ENEMY ALIENS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14647, 3 July 1918, Page 4

ENEMY ALIENS.

DISCUSSED -BY COUNiCIL. Tho question of ." , the Government's inethod£of Jtr^ating enemy aliensi.atVlarge m the\Doi^son.«oaifre undei'vthe : notice of the i'Borou'g'h;/ Council . at yits> meeting last night, iwhen'a deputation"j\consisting o£ .^p^s;enteliveW^ftl^MooWfßetur;iwd '.?. SodddSiis' Associa.tidh,V'a»k^eS t > permission .% to -beh.heardi m 'matter. " Those?form- ; MMfr *ithe deputations were Messrs .- F. iTJjI) /4Bjedford (president), '* A. vH.^Langej {secret '^t^ry).aH.vß.pSimeon,Aand l :Hfiiwkihs. : *»' ■ <* 'Or. Muinns, iit-introducinsg the'dieputa- ,,'' tion. said*>the made up of vreturned.'fi^diers, 'and. '•• their claims l>a<J' l ibe©n,^^We>niore peMistent m view of :'Jkhe> recent* Wi«waera v disaster. ' Mi"i Bedford' <sa/idr*it. was the ideal of t lie : Association), and should be the aim of . e very loyal Britisher, to ; make >a greater nation • than the, one now . m existence. Tlie most dangerous alien was the apparently ■ peaceful citizen, as had' Tioen found m the war zone. Germany had forced our Hieii'to -work within range of our own guns. She had forced out arniy to u&j'gas. Germany might argue on the Hague Convention, but did she ' keep to it "herself ? He urged the Council to call a public meeting that motions should ;be 'bi'ongJit tip 'ui'gmg the Government to' take more stringent methods m i&galxik to ; aliens: ; The recent Wimmera. disaster hadi brought- v-the ' maittei fmvbher home to all ihbse m. the Do nunigu, and' it was high time some action was taken. '■.'■ '.■■■■' \ Tile Mayor read telegrams received ftxrih Colonel Wheeler (Hastings) on behalf x>f the Bi»iti^*->Eimpire* League, and Mt J. Vigor Brgiwn, chairman, of the HawkeY Bay Patriotic \ League, urging that the matter be pushed -along to the best advantage. . •i-.-.-u -;>. . . • :•■•■ The ' Mayo'rrnoved : ' "Thai this Council, at the request of the .returned soldiers and" 'public generally, approach the • Government and>> aek them 'to ..intern all enemy alien&' .'without exception wha-t---eveiy dijirhtg- the "period of- tfie war (and to-■ • utilise'' thfe 1 services of 'such enemy alieli^'in' a-mauner whidfo will return vadtie tp~ the State), , and if the ' Govern.me'nt dqes'.^iot possess authority that the l^^siifir jr . legislation be passed at the cbnir(%g session, of Parliament, and th«ti' the 'principal local' authorities of the Dominion'; fee" written^ to k-skirig their cooper«tioiu and' support." . ' Or. Miller 1 seeouded He said that the remarks of Mr Bedford had stressed the position' and 1 shown, what- a danger these apparent peaceful citizens were. Their services should be utilised for the State's advantage.' ':;-.: <•* .j-m'.- ••.•t_ t'i -; .)<■■ Cv. MuiMis urged that a'public meeting be lield htf accordance w.itli "the l-equest of tdie deputation. ■ ■■■ ■ .■>■■•■ Cr. >M)Ouatvqnoyed as. an' amendment that^a pithao j'meetamgt be held to assist to some extent, iu-ifprcuig.tho; hands of the ' 6pyeinini4nt iai eonwectioji ; witli. this ' matter.' l^j's. recent visit to \bfej\v Zealand of the : iviider.Wolf /whs-only one of the'^fat^' had*' coins an ilie vicinity ., iof ifixt' slioi-e*.' mlf ihei'Xrbyeiijment.did, round' uj}"a;ll,a)liei% sohie innocent ones niij^rfc>u|fir, but not to the same extent as; our ' people- would have to. suffer m; Gerihiiny'at the hands of the Huns. 1 &:' Wildisli 'supported tlie amendment. To > hi§°Sifis'i > id; - the Goyerninen,t was. lax. m deaK.njg'^Xv'itli the. .mjattei v , and a. public mefeliiTg ,V?6jbild -ttiaike it go f \ifther. ...'■'. Gr.^Mtfnri^'supjpfertied a public meeting: being oadled, as. it would incorporate ap public i^6Uie& Tvitliput 'circularising theaii. ' orl\ .Wiartichdp'. ■suggested that . botU the inofcSpif^tod'' .amendment should be ; tak.&n to^er:- ' ••": ••" "••■•--■■ ' .". .: .. Xkf ljill said ho had noticed, a- wr&tched sehiim^iii on • tlie ' part of ; the public becaifeeva'' mail' had a' taint of Gea*nran; blood m him. . 'We had' been at war for lielSifly. folHr'ye'atif; and 'nothing had been, doii© iii < 'this "niattex^ 1 Tlvb .piAy thimg, to"4>it*e v tlt^ British deaiii, and -theijj we ! *b^ah fco'feet Id work. ' The Germans shotil#iSUl be/^boxed ; up," a^ piir 'pfcopl-s ti-eate^ m Germany. It "method. ' to preseh'e the British : yacei : " ! v ; '•.■'■•: f^' ,: > , .. . Cr.t Orngtu said the Government should have taicen- up the -lnatter 'befbr.L', ' On, looking i dOMift the casualty list' any daf vv#.. c6uld 'fiitd' German- riaifte's, included.'; l^oalieitotoatirig £1 pt-r day^ whik'^our' ni^'t^ne o)v6y ifigßUinc For SsVper'.day, Aver4^fie;oney'that\sliourd. be rounded up. :. .TJ^^\slaybi*.'.vi«^tH ! ''hi4' Seconder's' permission, withdreni «th»Mnotioi*..' ! a« it was unaiiimously j^ppoji'ted. and the amend>nent"wa^- put; its' a Inotioli' -and; carried ; 'Aitpc further discuission it; was decided to hold! » aneeting m the Opora Hoiuse on the Bth iiist, " ; A committee of tnvo re'presentatfyes of ■■thiß Oouriiil and. R.S.A was set up* to me kts : aJTangeniente, the Council delegates- •being Ci % s»< Munits aud Wtfticlibp. " .'.*."■ -■ . ■■„ '„. ■■:;.•- i..:' ■ ' .;,

. CPer. Press Association). : -" WANGANU I /:: this a .V- •! The Wimmem disastef has accentuatdd' -the ■ feelmg over -the -alien question I . "The Borough ; Council last even; ing" passed a resolutiori urging the Gpv-* ■ernment to intern all enemy aliens, caricet the naturalisation of any natural-, ised 'citizen * whose' loyalty is open to doubt, arid tr«at tltem as enemy aliens;, also' that the granting of naturalisation m f uttefe hfe hedged with more stringent, conditions. - '.. . . •■