EXCLUSION OF GERMANS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11729, 20 June 1916, Page 8

EXCLUSION OF GERMANS.

[Per Press Association.] NAPIER, June 19. - .At a crowded meeting in the Municipal Theatre to-night, when Lady ■Stout gave an anti-German address, the following resolutions were carried: — .-"•« (1) That this large and ropresenta- .. tive meeting of the citizens of Napier unanimously resolve that tho Prime Minister be respectfully request/•'ved to at onco have legislation passed "to prevent any naturalised British sub>"iect"of German parentage from bold- ■? nig or being appointed to the position of-a member of tho Legislative -'.'Cbiincil, -House of Eepresentatives or •'council of any local authority, or from '-voting at any such elections." •v;.-; " That this meeting views with alarm Svfche. amount .of German duplicity carTied on throughout the British Empiro V- and urges the. Government to take • measures when dealing with • ;the question, of interning Germans in -this Dominion." ; .'.'That: this respectfully re- ;:: quests .the Prime Minister to take up .:vias. a Government measure, the Bill in- .... troduced by. Mr Vigor Brown, entitled .the Naturalised Subjects' Franchise .. vbui." ■:. : ■. -. ,