The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-15
All Male Enemies Over Mill
tary Age Included in
the Measure
ANNOUNCEMENT
MADE IN COMMONS
Plan to Repa,triate Also the
Enemy's Women and
Children

London, May l5.--Premier Asquith an
nounced in the House OF Commons yes
terday that "All male enemies over mill
tary age will be repatriated." He also
said that women and children in suit
able cases will be repatriated though
some might remain. The government
proposes to aggregate ''all adult male
enemies for their own safety and fol
the safety of the country"
The large American meat establish.
ments at Smithfield yesterday Joined
their British confrcres in displaying q
notice to the effect that no business
would be transacted with Germans
Some friction had been threatened be-
cause the Americans delayed putting
out the notice until they received in
structions from headquarters.
| In announcing the alien policy of the
| government some 10000 unnaturalized
aliens, of whom $4,000 are men, are at
large in this country The government
proposes that all adult males of this
class should, for their own safety and
that of the country, be segregated and
interned. If over the military age they
should be repatriated The government
recognizes there may be cases calling
for exceptional treatment. Women and
children in suitable cases should be re-
patriated; but there no doubt will be
many cases in which justice and human
ity will require that they be allowed to
remain.
"An official body, judicial in character,
will be set up to deal with claims for
exemption, and as soon as the military
and naval authorities have provided the
necessary accommodations those who
have not secured exemption will be in
termed. In the case of naturalized aliens,
who in law are British subjects. mum
bering about 5000, the prima faeie pre-
sumption should be the other way; but
exceptional eases established to the sat
isfaction of the advising body will be
especially dealt with. There must be
powers of internment in cases of proved
necessity or danger
Premier Asquith mentioned incidental
ly that 10000 non naturalized alien en-
emies already had been informed in
Great Britain. Andrew Bonar Law, the
leader of the opposition, said he well
coined the premier's statement for the
reason that the country was so reused
it was liable to get out of hand.
Near the customhouse, also, there was
some rioting in which women rs well
as men participated. The riotng here
grew more violent as the day progressed
The mob got out OF hand and wrecked
and looted property on all sides, on the
least suspicion that ii was owned by
A q
followed the wreckers, the women wear.
ing especially made aprons capable of
carrying their booty, while the boys
trundled wheelbarrows. loading them up
with loot as they progressed Whole
sides of bacon were favorite trophies
Anti-German feeling in the Goldthorpe
mining district, in Yorkshire, led to vio-
lent scenes during the night Thursday.
Revolvers were fired and four men sus-
tanned injuries. The police had TO charge
the crowd and had great difficulty n
keeping the Infatuated miners in check. |
The enthusiasm of the anti -Germansts |
was evidenced yesterday afternoon at |
Tower hill, an historic meeting place |
Of London. when 100 black coated stock |
brokers, merchants and city men. sup
ported by thousands of tie general pub. |
lie, stood in a drenching rain and wildly |
cheered speeches calling for the intern
ment OF Germans. The following reso-
luton was then passed;
Thousands Of citizens Of London gath.
cred together az a mass meeting unani
nously protest against any kith and kin
Of German mutilators, PRISONERS and
OF men, women and children
being any longer allowed 10 BE- At large
in the British islands, and, fearing riots.
fires, the spread Of disease germs and
poisoned water, hereby unanimously De. K
nand that the government take imme-
date steps 10 intern or deport all alien
enemies. male or female. whatever their |
nationality, nsturalized or otherwise"
The resolution was Immediately tele-
yrsphed to Premier Asquith.
People Threaten to Rise.
Sinclair Smith, chairman OF the com
nittee on the gathering for the intern
nent Of alien enemies. delivered = speech /
n which he warned the government that
he temper ~ the people was such that
1nless the cabinet carried out the de-
nands Of tie resolution the people wonld :
axe the Law into their own hands "We .
no not out 70 advocate revolution said 9
IT, smith. -hut something must D. done. y
md done quiekly. b save The coun- .
~
scotland Yard Yesterday ISSUED IN
nerreucy rail- for All special eonsta hias !
n report Immediately for dutr. This .
rould appear % b. tire oI.lv precautiOn- !,
~ measure taken b. TIRE authorities .
yesterday for the protect iUn III Ger j.
uams in Enrlsnd. For the menenf TIE
uti German rirtin and attafks in Tn
or quarters 1T flundun auf Liverpool /,
= meH ~ Is Wmntheaffr HsfkenheaA