General Smuts on Restrictions on Asintics Capetown, Feb, 25.
Speaking in the House of Asbly to-day, passing the second. reading of a bill to amend the Mines Jand Works - Act, which restricts mplosment of natives and Axiaties n_mines and factories, the ¢x-Prexr, General Smuts,' urged the ment to avoid ousting stigma on Asiatics in legislation by coupling them with the natives.
"We shall gather''on our hends the hatred of the whole of Asin. to South," he said. country was branded by the bill and they would feel the weight of their hatred for years to The debate was adjoprned—Reuter,
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