Letters Of Travel (1892-1913) By Rudyard Kipling











































































































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It Don't Matter Much In Flush Times - Employers'll Do Most Anything Sooner Than Stop Work - But When We Come To A Pinch, You'll Hear Something.

We're a rich land - in spite of everything they make out - but we're held up at every turn by Labour. Why, there's businesses on businesses which friends of mine - in a small way like myself - want to start.

Businesses in every direction - if they was only allowed to start in. But they ain't.'

'That's a pity. Now, what do you think about the Japanese question?'

'I don't think. I know. Both political parties are playing up to the Labour vote - if you understand what that means.'

I tried to understand.

'And neither side'll tell the truth - that if the Asiatic goes, this side of the Continent'll drop out of sight, unless we get free white immigration. And any party that proposed white immigration on a large scale 'ud be snowed under next election. I'm telling you what politicians think. Myself, I believe if a man stood up to Labour - not that I've any feeling against Labour - and just talked sense, a lot of people would follow him - quietly, of course. I believe he could even get white immigration after a while. He'd lose the first election, of course, but in the long run.... We're about sick of Labour. I wanted you to know the truth.'

'Thank you. And you don't think any attempt to bring in white immigration would succeed?'

'Not if it didn't suit Labour.

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