New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-14
ALL GERMANS In
GREAT BRITAIN
TO Be lNTERNED
Premier Asquith Takes
Drastic Action to Stop
RiOting.
fBy Cable 10 The Tribune.l

London, May 13.-The British gov
ernment has bowed before the terrlhc
storm of public opinion, and all Eng
lisb narties now agree that the alien
enemy peril within the United King
dom is now ended. Premier Asquith
announced in the House of Commons
this afternoon that all aliens OF enemy
countries of military age would be IN
termed, this applying to those raturai-
lied against whom there was any sus'
picion. and that all aliens Of enemy
countries over military age would De
Immediately repatriated. He added tnat
tho majority of German women and
children would be repatriated. In re-
snonse 20 a question Premier Asquith
defined military age as the period be-
tween the ages of seventeen and fifty
five.
"At this moment" he added. some
forty thousand unnaturalized aliens, OF
whom $4,000 are men. are at large in
this country. Some 10000 non-natural-
lied alien enemies have already been
interned."
Must Prove Bona Fides.
In addition to the measures outlined
an Advisory Court, presided over Dy
imdgo of the High Court. will have
mower TO intern all naturalized persons
Of enemy origin unless the latter can
satisfactorily prove their bona hdes'
Already numbers of these, including
Sir Fe.lx Schuster, Sir Carl Meyer
Ernest J Schuster, Sir Ernest Schln 1,
y Eck,tein and Leopold Hlrsch, all
Of them great financial magnates' nave
practically done this IN the last TWO
days. by publicly disavowing Germany
and proclaiming their unquallhed dis-
annroyal of German methods, and tnou-
eands of others will probably follow
suit.
don tonight issued orders for the ar
rcst of all subjects of enemy countries
! cf military age. II is expected that an
those will be arrested or voluntarily
surrender within few days
Among the most sober-minded mem
hors ~ the community there Is a feeI-
;r- ~ ,bsolute thankfulness that the
onycrnment has realized the situation
and RESPONDED quickly. A strong De.
| lief exists that otherwise numDer Oh
| Iamentable tragedies might nave oc-
Cured within the next rev houIs
which. although they might have sat
+ isfed the mobs' desire for vengeance
for the sinking OF the Luslthn'a. wouIu
have benefited neither Enslands cause
nor reputation.
In Smithfield VI ,rket.
Affairs in Smithfield Market also TOOK
an uglv turn to-day. Porters yesterday
;ns;sted that all the American traders
mt up notice. "No business done win
. Germans." Some did so, but others re,
fused, though when the mob started
70 wreck the premises Of the unwilling
/ ones the latter were obliged TO capitu,, I,
/ late. All now have the cards displayed
/ and the porters have threatened ven
eeance # they are removed Inc man
ager OF an American trust stateu W
day that Americans had instrueIeu
their statesmen no; to supply Germans.
lie did not think II right, however ior
the cards 10 be put up without 'he
consent Of the City Corporation
"It is really matter for the govern
ment TO control the Germans IN this
/ country" he said. and II shouldn't De
+ left 20 the Smithtield porters. -,
A great mass meeting took place THIS
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