Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-25
SUB BLOCKADE
NOW A FARCE
T. Foster, Just From
Abroad, not Surprised at
German Naval Mutiny.

President w. T. Foster of,Reed coli
lege, Portland. Ore, who recently re-
turned from q tour Of investigation as
. special Red Cross representative in
England, France. Italy and SWitxer-
land, asserted yesterday that 1.-The
mutiny on German warships n tho
resignation of Vice Admiral Vol
Capelle. German Minister OF Marine.
were not surprising in view, OF the
and the Kaiser's desperate efforts to
find crews to mar the undersea boats.
Prisoners taken from German SUBJ
marines recently have been greatly
inferior in class to the men found on
them before" said President Foster
This has been a noticeable fact In
England for months. And 1t proves
better than anything that could be
advanced by Germany's enemies that
the Kaiser is finding it increasingly
difficult to find men of the right type
to conduct the underwater campaign.
Food More Plentiful.
mot since the beginning OF uulim-s
tied submarine warfare have al few
ships been sunk as last month, and I
can ia on the authority OF David
Lloyd George that food is 80 per cent
more plentiful in England than at any
time since Germany attempted to es-
stablish her lawless blockade. I say
this with some reluctance. because I
sion that the greatest effort possible
on the part of the United States Is not
essential. We must throw u whole
energy into the war. because that Is
the most humane way to conduct 1t.
and will mean a saving of lives, suf-
fering. and money.
but it has been apparent in Eng
land for months, and especially in the
last month. that Germany's so-called
travelling on the sea dangerous and
filled voyagers with terror. but a. an
effective military measure the block
AIDE is a farce. So it is not surpris-
ing that von Capelle has resigned.
"1n talking with David Lloyd
George 7 learned that not only was
the number of sinkings last month
smaller than at n time before. but
that at the same time twice as much
England this year as in any previous
year in the country's history. Eng
land is not only meeting her own
needs in the way of food. but is ship
ping supplies to France and Italy"
DR.. Foster said that while inauirinr
into the work Of every hospital unit
in France and visiting the hattie
lTOnL6 ne udu LdlhSO Will 1cIIHdll
prisoners.
at found among some of these pris-
oners men, who would not have been
accepted for service by the United
States in any military capacity" he
said. This shows how desperate
Germany is, not alone in manning her
submarines. but in keeping up her
army. True. I saw thousands of
splendid men among the prisoners,
men who were well fed and in good
spirits, hut there was a. noticeable in
crease in the physically unfit among
the-prisoners taken recently. lie,
call talking to one prisoner, especial
ly, who could see only with the
strongest glasses. and 1 saw hundreds
of boys.
con the other hand. the spirit
among the civilians and soldiers in
France and England is superb. There
isn't anywhere any doubt of the ulti-
mate defeat of Germany:
Concerning the Red Cross work he
! said:
"The last few months have demon
strated the wisdom Of conducting all
war relief through one centralized
agency. What has been done by h
Red Cross in Europe is really ar1az-
ing. The overhead expense is very
low. and practically every dollar con-
tributed for war relief goes to relief"