Evening star., 1916-04-18
BABIES NOT DYING
| FOR LACK Of MILK
Samuel S. Mcclure Saws In
fant Mortality in Germany
Is Unusually Low.
GIVES THE GERMAN VIEW
OF SUBMARINE WARFARE
Thinks Berlin Anxious to Be HUI
name, But Deals With Hard
Conditions.

THE HAGUE, April Il, via London,
April 1S.-Samuel S. Mcclure of New
York has arrived here after three
month tour of Germany, Belgium, Po-
land, Austria Hungary and Turkey,
during which he met in the countries
visited high personages in all the gov
ernments and discussed with them Vari-
Gus phases of the war.
| Mr. Mcclure says he made it point
to investigate reports in circulation in
| the United States that German babies
are dying from lack of milk. He de-
scribes these reports as ludicrously un-
| true. Far from being true. he says,
| German babies never We're in better
health and infant mortality at the pres
ent time is lower than ever before in
| the history of the empire. The same
thing is true with regard to school
children and the people generally, be-
cause health conditions are now more
closely watched by the government.
Soldiers in Good Health.
Dr. Won Bethmann-H -Holiweg, the Ger
man imperial chancellor. told Mr.. Nc
Clure that the health of the soldiers
was actually better than it would have
been if they had followed the ordinary
civilian occupations. Noluminous gov
ernment statistics from twenty-five of
the larger cities in Germany obtained
by Mr.. Mcclure show that the infant
mortality. roughly speaking, was 10
per cent less in 1915 than in 1914
For Berlin it was II per cent less.
The last quarter of 1915 shows a record
low figure for infant mortality in Ber-
lin of per cent compared with 1876
per cent for the third quarter of 1914.
Mr. Mcclure also made special
study of Germany'S submarine policy,
on which he obtained an exact and
authoritative statement which defines
Germanys standpoint since the resig-
nation of Admiral Won TirpitZ as min
lister of marine. This statement, which
is dated April Is. follows:
Use of the Submarine.
First. In using her submarine
weapon, Germany distinguishes be-
tween hostile and neutral ships. En-
emy men of war are torpedoed without
warning. Armed enemy merchantmen
are considered warships. This is done
for the reason that their commanders
received orders, published in the Ger
man memorandum of February s, to
open fire on every German submarine
at sight, even before any hostile act
has been committed. This makes i'm
possible a warning from a submarine.
Enemy merchantmen also sunk without
warning in the war ZoneS-that is the
waters around the British Isles men
toned in the proclamation of February
4, 1915. Exception is made. however.
for enemy passenger steamers OinerS)
which, for the reasons of humanity. are
not sunk even in the war zone without
warning and only after the saving of
the lives of passengers and crew.
Second. Regarding neutral ships:
Germany respects both the rights of
neutrals and the principles of human
ity-that is, neutral merchantmen are
sunk only if they carry contra band and
cannot be brought into port by prize
crew. No neutral ship is sunk without
previously establishing her identity
and cargo, and only after the saving of
the lives of passengers and crew. This
also applies to neutral ships in the war
zone.