Problem of Aliens.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVIII, Issue 288, 14 May 1915, Page 5

Problem of Aliens.

RIOTS IN LONDON. "A DISGRACEFUL ORGIE." nn;:,!.\x:; kouciily jiandlku. MA.VY SHOPS SMASHED. Received May 111, 4 p.m. . London, May 12. Many shops wore wrecked and looted in tlip Kast End. A crowd was incensed at a Herman shouting, "To liell with England!" Hermans wire severely treated. Their clothes were torn oil', and n number were injured. Stones and other missiles were thrown. Several arrests were made. Hermans in the lOast Uml are ortanisiii' for self-defence. r Disorders at Poplar spread akirminjdv. Hii'i-c was a disgraceful or;rie ( ,f shopwmaslim;;. Tli" occupants were kicked <»it, Ktruck. and heaten l, v tlu- crowd, which overwhelmed the police. Women iiinl cliildren carried oil' h,aves and (lour. Herman women cmlcavourinj,' to jrel their cliildren to safety were struck down. The crowd smashed bakers' cart.* A number of police were injured, and there wore many arrests. Six shops wire wrecked at Camdentown. A force of territorials restored order. Several rioters were arrested. DAYS OF LIBERTY CLOSING. WOKLDAVIDK OPPOSITION. London, May 12.

-Mr. Asmiith, in (he House of Commons, alluding to tin' progressive violation of the rales of civilised warfare a sill humanity, said that the (iovernment was alive to the faet that the recent events made it necessary to look be- \ oiid mere military considerations. The (lovernment was 'carefully considering the practicability of the segregation ami internment of ti'l alien enemies on a comprehensive scale. Mr. Hai-court informed Mr. Uinisto.ii that it was i:r:-:o:<sililc to employ Zulus in Viand'vs. ?,|.-. Houston: "Have Zulus v. it It on guilty of atrocities like th'o (iermuiisY" Mr. Harcourt: "No. sir. t should never make such a suggestion/' City men reassembled at the 1 loyal Kxchange, and alter extraordinarilv Vnihusiastic scenes, resolved to hold a great meeting on Tower Hill to-morrow Criticisms hostile to Lord Ualdane were cheered repeatedly. A crowd of :MMI raided almost every shop in North Woolwich, looted all the stock and removed the furniture. The police, were powerless to stop the riot. Mr. .foynson Hicks and Lord Charles F.ercsford have presented a petition in the House of Commons signed by lialf-a-niillion women urging the internment of all alien enemies. There were wild anti-Orman demonstrations in Aldgato, Linichouse, .Stepney, P.ethnal (Ireen, and Poplar, where shops were wrecked. Hermans were mobbed on reappearing at Nmithfiekl Market. There were disturbances in Leeds, .Shelfield, Bradford, Birkenhead, and Cardiff, and many other towns. ACTION IN SOUTH AFIUCA. Johannesburg, May 12. Knemy aliens have been requested not to enter the Stock Exchange. The Mayor summoned a citizens' meeting to protest, against the brutalities A tier-man flag was trampled on in the street and another burned in front of the Town Hall. The public are urged to boycott (iermans. The Hand Club is draped in mourning. The strike at Brakpan dots not all'ect the power stations, it occurred among Stuart's workmen. Stuart, a building contractor, is missing from the Lusitanin. The municipality of Pretoria recorded its detestation and horror at (iermany'a crime UNPOPULAR IN CHINA. Peking, May 12. Ornians at Tientsin, by celebrating the loss of tin! Lusitania, caused great ill-feeling. Newspapers urge the Allies to assume the (,'erman concessions to prevent collisions. IN AUSTRALIA. Sydney, May 13. A guard of twenty-five police, was formed to protect the German Club and the homes of leading Teutonic citizens. NEW ZEALAND.

Wellington, May 13. ! The Prime Minister made a statement ; to a Post reporter to-day regarding the agitation to intern German subjects in New Zealand. He pointed out that therewere approximately 10,(100 Germans and Austrians and their descendants in tiie Dominion at the present time, and it was quite impossible to place them all under guard. The greater number of males were naturalised, and where the husband was naturalised the wife was also looked upon as a naturalised subject. There were quite a number of alien enemy subjects under supervision at the. present moment, and they were being very closely watched. The terms of parole granted in the case of those unnaturalised foreigners who were allowed liberty being strictly enforced, and they had to report at frequent intervals to the police. ' INTERNING GERMANS. -WE MUST KKKP FAITH WITH THKM." ISUT TTIEY MUST BE LOYAL. By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent. Wellington, Last Night. A demand comes from Dunedin that the (iovernment should take steps to intern all (ioniums and Austrians now resident in New Zealand. Your correspondent mentioned this matter to the Minister of Defence to-day and was assured that the Defence Department was doing everything within reason to prevent danger arising from the cnemv within the gate. Mr. Allen stated that a considerable number had been interned already and others were being taken into custody as occasion demanded. "We cannot arrest naturalised citizens of the country merely because they have German blood in their veins," said the Minister. "They have become citizens of the Empire, and they are entitled to the rights and privileges enjoyed by born citizens. We must keep faitli with them as long us they keep faith with us by showing loyalty to the country of their adoption. What the (iovernment ought to do is to make sure that aliens, naturalised or otherwise, are loyal in deed as well as in word, and thai they do nothing detrimental to the interests of New Zoa'and or of the Empire." The Minister added that it was easy to understand that angry feeling had been evoked by the news received during the last few days, but the people of the Dominion must remember to be just. They should not condemn anybody Jinheard or allow their feelings to run away with them. The Government was not overlooking the need for vigilant2 in dealing with aliens.

I MUfiUNG m BTDKEY. I f GERMAN i'Unm CLOSED. Ricuived May VS, H.ii p . m , .. ■ Sydney, May 11 On tlio rupren-ntations 01 tiie police tllllt tIIWO. HilS II |>ir: jiiilif. in' ||;m,,- ],£ iiiS attacked, i.V nnlitar, titles cii'ai'd both tlie liennan Wu'im in iv.diiey. hiiicc the Liiaiuuua was sunk, ieding against enemy ulienu lias been strong.