The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-10
PAGE DIDN'T RESENT
.CAYELL PUBLICATION
British Gave Him Notice Be-
fore Giving Out Minister
WhitlOck's Report.
GREY THANKED AMERICAN

WASHINGTON. Nov. s.-Complete copies
Of the correspondence in the case of
Miss Edith Caveli. the British nurse
executed by the German authorities in
Belgium. were received here to-day. The
correspondence was presented to the
British Parliament recently by the For
eien Office.
The most important document Of all.
the report by Secretary of Legation Glib
son of his m!dnigh, appeal to the Ger
man militari authorities not to carry out
the deats sentence imposed upon Miss
CavelI. has already been published in
the United States. Additional light IL
thrown 81 the case by the other COM
munications.
one Of the most interesting. in view
of subsequent reports about Minister
Whitlock's connection with the Cavell
case. is "A note from Sir Edward Grey to
: Ambassador Page at London. thanking
the American Embassy and Minister
Whitlock for efforts made to save Miss
'avell's life. In this note from the For
cign Office Is the following:
Sir Edward Grey realizes that Mt.
Whitlock was placed in a very enbar-
RAISING position by the failure of the
German authorities to inform him that
the sentence had been passed and would
be carried out AZ once. In order. there
fore. to forestall any unjust criticism
which might be made In this country.
ne Is publishing Mr.. Whitlock's do.
spatch to Mr.. Page without delay"
Reported At Pages RrVVrst.
!. has since been alleged repeatedly
that Ambassador Page. Minister Whit
lock and the State department re-
scented the publication of the Whitlock
and Gibson reports. This shows that
notice of intention TO publish WAS given
by the British Government and there
is no record OF any objection having
been made 10y ambassador Page follow
ing receipt of this notice. AS Il matter
OF fact all of Minister Whitlock's re-
ports on the cave case. the record
shows. We're made to and AT the re-
quest OF the British, Foreign Office
through the American Embassy in Lon-
don.
The action OF the German authorities
In Withholding from the American La
cation the news that the court had
passed the death sentence on Miss Cav,ll
* brought out even more clearly In the
supplementary papers Of the case than
In the Gibson report previously pub
lishcd. Minister Whitlock. in "A despatch
written the day after the execution Of
Miss cavell. said
Prom the date w learned of Miss
cavcils Imprisonment W. made frequent
Inquiries Of the German authorities and
reminded them OF their promise that we
should be fully Informed as to develop
ments. They were under no ppre-
h.nsion as TO our intention in the matter.
although the German authorities did
not inform me when the sentence had
actually been passed I learned through
an unofficial source that judgment had
been delivered and that Miss Cavell was
TO be executed during the night
GOT a aws- for Miss Cavcll.
NJ. de Lcval. legal counsellor of the
American Legation. submitted = long
report on lis connection with the case
Refused permission by the Germans %
see. Miss Cavell as her counsel he en-
gagged = Belgian lawyer. This lawFe
later withdrew from The case Tor per
sonal reasons and another was Obtained
Desuit, his pledges. however, accord
i,g TO NJ. he Laval. his lawyer tailed
To- keep the Legation informed a. 10 the
action of the court after the trial pro-
cr.dings. Il. did. however, inform the
legation OF the trial, and II ~ sald
made a good defence of Mis- tareiI' IL
developed that a provision oi German
military law covered Miss 'aNelIs case
pteciSriy, imposing the death sentence
upon all who were found guilty OF con-
; ductiua soldiers to tn' enemy
II was also NJ Ne Laval who learned
of the death sentence. being passed. lie
auprised Minister Whitlock. who made
written appeals TO the Brussels author
ities and the German Governor General