▁The ▁Wis lin ▁bel ie vers ▁predicted ▁that ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁would ▁win ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁and ▁reward ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁Sa ib ai ▁with ▁a ▁cargo ▁of ▁g ifts ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁by ▁ste amer . ▁After ▁Britain ▁and ▁her ▁al lies ▁defeated ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Wis lin ▁movement ▁died ▁away . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁ra cial ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁strictly ▁applied ▁to ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers ▁en abling ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁remove ▁Island ers ▁to ▁res erves ▁and ▁mission ▁across ▁Queensland . ▁A ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁documented ▁remov als ▁from ▁Sa ib ai ▁occurred ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 1 ; ▁ 2 ▁people ▁were ▁removed ▁to ▁Pal m ▁Island ▁and ▁ 1 ▁person ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Y ar rab ah . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁around ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island er ▁work force ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁organ ised ▁challenge ▁against ▁government ▁authority ▁made ▁by ▁Tor res ▁Stra it ▁Island ers . ▁The ▁nine - month ▁strike ▁was ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁Island ers ’ ▁anger ▁and ▁res ent ment ▁at ▁increasing ▁government ▁control ▁of ▁their ▁liv elihood s . ▁The ▁strike ▁was ▁a ▁protest ▁against ▁government ▁inter ference ▁in ▁w ages , ▁trade ▁and ▁commerce ▁and ▁also ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁lif ting ▁of ▁evening ▁cur f