[Extract from William C. Hopkinson, Immigration Inspector, to William W. Cory, Deputy Minister of the Interior. Copy]

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Vancouver t35."2v,?2nU June14-.
X beg to confirm my night-lettergram of the 21st instant
as follows:-
"Hindus held Mass Meeting at Dominion Hall to-day, "Mr.Bird Counsel on behalf of Hindus addressed the "audience composed of about 400 Hindus and about 1 "white socialists.     He protested against the treatment "of those on board the Komagata i'iaru and stated that "the Government were procrastinating end delayinn to "force these people to return to India*   Vhat Government "were afraid to allow a tost case to go before the "Courts as the Chief Justice had declared the Act invalid, "lie was followed by a rabid socialist named ."fitteraid "who advised the Hindus to return to India and raise the .     "flag of revolution and thus become masters in their own "country» when they could demand entry here,     Two other "socialist speakers were to have addressed the meeting, '    "but did not put in an appearance • nahim is responsible "for the introduction of the socialist element us he is "secretary of the socialist party here *» Bird himself "is a socialist - other Hindu speakers also addressed "the meeting which terminated with the passing of the "following protest to besent to the Secretary of State Sfor India and the Premier of Canada whereas the "Hindustani passengers on hoard the Ko mag at a Maru are "unlawfully prevented by the Immigration Authorities "from consulting with their legal advisers and from "procuring provisions and water from their Hindu friends^ "making their lot on board a lot to which cattle would "net be subjected and whereas such brutal "treatment of Britishers of the same type "would not be tolerated in India, we urge "Authorities undervthe principle "Do unto "they would do unto you", see that the Hindus are saved "from the high-handed actions of the Immigration Department "We further protest that the action of the Immigration "Officers in Vancouver ere as unlawful as anarohlots end "are so provoking that the Hindus shall never forgot or "forgive the powers that be, if they do not remedy the
Meeting called "by United i«       Kajah iiingh and ^ehan "Lai and Balwant Singh advise Hindus to return to India
and unlawful as the Hindus the Dominion otherseas you would
"Immigration situation nere -"India League and Khaisa X>iwan«
"and raise revolution, re-iterating statement "the socialist • Letter Follows.*
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■itagerald
and also to enclose you herewith the stenographic notes taken at the meeting*     These notes are of interest to all parties concerned,
the Government are already aware that Rahim is the Secretary of the Socialist Party in Canada in Vancouver, and through his connection with this organisation, he was able to Induce one of the rabid speakers of this organisation to address this meeting. It
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