New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-28
PRISONERS SHOT.
SAYS KITCHENER
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NY object in rising is to say, with all
shall not forget. and we ought not TO
forget, this horrible record OF caicu-
lated cruelty and crime.
1--WE shall at the end Of this war
hold it to be our duty to exact such
reparation against those who are
proved TO be the guilty agents in this
matter as il may be possible for us TO
inf1ict. ! do not think we would be
doing our duty either to those brave,
unfortunate men, or to the honor Of
our country, or TO the plain dictates of
humanity, if we should be content with
anything less than that"
Lord Lansdowne, leader Of the 0ppo-
sition in the House o. ords, also spoke.
He said the charges against Germany
oners had been proved to the hilt," but
that England had reason TO be grateful
to the American government for the
manner in which 1t had seconded the
efforts of its Secretary Of State in be-
half of the prisoners.
Lord Lansdowne said he deplored the
fact that the Admiralty had been forced
to have recourse TO policy of reprisals
against cNAlNt btIildll suDllai lllt NlNN D
The real culprits, he declared, were
the German government, (which had
given them their ruthless Ommssions."
Lord Lansdowne added that the suffer
ers at the hands of the Germans might
be compensated by levying on German
property in Great Britain.
Lord Cromer, former British Agent
and Consul General in Egypt, declared
there was strong feeling in the army
against the policy of the Admiralty re-
garding the treatment of German sub
marine prisoners.
Winston Spencer Churchill, First
Lord OF the Admiralty. explained Great
Britain's policy in the matter Of the
treatment of German sailors captured
on board submarines in the House Of
Commons this afternoon. Answering
a question, Mr.. Churchill said:
1--WE cannot admit that the repri sails
which Germany has taken against num-
bers of our own officers can be al
lowed to defect us from policy which
we regard as humane and just in it.
self" Mr.. Churchill also made ref
erence TO Germany's answer in this
matter and said:
at is necessary publicly TO brand
this form of warfare and prevent it
taking its place among the methods
opened TO belligerent nations"
The speaker then went on to explain
that no especial conditions have been
applied to the crews of German sub
marines because they fought as such,
but only to those engaged in wan
tonly killing non-combatants, neutrals
and women on the high seas" Incl
dents like the sinking Of the Oriole
at night without warning (the Oriole
presumably was lost early in Febru-
airy, with a crew of twenty mem; the
sinking of the Falaba with a loss OF
more than 100 lives), and the blowing
up of fishing vessels decided the gov
eminent, Mr.. Churchill declared, TO
place all submarine prisoners taken
after February Is and so long as this
system of warfare continued, in a dis
tinct category. The speaker pointed
out that the conditions under which
these prisoners were confined were in
every way humane. I'VE have offered
to allow a representative OF the United
States to visit these prisoners" he
said, "and make report, provided re-
! ciprocal facilities were accorded u.s.