London, Nov, 17.
Official:—In a speech in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister said that it was important to withhold from the enemy supplies of food and war materials. It was equally important that we should not act in a high-handed fashion in regard to neutral nations: this precept we had conscientiously tried to carry out.
The Home Secretary informed the House that only one-third of the total number of alien-enemies had been interned. The majority of those interned were either suspicious persons or indigent unemployed. He added that, so far as possible, enemy-aliens who were themselves friendly were exempted from interment and every consideration was shown them in the enforcement of the Aliens Act.
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