1912: Law Passed to stop the "Yellow Fever"

Which law was broken? Chapter 17 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1912.

The Act says no white woman can work in a restaurant, laundry or any other kind of business owned, kept or managed by any "Chinaman". (Quong Wing is a "Chinaman" because he was born in China to Chinese parents. The fact that he's now a Canadian citizen doesn't seem to be worth much.) The Act was designed to promote morality by "protecting" white women from the immoral advances of Chinese immigrants. (There are no laws protecting Chinese women but that shouldn't come as a surprise since Canada's immigration laws don't let Chinese women immigrate to Canada.)

Ha ha ha, Immoral advances?. I LOVE IT. Hide your daughters, they are not safe from US.

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