AUSTRALIAN BAN

Southland Times, Issue 21263, 9 December 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN BAN

MIGRANTS FROM ITALY TREATMENT DECLARED UNJUST NO OFFICIAL PROTEST YET (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph—Copyright.) (Rec. 7 p.m.) London, December 8. The Rome correspondent of The Times states that the exclusion of Italians from Australia is not yet the subject of an official protest and has not been given special prominence in the Press. The few comments published are studiously moderate. It is maintained that the Italians have every right to disembark, and the Australian refusal to allow them to do so is unjust. It is stated that there is no reason to exclude honest hard working men since work is available for everybody. Australia’s action is ascribed to an uncompromising determination to protect her high standard of living, despite the fact that Italian labour has been largely instrumental in creating the conditions of prosperity the country is enjoying to-day. ■Arnaldo Mussolini, brother of the Prime Minister, in an article ip the newspaper Popolo d'ltalia, says that the exclusion of the Italians has painfully impressed public opinion and should be the subject of a protest because “it is unjust that little national units should exploit vast regions and prohibit others from dividing the fruits from work which increases their wealth.” FIFTEEN ALLOWED TO LAND. Brisbane, December 8. Of 52 prohibited Italians aboard the Orford only 15 were allowed to land. Those detained aboard made an angry scene on the decks.