TREATMENT OF ALIENS

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16261, 11 July 1918, Page 7

TREATMENT OF ALIENS

DRASTIC PROPOSALS IN BRITAIN

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright, (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON, July 9. Six members of the House of Commons, who at Mr* Lloyd George's request examined the aliens question, recommended that every male alien over 18 years should be interned, unless | there were definite medical or other reasons for exemption; also that women of enemy origin, except those whoso husbands had been exempted from internment, should, as far as possible, be repatriated; also, that all persons of enemy origin should be discharged from the Government service, and that enemy businesses and banks should be wound up. The committee suggested that a committee of members should be appointed to visit internment camps, and that all changes of names since August, 1914, should be inoperative. The oommitteo will issue a separate report dealing with tho espionage question.

Sir George Cavo (Homo Socrotary) will make a statement on the aliens question on Thursday.

DISCUSSION IN HOUSE OP LORDS

("Ths Times.") (Received July 10th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, July it

In the House of Lords, Lord Beresford declared that the lenient treatment of aliens was intensely irritating to the public. He had received, .'io said, 3000 letters of protest in a fortnight. The -uninternod male enemy subjects numbered 12,609, of which 6000 were Germans, including somo in every financial, commercial, and industrial department of State. Fiftyseven were still serving, he added, as British Consuls.

Lord Sandhurst replied that the Gerernment appreciated the popular anxiety. An. opportunity would be given to discuss the question.

Iu the House of Commons Mr Stanley, in reply to a question, said that enomy subjects .had made 1310 applications for patents since the outbreak of the war. The Board of Trade bad granted 944.