THE YANKEE FLEET.

NZ Truth, Issue 156, 13 June 1908, Page 4

THE YANKEE FLEET.

A damned lot of gush has heen made, is being; made, and will be m/ade, over the projected visit of brother Jonathan's fleet to Auckland, and there are m Wellington a lot of nobodies ami seekers after notoriety and cheap feeds, Who arc endeavoriha; to pull the strings v;ith\ a view to getting the fleet It) visit ihe Empire Oity. But the sober-iminded. i-espectalble people of Wellington donot want the Yankee fleet, with its cosinjop.oli t^n crews, m their midst j they had quite enough of the nwftkey men from Japan, and sorrow reigns m many New Zealand homes to-day as the result Of ' the visit of the Mikado's fleet. 'Not only wefe the girls of the poorer classes debauched by men from the Japanese fleet, but agony and misery were carried by the monlcey men into the homes of some of our most respected citizens m the hig-hec Walks of life. It iis no use cloaking over these damnable disgraces with ambiguous expressions,, as there are times when a pole-axe is required to deal with evils. The surgeon does not. hesitate to use his knife to cut away a cancerous growth and it is no use tapping with a toy hammer when an axe is required. To-day as the direct result of England's Japanese ally's visit to Wellington, the wife of a respected professional mian is carrying the mark of the monkey braml m the form of a slant-eyed youngster, and though every care has; been exercised to hush up the matter, truth will out. Are the respected citizens of Wellington desirous of having our s.lsters and daughters defiled by the scum of other nations, and, if not, are we to sit idly by^ Whilst notoriety-seekers endeavor to 'brip<g into our miidst aaother detestable pest, m the shape of fornicators who will not rfespect our maidenhood ? Tt must not be forgotten that the crews of the Yankee warships consist mainly of men from all nations m. the World, mien of the worst type, including deserters from the British and other navies. Is this the class of beinc: we are anxious to do honor to ? If so, we shall be

nursing a viper within our bosoms, and it behoves us to set our backs against any attempt of the wouldbe' s to bring this polyglot crew to Wellington.