The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-24
American Aid Will be Admins.
tered in Future by Members of
Joint Neutrality Commission,
Supervised by Dutch.
DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES
ABRoGATED BY GERMANY
U. s. Can No Longer Tolerate the
Restrictions Imposed by Teu.
tonic Authorities; Only Course
Left to Pursue

ny Associated Press
Washington. March 2f.--Amcrican
roller workers IN belgium and AmeI!.
can Minister Brand whitlock have
been formally withdrawn from Bel
gium. official announcement 20 this
effect was made nt the state depart
mcnt this morning.
The American relief commissioners
viii he replaced as far az possible ry
members Of a joint neutral commission
largely under the supervision OF Dutch
military officials. Brand Whltl0ck
Will go tu liayrc. France rcsumius
his duties as minister az IA, temporary
Belgian capital
The following announcement was
given uut 10y the stat, department.
"lv direction of the president, the
minister at brussels has been instruct
90 TO Withdraw from Belgium with
foreign diplomatic and consular Off
GERS and take up his official residence
AZ HuNr"
After consultation with IN, COM
! mission for RELIEF m belgium Mr
whito,k has also been Instructed 90
arrange for the depsrtur" ui IA"
American member, ot the commits
sion This step. the seriousness Of
which Is fully appreciated by the gov
AAitf' Nv NAH ltiNfll NNlNf f'AN'l - W
consideration and fun consultation
with an the interesu involved,
When diplomatic relations with
Germany w,r" broken Oft thc normri
procedure would have been to with
draw the minister At BRUSSELS ana tho
American members Of the relief com.
mission Roth this government and
commission, however. felt 20 heavy
moral responsibility for tho millions
"r innocent civilians hchjnd the Ger
man lines and IL was decided that the
work Of the commission must be- kept
\ going. despite am difficulties. until
\ continued American participation be-
came impossible
For over two years II has been Ia"
I. single minded purpose of this govern D.
! mout and the commission To see that
these ten millions of civilians were
ia and with this end IN yi"w the
Americans concerned have submitted
t. restrictions forced ON them hy the
German authorities. which under ord-
mary conditions would never have
been tolerated
Immediately after the break Ia re-
latiun- the German authorities TN
brussels withdrew from Mr.. Whitlo'k
the diplomatic privileges ana immune
ti,s. which he had up tu that tim" en-
joy,d
CouIi.'r SrrNi,c Stnpp"d.
IT'S courier service tu The Hngu"
was stopped, he was denied the priv
ucgc of communicating with the de-
partmcnt of state In cipher and later
even m plain language tn" members
OF the relief commission were placed
under great restrictions OF move
Iucuts and communications which
hampercd the efficient performance
B uf their tasK. In spite of an these
tdinicultics the government ana th'
jCunimission we're dttcrm!n ned TO keep
the work going TN the last possible
moment SOW. howe cr more SER
lIuus duGouits has arisen In the
I course ut the past ten days several OF
/ the Dpmmissions ships hlN, been at
tackled without warning 10y German
ItuumJriu,s u hagriut violation ut
th, solemn engagements ot the Ger
man government Protests addressed
bv this government To Berlin through
the intermediary of the spanish gov
.rnment have NOT been answered The
German governments disregard ot It's
written undertaking causes gravc
/onc.rn as to- the future relief work.
IlN my tN'Nl Ut ln A'lh AliNl WV tNi'''
IIoan stan lon the commission can no
IAuugrr serve with advantage IN Bel
Hum Although q verbal promise mas
lIe,u made that the members ot th"
tiummlssiou would he permitted tu
iieaNr lt they desire, the German GOV
'irumonts Observance ut it- other uu-
rttknrs has not boCu such that TN"
apartment would feel warranted n
Il .rcpting responsibility f"r leaving
Nj Icsc American citizens ln German
'upied territory
This government has approved the
uporals of The Netherlands govern.
lrnt 10 send into Hclpium certain
! lumber ot Ncthorland subjects to
N larry on WcTN Thus tar performed hS
Il ic American stan
Ill Secretary Lansing, "a. the direction
Il President Wilson, sent note to
ne Netherlands accepting us offer
, rade over the work of Ihc commls-
nu
Thc action Of the president in "r-
Al ring the Americans ouJ was based
l. the belief that nothing w1s to Dee
al aimed hy keeping Americans longer
territory occupied los German
Il OOPS n Belgium ana Northern
rance. n .- desired for humauilur.
H. reason, that the work of the com-