CO129-427 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 99

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"his moral support" whatever that may amount to

I don't know. I have sounded the Agents of the

several companies here but can get no satisfaction

out of them, they all however seem to think that it

would be impossible to keep these Alien enemies off

the ship but in my opinion I consider that a

Shipmaster can order any undesirable person off his

ship. It is reported that up North one Shipmaster

informed the Commissioner of Customs at the port

at which he was at the time, that unless the German

Customs Officer who was on duty on board his ship

was immediately removed he would be put in irons,

and he was at once removed.

I can however not

vouch for that as it is only hearsay.

Never-

theless the relations are very strained, and these

allen enemies could do an immense amount of damage

to ships' property, or gear and never be found out.

I wrote to the local press some time back, and for

a few days here Britishers or Neutrals were sent on

British steamers, but they soon went back to sending

alien enemies on board again. I can quite under-

stand