CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 302, 21 December 1943, Page 2

CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

ALIENS AND SECOND IV.Z.E.F. (To the Editor) The Dominion president of the Second N.Z.E.F. Association is no doubt correct in attributing to those who have fought and are fighting ' against oppression and tyranny a tolerant attitude toward refugees. Because of this and the necessity for unity against all forms of disruption it is incumbent on all who speak for these men to avoid statements which may be construed as incitement or encouragement of a chauvinistic intolerance. Mr. Thwaites must be aware that the opinion he so strenuously defends is not shared fty all members of the association. Indeed, many of us view this anti-alien ebullition as a grave danger signal. The request for an inquiry into the business status and financial resources is, on the surface, not unreasonable, though , some_ may regard it as impertinent; it is the underlying implication and potentialities —the spark which may be fanned into a conflagration that ' would dismay and alarm even the instigators of the investigation that is to be feared. If those who press for inquiry are sincere they should be prepared to produce a statement showing how many returned men are being adversely affected and to what extent they suffer because of alien infiltration. Let us promote unity and goodwill and so help to confound and