Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-28
War Secretary Tells Lords
That Rules Of Civilized War
fare Are Being DlSregarded
Barbarously,
ENGLISH WOUNDED ARE
WANT0nLY lNSULTED
Men Stripped Of Clothing and
Many Of Them Shot Without
Cause, Says Official State
ment,

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London. April "a t5tgs y. ~ )e-
I War Secretary Kitchener told the
/ house Of lords today that British
/ prisoners had been insulted, NAL
treated and even shot down by their
German captors He made d state
mcnt 10 the house on this subject
III which he said Ia part
u have been forced with rciuct-
nnce to accept as indiHpuiably true
1 the maltreaiment by the German
army ~ British pfisonefs. The Hague
| convention has been ilagrantly disc
regarded rs German officers. our
/ prisoners have been stripped and
maltfeated Iii various Ways and IN
some cases the evidence goes 20
prove that they have been shot IN
cold blood our officers, even when
wounded have been wantonlN INSULT
"a and frequently struck
Evidence Is t'ndoubtcd.
Eafl Kitchener said that as sol
der he had hitherto always held Of
iicers Of the German army IN respect.
! but constant testimony That has
come IN, not only from our own es-
capped prisoners but from French,
] fklCNEtUt i2FfkitAH Nfih fhiiff 49,
sources, has brought il heme 90 all
who have sifted the evidence that
the mhumanity displayed by the Ger
man authorities toward British pris-
oners especially ls beyond doubt
The eecretnry quoted articles from
The conventions adopted ut The
/ Hague. relating TO the treatment OF
prisoners Of war and asserted That
they had been disreahrdcd BY Ger
man officers. He added;
Hospital Treatment Good.
Il think Il only fair and rght 70
shy that the German hospitals had
been excepted IN any charles Of ae-
/ ilbernte humanity
Germany has for many years
posed before the civilized world aH
n great military nation She has
Hbundantly proved her military skin
and courage. But surely IL was also
for her a. set up 4 standard of mill
tary honor and conduct which would
gain this respect. il not the friend
chip ~ nations. Instead, she has
stopped 10 acts which would surely
stain her military history and which
would vie with the barbafous saw
agefy OF the dervishes Of Sudan,
Brings shame tpOn Arms.
Il do not think there eah be a
soldier of any nationality, even
amongst the Germans themselves
who Is not heartily ashamed Of the
shame which has been thus hrenkhl
upbn the profession Of arms. The
usaRes Of war have not only been
OUTRAGED hy the infection Of cruelties
! on British prisoners, but by a con-
ltrivnncp which must nave arrested
your lordship's attention by the Ger
mans which have in the last week
: introduced a method Of placing theft
opponents hors dc combat hy tht
luse of asphyxiatlng aud deleterious
gases. and they employ these poison
GUS methods 10 prevail when their
attach, according to the rules Of war
might otherwise have failed
nlames German Government,
|, lord tansdowne, leader OF the op
) position IN the house OF lords, alst
! spoke lie said the ehafges asaihs
:. German tof callOus inhrhun treat
ment of prisoners had been proVet
Ito thu hit. but that hnsl1ua BAT
, reason "a he grateful q the Anett
} can government for the iahnef y
which Il had seconded the dtorts @
It's secretary Of sta Ia behhl =
7 the prisoners
Lord tansdowue said he aeplere'
the fact that The admiralty had beei
, forced 10 have recourse ~ pole
, If roprtsala asainsl captive icriaai
submarine crews The renl nlpt Z
, re- declared. were The Gettnhn GOV
crunent which had RNen titeh
+ their ruthless commissions l.or
{ fAnsdoWne added that the sufferer
, II the hands Of The Germans nish
! be compensated hy leVying on Ger
! man property n England
Lord ttomel DisappreseS
lord Cfemer, former bfitls
agent and consul general ~ hsNp
deemrbd there was strong ieellh
la the army against the policy of tn
! iAdmifaltV regarding the treatment {
; German submarine prisoners
Lord Lucas, president Of the boar
ia agriculture. stated on behalf
ii The government that the npect
Il treatment for captured snbmafln
"a crews had heen adopted not g
ii policy 1T reprisal bat az an eNWee'
N ION ~ the highest moral disapproV'
n 81 German methods The treatmei
Is 0f Inc submarine prisoners. hoWeNe
eonformed as the provisions Of ~
- Hague convention.
r. he was glad 10 announce, Lei
Il Lucas added. that the German go
d ernmenl had given iainea N ~
is rAra the american anihtssa iaf
re GetmuV. permission To visit the pr
a. ousf tamps, 8nd ne and he snVe
r tunm hoped that Mr. Gerard ~
3. would b. permitted to ntesttk4
lthc treatment ~ the thifN -hnt 8fs
ish officers who are hcsns Astf
prison as repfi@d ag US tire
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