THE ALIEN PROBLEM.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 165, 15 July 1920, Page 8

THE ALIEN PROBLEM.

REVOCATION OF NATURALISA-

TION

/ VIEWED FROM MANY ANGLES

[FROM OUR COKB.EBPOXDENT.I " WELLINGTON, July 14. j After two hours' discussion ,of the Invocation of Naturalisation Bill,. <the Hon. Mr Anderson) in Committee to-night, the House of Representatives found that there were many angles from which- the subject could be viewed. The Bill itself provided simply that persons who had been denaturalised must within one month give up their naturalisation papers, but it raised the whole question of leaving it entirely to the Government lo deprive a man of his1 Englishxdtissfnship. 1 'Mr Sidey moved that - there lie 'power of appeal to the Supreme dburt against the deprivation of naturalisation. :

The Hon. Mr Parr contended that a full meeting of Cabinet was equally as good as the Supreme Court to <leal with the matter. However, he supported the appeal by the Hon. Mr 'Ma-Sf^onaid that some Assyrians, atsolutel^:'loyal people,...'-'who: hated the TurM but were technically alien -subjects, should not be regarded as aliens. They could not sell land or wjdster'.mortgages.-.../, • ■■■.-.;■

It subsequently appeared- that land sales could.be made:-, by these ine'h, with the approval of xhe Lands Department." . • '!

Mr Isitt raised-the..point'-of Ne^r Zealand whe came from, the portion of Denmark annexed by Germany. They were unjustly ' regarded in' law as alien enemies.

The Hon. Mr-Anderson stated that Be-was looking into a case of this fibrfc from Dunedin.

Mr Sidey failed by 42 votes to 22 to darry his amendment, and the Bill jjftsfeed '^through, .tqminittee without alteration. ■■, - ■ '•' ■ "