ALLEGED SEDITIOUS REPRINTS.
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME I MINISTER. ! (Special to the "Star.") x WELLINGTON, July 25. In answer to Mr Nosworthy's question respecting an alleged seditious reprint, in the "Tablet" from a statement by the ..'Bishop of Limerick, Mr Massey replied to-day as follows: " Such paragraphs are, ill-advised and tend to encourage, sectarian bitterness, , and are therefore to he deprecated, .; especially at a time like this, when all .' sections bhould endeavour to present a united front to tho common enemy. It i is to be remembered, though, that the I paragraph has been qputed with appro- '■■ val by only one individual, the editor lof the 'Tablet.' I am confident that not many will agree with him. The | question whether the utterance consti- : tutes sedition will ho referred to tho | Crown Law officers." I =
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12068, 25 July 1917, Page 6
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