The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-03
WILL RETALIATE ON OFFICERS
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England Insists That Crews on Sub. marines Are Not Entitled to Be Treated as War Prisoners on Ac. count of Killing Non-combatsnts.

London, Aprll III the officers j and crew Of German submarines held prisoners in Great Britain are accord. ed treatment in any respect worse than that of other prisoners of war, for each prisoner so treated a British army officer held prisoner in Ger. many will receive correspondeingly harsher treatment"
 This is Germanys threat of reprisal against Great Britains proposed in. tention to hold until after the war for possible trial for murder the ca . tured officers and crews of German submarine caught sinking British or neutral vessels Of commerce
 The German threat conveyed to the British foreign office by the Ameri. can Ambassador, brought the reply from the British foreign secretary that the prisoners of two German sub- marines are being held in camps sep arate from ordinary war pri 0ners as they had been engaged in sinking British and neutral merchant ships and wontonly killing non-combat. ants
 The secretary added that these men could not be regarded as honor. able Opponents, but as persons who have committed acts which are of. . ieases against the law of nations and contrary to common humanity"
 Under date Of March % the Ameri. can ambassador wrote Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign secretary. as follows.
 The American ambassador has the honor to transmit the hereto an. nexed test of telegram dated March IT, which Mir. Bryan has received from the German foreign office through the embassy at Berlin:
 The British admiralty is said to have made known it's intention not 10 accord to the officers and crews ot German submarines who have be- come prisoners the treatment due to them as prisoners of war and espe. cislly not to concede to the officers the advantage of their rank.
 The German governm mt is of the opinion that these reports are not correct. as the crews of the sub- marines acted in the execution Of or ders given 10 them and in doing this have tolely fulfilled their military dutiesl
 '' At any rate, the reports in Ques. ton have become so numerous in the neutral press that an immediate eX. i. planatiOn appears to be of most UT. I ,+ft sons than consideration of public opinion in Germany
 The imperial foreign office there. fore requests the American embassy to inquire of the British government as to whether and in what way they intend to treat the officers and crews of German submarine boats who have been made prisoners in any respect worse than other prisoners of war.
 Should this prove to be the case, the request is added that in the name of the German government the sharp, est protest be lodged with the British government against such proceedings and that no doubt be left that for each member of the crew of subma. rine made prisoner British army officer held as a prisoner of war in Germany will receive correspondng harsher treatment
 Sir Edward Grey replied to the American ambassador under date of Arril 1 as follows:
 The secretary of state for foreign Affairs has the honor to state that the officers and men who were rescued from German submarines US and Ia LIZ have been placed in naval de. (tEhention barracks in view of the neces- lHklty of their segregation from other N Nris0ners of war.
 HI Tn these quarters they are treated ith Humanity, given the opportunity IF exercise, provided with German Woks, subjected to no forced labor kvWd are better fed and clothed than &v~tish prisoners of equal rank now Ntefmany.
 I tTsss, however, the crews before M M were rescued from the sea were N kslng innocent British and neutral trfant ships and wantonly killing
 ,a,ombatants they cannot be re-
 led as honor le opponents but
 CT as persons who at the orders