Mr. Shortt said that all but 1,160 of the 24,200
enemy slices interned had been sent home, and that about 21,000 others, who had not been interned, were still here. Those who did not wish to leave the country could appeal to Mr. Justice Salter', Committee. All the rest, whether interned or not., would be repatriated as fast as the ships could carry them. We imagine that the public is mainly concerned to know whether the enemy alien will be prevented from coming into the country. Mr. Shortt emphasized the value of the new provision making any alien who was guilty of stirring up disaffection liable to penal servitude. It is strange that the law did not provide for such cases, until the Defence of the Realm Act was passed. Under the new clause the Bolshevik agents should be promptly and firmly dealt with.
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