Special courts are to be setup which will have the power of life or death over the inhabitants of the realm, Loni terms. of imprisonment fond the death penalty itself can bel inflicted by there courts without the intervention of a jury. It is thus enacted that, by Ministerial "deere Issued in a panic, the Magna Charta, the Habeas Corpus Act, and the' time-honoured bulwarks of the lives and liberties of every subject, however humble he may be, can be sus pended.
Tt fs not contended that there have! arisen any' conditions of anarchy, Tawlessness and rebellion which would. justify these revolutionary. changes. Sti there have been ale Feady- Indications that a project. was contemplation for interfering with the legitimate etitleism of the execu: five by the press, Even the right of Parliament to voice the sentiments of the people who returned them to Westminister "to urye redress for their grievances and to check maladminatation "and Hnepttnde being Imperiiled by the constant suppress with those which are put in our mouths by "our" rulers, are en= tirely unjustifiable. "There is nothing. which is more likely to effect a. per~ manent Injury upon the morale of the nation than the introduction of these totalitarian methods "into. the government of a country which
cat Droudly boasts itis the froest on T have only just returned from a it of that part of the country with which T am associated. 1 found there Ail classes and. parties united with the Government in the determination to-do all in their power—in fact everything they were asked to do—to assist im repelling any invader in his Attempt to land on our shores.
Workmen in their factories. labour with energy and zeal to assist ¢reasing the output of our means of defence. Farmers carry out without grudge or grouse all the exceptional obligations "which the Ministry 'Aaricullure has imposed upon them, to increase the production of food from our own sell. They" often do what they are told' with inadequate means at their disposal—but they doit.
Volunteers Execed Demand The local defence volunteers arc} coming forward in numbers which exceed the demand and far beyond, our immediate powers for equipment and training. They are" ready and eager to risk their lives in the defence of their native land. There no group sulking or holding aloof from there activities.
It would be idle {0 pretend there is no criticism of the: Government, There is a good dear of criticism bout the organization of ote toeal 'And of course there is a great deal' to be said about the lack of adequate But surely all these are legitimate criticisms on the part of a people who fare still prepared to do their best To Lose Citizenship Kovno, Aug. 4.
The Lithvanion cabinet yesterday decided to deprive. the Lithuanian Minister in. Washingioi and the Minister in London of their Lithuanfan nationality for condemning the Hussian annexation of Lithuania, The cabinet decided {0 confiscate the property of the {wo diplomats and place a permanent ban on their return to Lithuania. The Minister to Washington is Mr. Povilas Zadeika and the Afinister io London is Mr. Bronius Ubalutis.
Meanwhile, a great popular demonstration was planned for today 10. celebrate the inclusion of Lithuania the Soviet Union, Special cele-rations will be held at the sports stadium organized by the Commun ist Party and trade unions.
"At the same. time, hundreds of Jews and war refugees from Poland. Ihave been gathering daily outside the Japanese Consulate at Kovno seeking Wises. for Japan with, the, eventual objective of emigrating to Dutet Guinea. About 12,000 war refusees and Jews are at present living in Lithania—United Press.
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