Evening star., 1915-05-13
internnient Of Germans. The following
resolution was then adopted:
Riots, Fires and Disease Feared.

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Thousands Of citizens Of London.
gathered together at a mass meeting.
unanimously protest against any kith
and kin of German mutilators. poison
ers and murderers OF men. women and
children being any longer allowed to
be at largesin the British Islands. and
fearing riots. fires. the spread OF dis
ease germs and poisoned water. hereby
unanimously demand that the govern
ment take immediate steps to intern
or deport all alien enemies. male or
female. whatever their nationality
naturalized or otherwise
This resolution Immediately was tele-
graphed to Premier Asauith, Sinclair
Smith. chairman of the committee OF
the gathering for the internment OF
alien enemies. delivered a speech. in
the temper of the people was such that
unless the cabinet carried out the de-
mands Of the resolution the people
would take the law into their own
revolution. said Mr.. Smith. but some
thing must be done and done quickly
to save the country
No one Seriously Injured.
| In last nights riotine many German
shops had their windows smashed and
some were pillaged. The proprietors
of the shops generally we're driven
away by angry crowds. None Of the
persons attacked is reported to have
been seriously injured. but consid-
en- and had their clothes torn. One or
two shops have been set on fre by the
rioters.
A spontaneous movement has devel-
oped in the London market to boycott
subjects of enemy countries. and small
dealers who appeared for supplies yes
terday were refused them, and mum
ber of them were driven away by
crowds.
Police Forces Depleted.
The police forces of both London and
Liverpool have been depleted by en-
listments in the army. and special con-
stables have been called out to help
the regulars. These constables. how
ever. are mostly citizens without ex-
perience in police work, and the mobs
often have got the better of them. A
number of police have been injured
during the riotings
Many of the disturbers of peace were
brought before the police courts and
received punishment in sentences rang
ing from four months imprisonment
imposed on one Liverpool woman. to q
four-shilling fine.
In several instances English. Swiss
and Russian shops bearing Teutonle
names have been mistaken by the riot.
suffered the same damage as the Ger
man shops.
Troops Finally Called Out.
The government did not call upon
the military until late last night. wher
the riots at Southend. provoked by
recent German airship raid. in which
an aged woman was killed led the gen
eral commanding the district to put the
soldiers in charge of the town.
| The anti-German feeling is In nc
! wise confined to the lower classes OF
the population. There has been gen.
internment of all subjects OF enc
my countries, and agitation by sew.
eral members of parliament lnducee
the premier to summon special cani'
| net meeting yesterday to consider the
matter. After the meeting Premier AS
oIith made a statement in the house OF
| commons foreshadowtng that the gov
ernment will carry out the popular de-
mand for placing these aliens In con
centration camps.
1t Is estima ated that there are $4,000
persons of German or Austrian birth
outside the internment camps In Eng
land, of whom 10000 are in London
The majority are engaged in humble
occupations, as small shopkeepere, par
bers, walters and workingmen.
Press Justtfies Rioting.
The London morning papers. while
deploring the anti-German riots. rec
ognize the anger of the mob as quite
intelligible, considering the great
provocation, and almost unanimous
indorse the governments virtual de-
cision to intern German residents.
The Times urges internment as the
only remedy, and says:
The impression is widespread and on
Germans enjoy here may constitute a
serious menace in time Of emergency,
and. if they are not dealt with. the day
NAV come when scenes of violence will
recur, until we find our own troops
called upon to shoot down our own
citizens"
The Times advocates the segregation
of Germans of military age and the de-
portation of the others and thinks
that even the highly placed naturalized
Germans should not be exempt.
The Daily Mail frankly declares that
the presence of the highly placed nat
uralized Germans is a national menace
and calls for the immediate internment
of all the Germans, those naturalized
included.
The Morning Post says: Our regret
for the mob violence is tempered by
our satisfaction at the result. The mob
was, in substance, right"