ENEMY SUBJECTS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 5

ENEMY SUBJECTS

STRONG MEASURES URGED SUGGESTED TBIAX-S FOR HIGH TREASON. ■ Prc«9 Asflociia lion. PALMERSTON, May 12. At a recruiting demonstration hero to-day tiho follow mg ; resolution, was carried:—“lnasmuch ms we are no longer at war with an honourable nation but with a combiiuition of crimi Dais whose methods are those of assassination, piracy, and murder in the most revolting and fwnidish forms, this mooting urge on tlM* Government and especially tho Prime- Minister: — (1) Thov communicate ii'ith the Imperial Government emphasising tho necessity of confiscating to tSjie Grown tho property of non-oat uralif w d Gormans; (2) that Germans naturalised in Now Zealand bo required to prove their lovoltv to the British' Crown by forswearing German citizenship; (3) that unnaturalised Germans Ito interned forthwith; (4) that Germaine, naturalised or not, proved to ihavo expressed views derogatory to the British or their Allies or hostile to t’he cause of Great Britain and her Allies be immediately arrested and triijil for high treason.”

DUNEDIN, May 12. A largo public meeting called by the Mavor was held in the Gaiu'ison Hall to-night to consider what attitude the Government should bo urged to take towards non-naturaliscd subjects of ,»nemv countries. Tho following motion, moved by Mr B. S. IrU'in, and ,seconded by Mr C. N. Sciirr, was carried bv an overwhelraimg majority :—“That this mooting 1 ; of the citizens of Dunedin, haying itßo weal of tho Dominion and tho Emjpire at heart, move that in order to -conserve the safety of the Dominion all nonnaturalised enemy, subjects be interned; that alj disloyal naturalised subieots ho placed under restraint, and disloyal British subjects be dealt with according to military law; Luther, that the Mayors of the various centres be communicated with and theur coopeiratioxi asked in order that tine necessary pressure may be brougret to hear on the Government.” The Bov. R. S. Gray moved, ;aa an amendment, to omit “interned’ .and jifsert “placed nnder strict supervision and that upon the slightest sigrl or sympathy with the enemy the inuost stringent measures possible he adopted with regard to them.’’ * ’ • The amendment met with very nplo Tho meeting also resolved “T-Iteit ihia meeting of citizens of Dunedin lender to the sufferers and relatives ,«£ those lost on board the Lusitania thisif deepest sympathy and condolence; tbey view with horror the dastardly crimp committed hv the Germans, and ha’te no doubt that speedy retribution wiill overtake the murderers.”