澳大利亚社会与文化

White Australia

During the years of 1850 to 1879 , there were several gold rushes in Australia . A large number of foreigners were attracted and took efforts to Australia to dig gold . Among this gold digger army , there were many Chinese people . Chinese people are hardworking and can endure hardships . So many Chinese people earned a lot of money and developed well in Australia ,which dissatisfied the white people there . They thought that Chinese people took away their fortune . So the white people in Australia began to go on strike and asked the government to dispel foreigners who were not white . In this case , the government gave its support to its own people without hesitation . Not before long , the Immigration Restriction Act was put into force . Later , the Naturalization Act and Pension Act were also carried out . The effect was good : many Chinese people and other colored people chose to leave Australia . Australia became a country that was so-called white Australia .

I think that there is no fault for a government to protect its own people’s right . At the beginning , what the Australia government did can be understandable . Because the government has to put priority on its own people . Now that Chinese people threatened the white people’s advantage , it is proper to do something to help the white people . In fact , Australia government has invented many different kinds of ways to prevent foreigners from continuously moving into Australia . I remember one way is to control the number of people a boat can bring with to Australia . The ultimate number varies according to the boat’s tonnage . For example , 1,000 tonnages boat can bring 3 foreigners to Australia . I think such kind of methods are effective and enough . But the Australia government has gone too far . The government put strict policies into force . Those policies not only stopped foreigners from continuously coming , but also dispelled the foreigners who had already arrived at Australia .

To create a white Australia is a issue about discriminating against colored people . White Australia means that colored people are not welcomed even are hated . I t’s unfair because colored people didn’t do anything wrong in Australia . They just worked hard and got what they were deserved . They even made great contributions to Australia . Because they have made Australia’s economy move forward . Without the huge number of foreigners , Australia couldn’t advance so rapidly . However , they were not welcomed by Australia . On the contrary , white people from

other countries were welcomed . It was a typical phenomena of discrimination . This action of Australia government let all colored people down and broken their hearts . Foreigners began to lose hope of Australia ,which was Australia’s big loss to some extent .

To create a white Australia was not a good way to help the white people . Australia government intended to help its people by dispelling colored people there , which didn’t solve the real problem . The real problem of Australia at that time was their people were not as good as Chinese people . Chinese people’s leave didn’t change the fact that Australians still needed to get improved . Australia government acted like an ostrich . It buried its head into sands , hoping the problem would disappear when it couldn’t see the problem . It was really a great pity for Australia government to dispel Chinese people . As a result , the Australians would depend more and more on the government . They were like flowers growing in the green house ,which couldn’t stand the storms outside .

To create a white Australia changed Australia’s future . White Australia indicated that Australians preferred the white people while in Asia , people here most are yellow people . Australians regarded yellow people as yellow peril . They didn’t like even hate colored people . In return ,they always feeling unsafe . Because Australia’s motherland Britain is far far away . Australia has to find some friends near itself . In 1951 ,Australia ,New Zealand ,and the United States signed the ANZUS treaty to come to each other’s aid if any one of them was attacked . The South East Asian Treaty Organization (SEATO) was established in 1954 , in which the United States ,the United Kingdom ,New Zealand ,Australia ,France ,Pakistan and the Philippines aimed to prevent the spread of communism ,which in Australia they called the red peril . We can see from the two treaties that besides Britain , the United States are becoming Australia’s new protector . Why Australia chose America instead of China or Russia , I think one of the reasons is the white Australia . This choice made by Australia changed Australia’s future . It becomes more and more reliant on countries such as America and Britain . At the same time , its relationship with China isn’t very good . Until today , Australia is still an important friend of America . America can guarantee Australia’s safety and Australia offers its resources to America . Not long time ago , US sent its army to Port Darwin , in order to strengthen their relationship . What’s more , garrisoning in Australia will make it easier for American army to go into South China Sea . Australia has become a disciple of America which wants to rule the world .