The question of alien enemies who are still at large
in this country was raised in the House on Monday by Mr. Joynson-Hicks, who said that there were 13,546 male alien enemies uninterned—namely, 6,820 Germans, 5,609 Austrians, 38 Bulgarians, and 1,079 Turks. Mr. Butcher said that 146 Germans and 44 Austrian(' had been naturalized between August, 1914, and November, 1916. Sir George Cave, the Home Secretary, in replysaid that headhered to his prede- cessor's- rule that no more alien enemies would be naturalized, and promised to introduce a Bill empowering the Government to review and revoke naturalization certificates. Many alien enemies over military age, and their women and children, heel been sent home. About thirty thousand were interned. Those who had not been interned were men of friendly races, such as Czechs or Alsatians, or had been licensed for work of national importance.
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