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Foreign News
May 23, 1900
Manchester Democrat
Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa
What is this article about?
British Columbia parliament considers a bill mandating short hair for mine workers to indirectly exclude Chinese laborers over their queue tradition, following veto of a direct exclusion law by the home government.
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Ban Upon Chinese.
The true purpose of a bill now before the British Columbia parliament "for the regulation of the length of hair to be worn by employes in the metalliferous and other mines of British Columbia" is said to be to save the white miners from Chinese cheap labor.
The bill provides that the hair shall be worn short in the hope that the Chinamen will not be able to overcome the oriental superstition in favor of the long queue. A former measure, which simply excluded the Chinese, was previously passed by the parliament, but nullified by the home government because it would tend to irritate a friendly power.
The true purpose of a bill now before the British Columbia parliament "for the regulation of the length of hair to be worn by employes in the metalliferous and other mines of British Columbia" is said to be to save the white miners from Chinese cheap labor.
The bill provides that the hair shall be worn short in the hope that the Chinamen will not be able to overcome the oriental superstition in favor of the long queue. A former measure, which simply excluded the Chinese, was previously passed by the parliament, but nullified by the home government because it would tend to irritate a friendly power.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
Economic
Colonial Affairs
What keywords are associated?
British Columbia Bill
Chinese Miners
Hair Regulation
Queue Superstition
Labor Protection
Where did it happen?
British Columbia
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
British Columbia
Outcome
a former measure excluding chinese was nullified by the home government to avoid irritating a friendly power.
Event Details
A bill before the British Columbia parliament regulates hair length for mine employees to be worn short, aiming to deter Chinese workers due to their superstition favoring the long queue and to protect white miners from cheap Chinese labor.