A suggestion to drop the word “alien” and substitute some other term, is made today in a letter to the editor of the anti-Semitic “Morning Post” signed by “Britannus”.
The writer says that “alien” means all foreigners. “As we know in our hearts, we have no objection to friendly foreigners whom we heartily welcome, but the unwelcome ones are those who belong to one political type and largely to one race”, the writer states.
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