This article discusses the Komagata Maru and calls it a --trial-- run to test the immigration laws in Canada. It also discusses the likelihood that the trip was intended as a surprise to Canadian and Imperial authorities, and if not for a chance discovery of a message sent through a cable from Shanghai, the Komagata Maru would have arrived in port with no notice. Finally the article discusses the Mrs. Besant--s criticisms of the Canadian and Australian governments for discriminating against immigrants based on race and the more popular Canadian public sentiment (as reported in the Province and Montreal Star) that supports the discriminatory immigration policies.
