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I ENEMY ALIENS.
I -o
SHOULD THEY BE DEPORTED?
' DECISION OF SOLDI URS' INTER- '
STATE COUNCIL.
MELBOURNE, ; June..'!.
Whether enemy aliens who have been
interned in Australia during' the war
should be deported m allow addo remain
in the Comnioiitvpiltl' was discussed
with animation to-day at the Inter-State
Council meeting of the Returned Sailors'
and Soldiers" imperial League now sitting
in Melbourne The debate took place
on the communication from the South
Australian blandly, 111118 decided that
all interned Girm ins should be returned
to Germany
Captain Blackburn AT (South Australia),
said that many internees were
read 1 mug to their old districts 111 That
State One of their had recently actually
tried to be elected to 11 repatriation
eoiîiniittee He moved - "Until the council
demands that the" Federal Government
depart to their own country all aliens
who were entering (I (lining throw-in "
Mr Corboy, M If I! (Av'tsl Australia),
seconded the motion. Mum aliens, who
had, had previously taken part in the
timber industry in West Australia. Re
presentations had tip-tilted 111 110 new
licenses being granted to them silent,
but Austrians who had been released
from. internment had been permitted to
go on with their old work to the detri-
ment of around soldiers who applied
for licenses which were refused
Cups 11 m Gull said he thought that
some exceptions must be futile Goff
miners who were interned should be sent
out of the country. but there are other
cases where justice should be temper led
with meat
Ali Moms (X S "V) said that in his
State only the vi pallin internees have been
Blessed Gel 111,111 wellings with no food
tidal influence had been interned, though
they were not a menace to the intuitive
-Ah Douglas (Q) said that if he men-
in judge from his own pxiipupiup all good
Gemmill who died at had not met a
good Gorman Germans, w]io"weii> not
tumult it to be safe to be at large in
time of war were, not entitled to be set
free in time of peace
Captain Gull said some consideration,
should be shown to the Germans who
had Australian it wives and children, A
foul smell must bid show 11 Ibunselvps to
be respect able citizens
The president (Colonel Bolton) said
that the council should suggest some
thing practical which could not be taken
exception to be fair-minded non Sime
niPii of I'licmj 01 man had done good vi oil
for A tisdall 1 They should ask the
GoieiiiniPiil to nptinuiL 1 board to in
came into the situation Alli who had
fought in the war should be unsealed
Ali Dunolly (Ayr issue that he could
quote, ninnes where Germans were holding
positions not only 111 pin to employ
ideal, but in Good! men of science
'Jbp motion was agreed to and it was
decided to ask the Governor in (0 in
point a board to investigate the question
of persons of enemy origin unyielding
business in Australia.
A further ipiniiuiifiulniioii was that no
timber in schools should be allowed in
Australia
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