RELEASED GERMANS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3426, 4 March 1920, Page 5

RELEASED GERMANS.

SIR FRANCIS BLII.-L’S VIEWS.

R-ET LTRNED .\Us.\' DISAGREE.

A protest agaimst the Governnlent’s attitude in regard to released German interneesa was voiced by the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association on Sunday evening, Ml‘ Geo. Elliott presiding. The matter was raised by the scoretary, Mr E. F. Andrews, calling atten-

tion to the View of the Minister for Internal Affairs, Sir Francis Bell, on the subject, to the following eEt'ect:—~That Germans who were interned were not necessarily dangerous in times of peace; that it would not be practicable to deport all such Germans, many of whom were married to English Women; and that it would be inconsistent with the peace terms that the Government should prevent the Germans from carrying on trade.

Mr E. W. Tudor mover? that the Associatiou disagree with the opinion of the Minisfor for Interuai Affairs, that interned ?1i(‘11S who were dangerous in war time were not dangerous in peace tiwo. but that flio Association (2011si'dnrod f‘.w_v were dan§_rm'ous at all times, and shouTtT bo dr=,nm'f(‘d.

Tho motion \'-'as carried unallinlox,~..~:ly.