Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23
THINKS GERMANY READY
TO SEEK FOR PEACE
Miss Emily HObl,ousc Believes Coun.
try Has Learned Its
Lesson.
PRISON CAMPS ARE INSPECTED
Young Woman, Once Dcported From
Africa by Lord Kitchener, Says
There Il Less Devastation in bel
GUM Than She Had Expected.

GUM Than She Had Expected.
LONDON. November .3-Th, Inter.
national News Service c.ponncnt *
enablcd to send herewith an cNclu:'iv.
interview with Mss Emily dollhouse.
one" again this Young woman who.
tift"on years ago, sprauE into tn.
worms limcli@ht ny SING Ic-hanhcdly
nVwn, has aLiracIc" International a.
t-nli.n. Nir,s,cu ;inn urpoI ,cd from
Scum Africa 10! ia" ih;" lutu Kitchener
ia 1901 because Of iisr startling expose
Of conditions then prevailing ~ con-
centration camps I'll Do.r prisoners
Miss dollhouse, on her return to Eng
land fought to Il finish. and shortly
afterwards mad III" satisfaction of See
ing the government acknowledge Itself
wrong and amend its ways. mus sh"
saved from suffering and probable death
some $4,000 iSucr prisoners, nearly ALI
woman. children AMI old men
R"ccntly Miss dollhouse again WAS
taken into official custodS, and he.
every NOV" H. watched hy tie govern
mcnt Her latest "ffcusc IL misuse OF
h.r passport. After = visit to l'alh
on her british passport. sh. went 4"
switzerland obtained permission from
the German government 10 :isit Bel
gum. ana inspected the German prison
camps. Returning 10 England she
. wrote letters to London editors. oh.
Of which appeared IN tn" Nation. Ia
th"s. letters the young EnElishwoman.
who is IL sister Of Lord dollhouse,
highly commended the Germans. de-
nicG all charges of atrocities In Bel
Sium, dis4rOved. at the hand Of her
data, the accusations Of iuhuman treat
Uncut AZ ,he German prison camps. ana
urEcd peace.
HIGu THrHuTE PAID
TO HER COlRkt.E
Even the most radical propovernnent
newspapers of britain repeatedly nave
raid nigh tribute 70 Miss iiohhouse's
courage. frankucss aud t.uac!ty III
working FOR good cause
After her deportation from South
Africa. when aboard a steamer On route
for Southampton. Mass iiobhous. for
many hours "luGcd British officers who
bad boarded the snip To arrest her
She jumped into her bath and sent word
from her cabin that she could not be
seen" Tw" f"mnl" nurses rinally
were pressed into service to get her
out Of her cabin.
Miss IiobhouscS latest offcnsc'' was
discussed in III" Houses OF Lords on
November !. The Marquise Of Crewc
said:
Miss Iiobhouse is not likely to lac
permitted 10 leave England again on
By MISS EMILIA HOBiOIfSF..
'top!riEit, 1916. q, Inrernntiunui News
Srr,Irc.J
believe cmphatically that Germany
today - prepared 10 cvacuate Ia.
whole OF Belgium and northcrn France
and TO open up peace negotiations IL
o"ly England would let her. II the
War goes on till the bitter end. /; viii
result only in Stai.mate, and millions
OF more lives will be destroyed.
Like other militaristic nations. Ger
many has learned her lesson. The truth
has come HON" to her people. and they
wee really anxious for peace when 1
Mas Visiting Germany.
How entered Germany? IL was very
simple-siinple though no, easy.
never approached the British gov
eminent on the matter. wrote direct
ly to the German government of
course. did not 20 to Germany from
England. but from Switzerland Ny
passport was made TO Italy. and on my
way back from Rome. AS il Gus
tomary with me. Travelled through
switzerland. where ! usually spend a
month each year. Like every one else
had read u good deal about the devas-
taiion Of BciE ium and the sad condition
of British prisoners at Huhlebeu
GETS PERMISSION
TO VISIT RuHi.EBEN
For years have been making a
study Of the position and suferings OF
the noncuiubat;uts in lime oil war and
this interest led me to seek permission
10 visit our civilization compatriots in
liuhlchcn and To study at first hand the
condition in which the noncomhatants
IN Belgium were living.
applied direct TO the German gov
crument some members Of which are
old acquain;anccs. stating my purpose,
and asked permission to do this
The German government at first was
amazed at the request, for which there
was no precedent, but felt that in the
interest Of humanity aud truth such "a
precedent might be created. and. ulti-
mately. my request was ucceded 20
In considering the granting of this
request, ii must be remembered that
my name IS well known on the Cor
tincnt. for my work on behalf Of the
Eocr women and children and my sub
segment industrial undertakings in
South Africa for their benefit In this
work ! had been helped freely by the
Germans. who contributed materials
scheme ] started.
RECEIXED COT tTESl
On VISIT TO BELGIUM
entered Belgium by way Of Her
bcstal. sometimes was accompanied
during my stay. and everywhere was
treated with kindness and courtesy. No
particular attempts were made to i'm
press me, nor was ! hndered.
In regard to Ruhlebcn felt great
sympathy with the men informed. and
I promised them to do all in my power
TO effect their release in exchange for
those on this side.
found the trouble there not so much
material as mental--thc same as at the
German intcrmcnt camp in the Isle OF
Ot Man.
The men. many approaching middle
age. had been taken from their active
social life with no opportunities Of ar
ranging their business affairs. which,
worried them: they were also worried
about their wives and families and inn
prisonmcnt of itself, is of course very
irksome.
They felt that Englishmen were at
war with Germans. and that they were
prisoners OF the Germans. The soldiers