“BE Loyal or Out."’

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1922, Page 3

“BE Loyal or Out."’

Speaking at an indignation meeting in Sydney in connection with the assassination ol Field .Marshal Sir Henry Wilson. -Mr Scott- Fell. M.N.A., president of the British Empire . Union, ! said that Britain was suffering from • enemies within as well as without the Empire. They trad enemies in Svtlliev to-da.v. and only that afternoon he had heard a member in the House compare th,. noble l{ed Cross flag with i the red flag. He had heard it said i that “hundreds of thousands who he- . hinged to the Empire also believed in the red ling, which stood for the revolutionaries in Russia.” So there were dangers that they had to fight against and those who would not acknowledge* i 4>ll u flag should be kicked out of the country, and he himself in his official and private capacities was prepared to do all in his power to got the wietehes out. The disloyalists thought that tliev were strong because of the liberty that they were allowed,; the disloyalists thought that they would not interfere with their nefarious workings and teachings. That was net the ease. They had all seen what had happened to Russia, and yet to-day some of those in their midst and some of them in Parliament were prepared to shako the blood-stained hands of those in Russia. He thought that the time had arrived when the British (lovernmeiit should tell their enemies frankly and should tell those nations that were trying to interfere with them, principally lAmo’ica: “Mind your own business.” They had to tell their disloyalists to he loyal to Australia to lie loyal .to Britain, or else get out of the country.” The time bad come, said Mr Scott Fell when they must make it clear that those who were disloyal must suffer one of two things, “leave the country or string them cip.” He- had no hesitation in saving that if they passed half a dozen known declared disloyalists out of the country all the other fellows that had heroine disloyal would shut up. While talking disloyalty they di ( | not want to leave us.