Comment In House On Threat To Yugoslavs

Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1948, Page 6

Comment In House On Threat To Yugoslavs

WELLINGTON, Sept. 14. Severn! questions toucliiiig on interuational affairs, vvere asked in tlie House of Reprosentatives today. Mr. W. J. Broadfoot ( Waitomo J, in an urgont question to the Prime Minister, asked if his attention had been drawn to the faet that the steainer Radnik was shortly returning to New Zealand to rcpatriate Yugosla°vs iiving in tliis eountry. He asked if the Prime Minister had seen the Press Association report aileging that many of .these people are anxious to remain in Ne^v Zealand but fear that refusal to comply with the wishes of certain Yugoslavs in Auckland may result in distressing reprisals to relatives. Mr. Broadfoot asked what action the Government proposed to take in the matter. Mr. Eraser suggested that the question be placed on the order paper to enable inquiries to be made to see if the report quoted by Mr. Broadfoot, was aoou'rate. It was a very serious statement. Mr. Broadfoot: [£ it is correet, will the Prime Minister take steps to stop this boat eoming here? Mr. Eraser said that raised a vory serious question but if anv individuals 'were using threats in this eountry, under our laws that could be inquired into. Mr. Eraser referred to his reeent statement about warnings whicli were issued to persons returning from New Zealand to Yugoslavia, that they would probably lose the right to proLecti.on and lo British citizenship. Any person who did go back to Yugoslavia made an irrevocable choice. Mr. Broadfoot: They will be behind the iron eurtain. Russian Interference. t Mr. A. 8-. Sutherland: Will you confer with Marshal Tito? Mr. E. ,P. Aderman (N.P.) gave notice' to ask Mr. Eraser if he agreeti with the statement of Mr. D. W. Forsyth, Australia, that "Bussia aimed at inspiring a revolution in the world 's seventy colonies, " and was using United Nations- bodies "as a propagauda foruru to inspire subversive mo vementry in the colonies and tc undermine the conlidence of colonial pcoples in the administering Powers. " 11 so, would be inforrn the House vvhether any actions of the kind meutioued had been reported to him con-^ cennng the colonies administered by New Zealand and oclier nations. German Migrants. Mr. D. M. iiae (Parnell) gave notice lo ask the Minister of Immigratiou if the Government was taking any eft'ective steps to secure by selection from Geunany, some of the displaced persons . vvho.se farming capabilities ranked thcm highiy as potential settiers. Mr. Rae said tlie Australian Government was reported to be taking full advantage of" this source' of settiers.