Anecdotes
It was established 12/08/1907 resulting from anger toward an economic recession by the Trades and Labour Council. With jobs scarce whites held asians responsible for taking jobs and reacted against them. In the same year anti-asian riots occured following a mass meeting in Vancouver when 15,000 whites wrecked Pender Street and this mob was subsequently beaten back by angry Japanese. It was inactive by 1908, and briefly revived in 1921-22.
References
- Howay, F.W. (1914)
- Francis, Dan (Ed.) (2000)
