SYDNEY SENSATION.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3501, 1 June 1920, Page 6

SYDNEY SENSATION.

PEOCEEDINGS VEEGE ON SEEIOUS BIOT. SYDNEY. May 30. During the war, Bather Jerger, . Bomanist priest, was placed iu tin German internment camp. Beyond tin feet of his being of German nation ality, other reasons, if any existed were not disclosed. The Eoman Churcl authorities at the time made an in effective protest against the intern ment of the priest. "The fixing of Jcr ger’s deportation for a date early ir June revived the case and led tc strong protests from Catholic societies, and representations to the Federal authorities not to carry the deportment Into effect. Among others, Lord Mayor Fitzgerald has'taken a prominent part in the movement. A deputation was sent to Melbourne and interviewed Mr Hughes to urge non-de-portation before Jerger is given an open trial, and in support of this a demonstration was “ arranged (for today in Moore Park. The agitation has led to much heart;-burning and press correspondence against the easing of the treatment against Germans or allowing the religious aspect to interfere in the case. This lei to the Eeturned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Association organising a counter-demon-stration in the park with a view of impressing on the Federal Governemnt the necessity of not” relaxing regulations for the deportation of Germans or of permitting anything savouring of disloyalty. One hundred and fifty thousand people attended tlie m'eet- 1 ings, the speakers against deportation including Mr Eyan (late Premier of Queensland), the Lord Mayor and the Attorney-General. After a resolution in favour of deportation, the soldiers counted the other meting out and then rushed the rl siatfokm, waving a Union Jack and rOlleci the speakers off. They in turn' tacked, the proceedings at ohe T -'tsme verging on a serious riot. s • ''vovmd I