PROHIBITED PUBLICATIONS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 April 1918, Page 7

PROHIBITED PUBLICATIONS.

DEPUTATION TO THE MINISTER. AUCKLAND? March bO. A deputation from -the Loyal Orange Lodge and Protestant Political Association interviewed the Hon. A. M. Myers, stating that they desired to obtain certain publications on Romanism- from other countries. These publications All-. Myers, as Minister oi Customs, had decided not to admit. The Rev. Mr> ‘imitli saiid that this literature was required to .counteract certain disloyalty, and if the Government continued to stop it from coming in, then the Protestants would speak, \ Mr. Myers: Is that a threat? Air. Smith : It is no threat. It is a statement of .fact. He, added that they would support the Cabinet so long as it acted in the best interests of the country. If this literature were false, Roman Catholics could easily prove its falsity. , Dr. Reekie, representing the Protestant Political Association, expressed similar views. Mr. Myers said he had seen the literature in question, and had consulted Air. Alassey about it. They had decided it would be prejcdicial to recruiting, and had stopped it from coming in. They had to recognise that'the Empire was at war. It was necessary to present a united front, particularly in view of the critical situation how existing. He suggested that the deputation’s views were onesided, but he px-omised to bring them before the. Cabinet soon.