ENEMY SUBJECTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2459, 12 May 1915, Page 6

ENEMY SUBJECTS

PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES URGED. .. * IBsr. Tele^r&Bh—l'iofß Association,) Dunedin, May 11. What the Mayor described this morning as the "HellisTi practises" of ) the Germans'have revived in Dunedin the question-of. interning all non-naturalised •j- enemy subjects in the Dominion -as a. precautionary measure. • Close 'on 100 citizens waited on the Mayor, urging that a public meeting be called for discussing the question: of the treatment . and restriction of enemy subjects who might be regarded as potential foes. A strong feeling of resentment and indignation concerning the German atrocities by the employment ,'of murderous agencies of destruction was demonstrated, although all acknowledged the need of ' avoiding any precipitate action against .-naturalised/ Germans or stirring up bitter public feeling. The deputation explained that they had been given evidence as to the operations of German spies in Dunedin. The Mayor (Mr. Clark) said he could onlv describe the recent atrocities on tad and sea as hellish ' practises. ■While agreeing to call a public meeting, he hoped the > people of Dunedin would do nothing to hamper the Go'viernment. which was-probably, working according to instructions from the -Imperial Government. He emphasised the need for all citizens and British subjects recognising that they wero pledged to honour the scrap of paper which gave naturalised enemy subjects the rights, privileges, and freedom of British subjects.