The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-19

Washington, March 1S.--An arrange ment between Great Britain and Ger. many and Austria by which represen- tatiyes of the United States will in- spect and report upon alien prison camps in those countries and dIstrib- ute to the prisoners supplies from their own government or other sources, was announced tonight by the state department:
 At the same time it was stated that through the good offices of the Ameri- can government similar arrangements were under contemplation between Russia and France and Germany and Austria-Hungary.
 These arrangements are based upon recommendations contained in re- port by Chandler P. Anderson, former ly counsellor of the state department. who conferred with the foreign offices of Great Britain and Germany and Austria-Hungary last November and visited some of the detention camps in those countries
 MT Anderson also reported upon the exercise of good office of the United State to bring about bette understanding among the European belligerents regarding the repatria- ton of civilian prisoners In this con. nection it Is announced that Great Britain and German and Austria-Hun- gary have expressed a willingness to exchange. man for man, detained enemy civilians of military age, while an arrangement for the release of civ. ilians of non-military age has been held up so far by Great Britain's re- fusal to agree to the age limits pro. posed.
 The departments statement fol-. lows:
 Through the good offices of the government of the United States an arrangement has been entered into between Great Britain and Germany and Austria4Hungary and d similar ar rangemeut is under contemplation be. tween Germany and Austria-Hungary and Russia and France by which the representatives of the United States in these countries will be authorized to inspect and report upon prisoners camps and distribute to the prisoners the supplies for their own govern ments and from other sources.
 The basis of this arrangement is briefly as follows.
 e. Each of the belligerent govern ments undertakes to furnish for the information of the others d complete statement of his policy with regard to the treatment of prisoners, with full details showing the supplies furnished and the conditions of t1er life during interment, supplemented by copies Of orders and instructions issued from time to time to the commandants of the prisoners camps.
 "2. The belligerent governments %-ili permit the representatives Of tine United States in each country to have access to the prisoners and will allow the prisoners to furnish state ments about their treatment the con ditions of life and requirements which they wish to have communicated to their own government.
 ''lt is understood that the govern ment of the United States in under taking this work assumes no responsi- bility of any kind beyond the mere transmission of the statements and the distribution of supplies furnished as above indicated in accordance with restrictions and regulations as are inn posed by the governments concerned.
 These arrangements are based upon recommendations contained in a report made at the end of November to the department of state by Hon. Chandler P. Anderson. formerly counsellor for the department, who early in November discussed the sub ject with the foreign offices of Great Britain, Germany and Austria-Hun- gary and visited detention camps in those countries.
 The good offices of the United States were exercised at the same time to bring about a better unde-- standing among the belligerents in regard to the repatriation of civilian prisoners detained in these coul- tries
 With regard to the treatment Of prisoners it appears from MT Ander- sons report that each Of the belli- gerent governments has established