THE POSITION OF ALIENS.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 January 1918, Page 5

THE POSITION OF ALIENS.

' —— ■■* ». -> ■ REPLY BY DEFEkcE MINKT«B, 1 It will be remembered that «onlid*A able discussion took place at W«£m day's meeting of the Tar»naW Wa*B* iiet Association (cgarding the 1 alien ttw* „ O vh if h X'" raised V*■ letter frog the lanki Patriotic, Society rtqufttini the Association to secure- a satJafMtoH explanation as to the son«,of atiefitofi parents being discharged from cftbw Members said that Britishers had to J to the front, while aliens stayed at horiK and reaped the advantage. The secretary of the Tariki koeiety forwardedi.a letter to the Mink ter of Defence on the snbject,.ami A rS Ply wu.s received from Sir Jaana. IkQ who saw it was ttio policy of tie. fIS fence Department not to aD«w anyoM to proceed on active gervico. whose loj"»1 alty was in the. slightest Wav doufctefe It was considered that any of the«-meft Wio bad been sent home from <awnp*werl of Kreater service to the Empire Ji>'th2» crvil capacity than if thev were retalnS* in camp on home service. The Oovw2t ment has under consideration the igu£t ting of a war regulation ;inder (he Wt*l Regulations Act, sjivin? the military anthorities power to i^ P , a , , n av be coh'. ; = sidered necessary, th* serviet„o'f any rav.servistß who, «ii account of nationality,: are not sent to the front on. active s«sl vice. ■ ;-■