New-York tribune., 1918-07-12
Exemptions From Intern
ment and Repatriation
To Be Revised
E,nemy-Owned Banks
To Be Liquidated
Sir George Cave Outlines
Governments Policies
to Parliament

LONDON, July 1l.-Speaklng IN the
poose OF Commons to-day during the
Sobste over q special committees re-
mort On the enemy alien question,
Premier Lloyd George declared that
III, plans made by Sir George Cave,
Home Secretary, for a more severe
pslicy in the handling of the aliens
should be carried out vigorously,
vigorously and with fairness.
The menace of enemy aliens living
Freely in England has been the text of
newspaper agitation in the past two
weeks more keen than ony of the
numerous anti-German waves of feel
ing which the country experiences at
frequent intervals since the war began.
TIE subject in the House of Com
mons to-day was based on the report
Of the Committee of Six. which Pre-
mier LLOYD George appointed on July
10 consider the question and make
recommendations.
To Liquidate Enemy Banks
ne HOiNC NolI NtOISc
Cave. whose department has charge
recommendations of the committee will
be carried into effect The foremost
is the winding up OF German banks,
which have been in the hands of re-
ceivers for more than three years, and
the closing Of which has been de-
manded by the newspapers for more
than d year past.
TIE Secretary said it would be made
impossible for the banks to reopen for
some years after the war. The fact is
however, that any future Cabinet may
unmake any such policy framed by the
present Cabinet if it wishes.
Many Germans and persons of Ger
man descent have been changing their
names during the war. The commit
ice pror oses that the changes be can
celled or that they be not permitted
to take effect until six months afte,
The war
There are only few thousand aliens
left uninterned in England. A consid-
cradle proportion of them are old peo-
pie. Another fairly large contingent
has some cne serving in the British
amy, and there is a sharp difference
o. opinion on the question of interning
.hese.
Intern Them All'
Intern them ALL" is the watchword
Of the extremists, led by the North
elife papers. Other papers, like 1.-The
Westminster Gazette" "The Daily
News "The Chronicle" and "The Man
chester Guardian" liken the present
movement to witch batting" and the
historic mo popery" agitations.
10 fl.. I.
nouse OF Commons in which Noel Penn.
bertonBillings's party candidate polled
nearly two-thirds as many votes as the
coalition candidate was apparently an
aye-opener for the government as to
public opinion. Pemberton-B filings S
party had a single platform plank, de-
manding that aliens be interned
Popular feeling, whether right or
wrong, is that influential wealthy peo-
pie of German connections have been
favored, The Daily News" said to-
day.
"If there is to be surrender to
this infamous clamor, let Parliament
see to it that there is no picking and
choosing, no marrying of little people
and screening of big people. Let it be
clear that Lord Milner must be in
termed with the little grocer of enemy
origin on back street, whose son
perhaps, has been killed in the war
Since Lord Miner, Secretary OF
State for War although with German
family antecedents, is considered by
many the strongest power in the Cabi-
net, fulhllment of this demand is un.
likely.
Much depends upon the committees
set up to carry out the new policies,
ne said sNr bor, cb c&r %
impartial Nothing but the public in
'erest should be considered, and that
must be done ruthlessly by these com.
mittees.'
u was difficult, the Premier contin-
ped, TO preserve ones temper when
one heard of aliens Growing about
uerman victories. There was never a
case Of British setback when he did
not get numerous letters written by
Irtermans IN Britain growing about it
'hese letters bore British postmark
ana obviously were written by Ger
mans. That sort of thing must be
stopped.
In time of war" he said. in con-
.iusion we must give the benefit OF
& sae doubt to our own country The
IlsKs are far too great for enemy aliens
not to be searched out ruthlessly, even
70 70 The point of individual hardships
Inc Inc only limit to be placed upon it is
,'t 'uae we should not enter into compe-
ieion with the Germans. That would
oe degrading our flag. But at the
zane time, do not let us commit the
4cliy OF overtrustfulness to the extent
we'll" 1o'o 81
internment Recommended
me committee recommended the i'm
Iieaiate ai interning of every male enemy
LeH over eighteen years, except those
Tuo' tor medical or other reasons
auould be exempted, and the repatriat
,e OF all female enemy aliens except
evos rnose whose husbands had been granted
'Agrm1pton r1 from internment.
., me committee also recommended
na nne immediate discharge of all such
persons ,s employed in any government
Sreep"rtment, and that all enemy busi
'hree months. ''''''
Agai. ,i George Cave, Secretary for Home
tfo"alrS' fosai' who opened the debate, re.
o,oiE ..lnE to the public anxiety on the
rrse"'lon, said he believed this anxiety
s,@S a@S cue to insufficient knowledge OF
sr.l.1 pS taken to protect the country from
TrtSAing like alien danger
fbaae Me Home Secretary said it was true
fri fI'e was anxiety even among thought.
r;a, ana reasonable men as to what
bess b'sn' be the effect of so large a mum
was oi aliens in England, and that it
tsto me me duty Of the government to
u the country.
pitai isGco 9utrages&as the sinking of hos
aSS. sFai ships, SiC George said. must
onee.. eo. the point of view from which the
psrr.!n pn'lon was approached. If the enemy
niA.Hltted acts OF that kind. enemy Snh.