Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-19

gary ana Russia and France by which
the representatives OF the United
states III these countries will l." .iu-
tb"riz.d 70 inspect ana report upon
prisoners camps ana distribute to the
prisoners IN" supplies from their own
S"'crnm.nts and from other sources.
The basis "i this armament Is
.ricn! ~ follows:
Each A.; the lcI'igerent govern
mcn;s undertakes ~ furnish for the
Information ~ the Others Il complete
,;a'crent -: hi; policy with REGARD
{" the treatment Of prisoners, with
!ull details showing the supplies fur.
r,shed aud the conditions Of their
life during iHicrHuoIi. supplemented
hN C"rio: Ui orders and instructions
issu"d from time IN time 10 the CON.
III ndar's of the prisoners camps.
TIL" hc'.IfCrout governments
VIII permit the repre- sontat.ycs If 'hs
united states III each country 10 hay.
ac'css io III" prls 'ners and viii allow
the prisoners IL Furnish statements
ABOUT their treatment. the conditions
.; lie and requirements which they
wish to hay" communicated IL the!G
OWN government.
II l. InG.rstOCI that ~. govern.
mcui ~ n" United States II under.
t1h.rS Nh. work assumes no rcSp"ps!-
h"l'N ~; any kind i,ycud 'hc mere
'r.' s'u!sSI"n ui III" statements and
Vie distribution ~ supplies furnished
- above indicated IL ,ccordIn,c with
such ~ c''clCiiuus and ..uU'atiurS -
"'c imposed ~ the governments, gGu-
,tIueL.
Ih'S" di'InG Gor'n's are lgsrS
rp"n recommendations Contained "a =.
'c."ri mad" ~ the end q; November
- The !ep"vin.u; ~ state " Hon.
'tdaGl'; 4. Anderson. formerly o"Ur.
s' !1r !or 'he department, Who early
B" November iicus~tu ~. sUui,,, with
~" i"rS'sn Offices If Great britain,
I'rnary and Aus;aa.lirugary ana
\'s'''I I>t,Ht!rn cIrups III those ,"lIu.
iII.s
Fh" good o;.!,ts oi IT," (-nite,,
states w'r" "Nsi,!.'i ~ IL. same time
I" h!lHS about better i!ud.r>tIrdtn.-
among ~" te'!isCrSN,s ~ regard 10
~" 'cpI''iItion ~ t.ril,an prisoners
..A"IneG ~ these countries
Have w Standards.
with :csari ~ tho tIsatmrr. OF
prisoners, Il appears from Nr Amber
son report that each ~ the hVllig.r- /
trt So''rEGertS has established for
NS'f standards and rules governing /
N> treatment ~ nlI'dGN prisoners V' /
var and civilians ~ detention ranps
1heS haze AL announced their will
Ns'esS on condition Og V.yiproCi,y 2n /
give effect - articles - and 10 ~ no I
amen To The Hague convention Ne. /
~. or rSVD WHICH provides for th, !
establishment OF q prisoners pf war
inquiry office for furnishing infor-
nation about prisoners I'm each roun-
FN and the delivery of mail. money
and parcels 20 prisoners Of war. I'm
many other respects the arrange
mtuis adopted are similar ON both
sides. but as tt Is inevitable whore no.
common basis OF treatment is cstah- n
HShed. tnsrc are a $50 many important 1.
differences
Attention is directed bv Mr. Ardcr- i
son to the fact that Germany alone 4
Vl0iiueI several months ago 20 have |
upN.gIs OF $4,000 prisoners OF war; /,
CONSISTING OF about 10000 British. over
100000 Russians ana 5000 French II
and BclgiJuS
There are several thousand Ger 1
man priSoNcrS OF war In Great Blitair
I'm addition 60 The a.. goo or more t:pr-
man and Austrian civilians I'M corren-
fr1uou camps Man, thousands NJ
GermJn and Austrian soldier, ars
known 90 Dee held as military prison |
erS tn France and 'he number M
PliNourfN 90 war, who have been taken
on ''lh sides between Russia and
ftrWJuN and Austria -Nurglry INNS
to Nc'y large figures
10 d, uuGucsuondbly true ma. ,ac,
government desires to deal With mi,
very tltucul' situatio, I'm 4, msrps,
"h.h Wll. he satisfactory tosal' CON
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