A CRIMINAL IMMIGRANT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 274, 13 November 1908, Page 2

A CRIMINAL IMMIGRANT.

Yesterday's telegrams stated tiuit a Dane naiiii-il Lhristii|ilii'isini was convicted of house-breaking and sentenced to three years' hard labor. It transpired at ific hearing that the immigrant had been found guilty of theft iii his own country at Copenhagen and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, hut at the end of nine months was released on condition that lie should go to the dominion of Xew Zealand and was sent out by the .Danish Government as a suitable immigrant. TUs Honor -Mr Justice Cooper said he thought a matter of ■ this kind should he looked into. We not onlv think it should lie Vioked into but that immediate action should bo taken. It has always been a matter of gratifieaion and pride to New Zealanders Ihal (lie early settlement of Ibis eountrv did not lind its origin b

the transportation of penal servitude convicts Its pii*ne:-r« wore :iot tainted with orimiiialily. 1* this Dominion, in those days, p'ing I" calmly submit to tin- iiuiisnil.v mill nlVrom in which we have boon subjected at tiro hands of •the Danish authorities? Ts it -.inl :r:i inMill t« tin- Motherland: Is mil. their conduct a direct infraction of th'.' law (if iii'linns? Tli.it. law surely require 111,, observance of justice a'nd good faith on Ilml intercourse which most frequonllv occurs between friendly Stales. Wo luivo always tnl;oll il as automatic l.hat different 'nations oii^lif. at least i-.i time of iioiicc. to do one aaolhor all 111.. good tliov can. The circumstances of the case. In which we have lldvorleil. call for immediate action. Wo would vii K "f>t, Unit this ennvic! I.e sent hack to'l'openliagon wiih a r.eomnieiidalioa dial he should eoniplelc llis ler M inipvisf.nnii"! f"i- the crime lie lhfTc| commiU.-d. thai I lie DunMi (lovorll-l meiil re-inihni-..i. Ibis Dominion II ( | H'llri'iorilVs for HIV i..',.,.■:, ~!' i,e ~,-j liov.i' aeionilv. asl I'-..,.. s..i-|. r ...■■■ ~,p | ,; ; ,:as m-.1... through the ! pi ; ff fl \eriiii'.'-iil (if iicocvap.■;...-■ Mill ■•!■■ t'or'.'-id-o'l' ."'l'-mit vlroh r-eii-u. ■•'.• I tlm/i-h Us authorities., lias ollcrcd to:

the people of this Dominion. We await the determination of the Government on the subject.