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Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1918, Page 4

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DEPUTATION TO MINISTER i'i CUSTOMS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, March 30. A deputation from the Loyal Orange Lodge and Protestant Political Association interviewed the Hon. Myers, stating lihey desired to obtain certain publications on Romanism from other countries. As Minister of Customs Mr Myers had decided lie could not allow it. liev v m Hj, said this literature was remiTcd 1 o counteract certain disloyalty. If <•' rsunent continued to atop it ■ iviiji'!- in then protectants would speak ' Mr 31) ere: 1- that a threat? | Rev. Smith:? It is not a threat. It is a statement of fact, They would support' the National Cabinet so long as tlie 'Cabinet acted in the best interests of the country, If this literature was false the Roman Catholics could easily prove its falsity, Dr Keckie. representing the Protestant Political Association. expressed similar remarks, Mr Myers said ho had seen the literature in qiien'tionj He had consulted Mr Masfioy jiuiil they had decided it would be prejudicial to recruiting and stopped it. coming in, They had to recognise the limpiro was at war, It was necessary to present a united front, particularly in view of the critical situation now existing, He suggested their views were onesided. but-promised to bring them before Cabinet soon,