Columbia. The Hindus anticipate that
he will be stopped again and they have all preparations made for another, and
more strenuous legal battle than the one which took place over the Nathar
Ram case, by the decision in which the Hindu was deported across the Pacific.
While this fresh test is being made of the immigration regulations, the
battle is to be carried on actively elsewhere and to make arrangements for
further efforts to attain the goal of their ambitions, the Hindus will gather
again next Sunday. At this meeting native spokesmen with English educations
will be appointed to interview Attorney-General Bowser to secure his views
on their case and, if possible, they will enlist the Provincial cabinet member on
their side as a pleader of their cause at Ottawa and in London.
How far-reaching is the movement and what force is going to be
brought to bear on the powers interested to secure its success is revealed by
another significant statement that was made today by one of the prominent
natives of Indian in the city. Before the end of the summer, he says native
members of the vice-regal(?) council of India will be in British Columbia to
secure full and detailed statistics on the pointes involved, after which they will
carry the plea of their countrymen on this side of the water to the heart of the
Empire for presentation before the authorities there.
Only statesmen actively engaged in public life will be enlisted in the
fight and the entire movement will be carried through without any appeal to
native princes of India. Therefore, taking this view, the Hindus on this coast
attach no political significance to the approaching visit of the Gaekawar of
Baroda, who, though he will receive a hearty welcome from his countrymen as

THE DAILY PROVINCE
APRIL 29, 1910
a compliment to himself and the exalted position he holds, will not be asked to
take any stand on the subjects which are now being brought to issue.