THE ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 5

THE ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS

GENERAL LUST FOR LOOT

ORGANISED HOOLIGANISM

INTERNMENT OF ALIENS

/ London, May 14. Heavy rains prevented rioting in most districts, where the continued hooliganism is developing. English and friendly alien, shops are suffering with the German. The lust for loot is goneral.

The crowds include women wearing aprons specially made to carry spoils. Boys havo followed the mob with wheelbarrows. Two large furniture stores were wrecked at Barking. The rioters searched, and destroyed account hooks. "That wipe 6 off my little account," said one woman cheerfully. Bakewell, a Britisher, fearing an attack, barricaded his shop at Goidthorpe, near Doncaster. The crowd, believing he was a German, stormed the shop and overpowered the police Bakewell and his two bobs used revolvers, and several of the rioters were wounded, also a police sergea.it. Two of the rioters were critically injured. Bakewell and his assistants were arrested.

RIOTINC AND DESTRUCTION IN SOUTH AFRICA. Durban, May 14. The offices and warehouses of several large German firms were totally burnt in last night's anti-German riots. .The contents of many shops and hotels were also destroyed.

PROTEST FROM BOTHA. (Rec. May 16, 8 p.m.) Capo Town, May 16. General Botha, telegraphing from Windhoek (the capital of German South-West Africa), has sent a message to the people of the TJnion, deploring the riots, which are discouraging the troops, who are fighting an holiest and clean fight. A MANSION WRECKED. Johannesburg, May 14. Three thousand people invaded Parktown and wrecked the mansion of Mr. R-osendorff, Sir George Albu's brother-in-law. GERMAN BOYCOTT IN SYDNEY COLLIERY. WORK SUSPENDED. Sydney, May 15? The Bnrwood Colliery is idle, tho miners refusing to work with a numoor of Germans. . , , , „ At the Bulli Mine, six days have been given Germans to produce naturalisation papers. . , , In many other directions strong reeling has been shown against Germans throughout the Commonwealth sinco tlie sinking of the Lusitania. ARREST OF ALIEN ENEMIES QUIEHNG EFFECT IN THE EAST END tftnrtsn, ■ Mar 14' * Bt4m tave bw» iswM iw w» «'•

rest of enemy aliens. Many are voluntarily surrendering. Five hundred young Germans have been sent to detention oamps. The rounding up of aliens is quietening the East find, where the rioting is 'subsiding. DISCUSSION IN BRITISH PARLIAMENT. SUGGESTED CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY. (Rec. May 15, p.m.) London, May 15. During the debate on Mr. Asquith's statement of policy regarding tho Internment of aliens, Mr. Bonar Law (the Unionist Leader) said that he welcomed the announcement. It was quits evident, he said, that the country was thoroughly aroused, and liable to get out of hand. Nobody could bo surprised at these outbreaks, however much they were to be deplored. Knowing that these outbreaks were contrary to the whole instincts of the country; however strongly people might feel, thoy ought to be prevented. The nation, added Mr. Bonar Law was now realising that this was not a war between armies, but between nations. Every individual, whether civilian or soldier, must throw his weight into the scale. He had persistently avoided taking any share of responsibility for the action of a Government over which he could have no possible control, but this question was so serious from the viewpoint of the national credit, that he took the liberty of discussing it. H© agreed with the Government proposals, and he could,not suggest better. At a time lifee_ this there could be no neutrals in Britain. Everyone was either for or against us. The claims of naturalised residents should be dealt with justly on their merits. Lord Robert Cecil declared that after tho recent outrages it would not be right to think'that the Germans were incapable of any crime, or assume that they act as ordinary human beings, Sir R. Cooper stressed the necessity for speedy measures to guard agamst the dancers to London. The City might be set on fire. He had reason to believe that there was an organised plot for that purpose. _ Sir A. Markham accused the Government of interning a wretched waiter, and allowing' a high-placed German, Baron Schroder, to continue his business He assumed that the Baron harl been I'oft free because he was rich. Mr. Asqilit'll denied that Baron Schroder had been naturalised for financial reasons, but the benefit of Ills credit in London city. . Mr. Markham urged that German Priw Councillors should bo interned. Mr Asquith, replying, refused .to r e2ar (l naturalised Germans as spies and enemies. He was shocked to know that British workmen had refused to associate with a naturalised German who had three sons in tho British Army. "I believe." ho said, "that the workers will repudiate this stain on their class. The great body of aliens in Britain are decent,' honest, and respectable, and*tho instigation of a vendetta against them would not only bo disgraceful from the moral viewpoint, but impolitic from the viewpoint of the best interest of the country. It would be impossible to conceive anything more ill-advised and discreditable than the recent looting and plundering. That is r.ot the spirit of 1 the methods in which a sane, sober, and self-respecting population deals with such a pioblem. In making his announcement in the House, of Ommcji* regurcliflg ths Gov*

tern male hostile non-naturalised aliens, Mr. Asquitli said that naturalised aliens would bo permitted thoir liberty in exceptional cases only if the advisory body that it is proposed to sot up deemed it advisable. ALIEN MEMBERS OF STOCK EXCHANCE. MEMORIAL TO THE LORD MAYOR. (Rec. May 16, 4 p.m.)

London, May 15. A memorial, signed by 131 naturalised members of the Stock Exchange, has been presented to the Lord Mayor, tho signatories declaring their loyalty, and denouncing the German atrocities. The voluntary surrender of many aliens continues, while tho polico are arresting hundreds of others. PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION. THREATS OF FURTHER REPRISALS London, May 14. "The Times," in a leader, says.— "There is evidence of a widespread feeling against nationalisation, with no exemption. A tremendous wavo of anger is sweeping over England. There is evidence that the public has been roused to a consciousness of the formidable character of the German menace. This 'marked development of national temper will not soon be assuaged, asd the Government will bo wise to take heedi and turn in the right directions. This growth of burning anger is a grave warning to the Government and the Opposition that the public patience is not in exhaustible.' . . . Mr. Roosevelt counsels prompt action regarding the drowned babies and women. This Is an eloquent commentary on President Wilson's theory that a policy of blood and iron can be met by a polioy of milk and water."—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) GERMANS INDIGNANT. . (Reo. May 18, 8.80 p.m.). London, May 15. Berlin public opinion professes to be indignant over the internment of Germans and Austrians in Britain. The newspapers threaten reprisals on all civilians and officers now in Germany. Many of the public are surprised at the proposals for internment, believing that aP the German civilians in Britain had long ago been interned, as in Germany. GREAT MEETINC OF PROTEST. KAISER PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE. (Rec. May 16, 4 p.m.) London, May 15. A' crowded meeting was held at Chelsea to protest against German barbarities. Mr. Masse (editor of the "National Review"), Lord Charles Beresford, and Lord Robert Ceoil were the principal speakers. A resolution was adopted calling upon the Government, to proclaim the personal responsibility of the Kaiser and others in authority in Germany for the outrages. The speakers demanded the confiscation of German property in Englandworth eighty-fotir mi'lious—and also the internment of wealthy Germans, and the confiscation of German ships within the Empire.Lord Robert Cecil instanced oases of cruelty inflicted upon our wounded soldiers and upon British travellers, by the direct orders of German stall officers.