New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-25
INTERN AMERICAN
FLYERS, HIS CRY
u. 5. Viereck Sends
Hyphen Demand to Sec.
rotary Lansing.
SOLDIERS OF FRANCE
MNEUTRAL COUNTRY
Hagie Treaty Cited Agains,
Lieut.. Thaw and Sergeauts
Cowdin and Prince.

Tie arrest and internmsn, 81
tenant William Thaw, Se,gean, PHI,
c. Cowdin and Sergesnt No,r..
Prince, who arrived In New Yo,L
Thursday after a years service Ne.
IN. French aviation corps. hav. h.
demanded by Germans IN thi, eopr,,-
In telegram sent yesterday 70 So,
rotary Of State Lansing by G.or,.
Sylvester Niereck. editor Of The ~
erland." The three men returned b.r.
en- the Rotterdam to spend III. slsl,
iays' furloush which the French sov
eminent allows its soldiers. All Ar.
well known clubmen and sport,ms,
who enlisted with the French 500,
after the outbreak OF the war
The demand is based on an artie,.
in the Hague treaty Of 1907, vhi,s
reads: "A neutral power which 70.
ceives on its territory troops belorsln,
10 belligerent armies shall intern them
as far as possible. at distanc. nom
the theatre Of war"
The article further says that ,u,k
soldiers may be confined in camp, q,
fortresses, and, IN the case Of officer,
they may be paroled az the disere,io,
of the country internirg them.
In his telegram Mr. Viereck says:
These men, though Of America,
birth. are soldiers In active service 4
the French army and IL would h
gross violation Of American neutrsli,y
II they were not az once detained 80
as to prevent their return 20 the front
an view of the fact that the nsg.
, trslty Of the administration has been
seriously questioned, both here and
abroad. | trust that you will take ina.
mediate action IN the case and tia.
you will hold these three officers in
confinement unless they give their "a.
role not 20 leave American TERRITORY
without your permission. lnasmueh a.
you have so arden,ly champloned TIE
rights Of neutrals as against the Cen.
trial Powers, I feel sure that you will
gladly avail yourself OF the opportunity
TO demonstrate 20 tho world that ne
United States government Is also slk.
20 its neutral duties. I'm fact | an al.
vised that we have no choice ir the
matter unless We regard internstiona.
conventions as Scraps Of paper"
None Of the three aviators could B,
reached last night They were al
busy renewing old friendships sri
keeping engagements that had beer
made for them. The life Of a military
aviator may or may not average vCy
short, depending on the whims Of h,
tickle goddess Luck, but the eight dsv
that Cowdin. Thaw and Prince ar. q
spend in this country will certairj
be gay unless Herr Viereck's demand
are acted upon.
"Don't YOU think that a week o. Nu
York social life. such &c your fris-
have planned for you, IL just g, o.
gcrous 20 health az n week % az
ating3" Mr. Cowdin was asked yesitf
day afternoon, as he was making D
dash for a limousine - 90 some p,a,'
he was not quite sure where II v"
with some friends.
Dangerous? Well, yes, ! guess
is. But nothing so exciting as retur'
ing 70 New York has happened 20 q,
In a long time. Really. 7 can't vl
YOU how il makes one feel 7 wouldn't
for the world" And he was gon,
whisked away before he could tell jT
what il was he would not DO.