The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-09-25
HONOLULU CENSOR
FOR GERMAN mail
All Letters Between Enemy Sub.
jeCts and Americans To Pass
Through Castles Hands .

Through Castles Hands
Anyone in America with relatives in
Germany, Austrin, Turkey or Bulgaria
with whom they desire to correspond
win have TO do It through Homo
lulan, W. r. Castle, Jr., to whose do
partment of the Red Cross has been
added the task of censoring all the pri-
vate correspondence that win be al.
lowed TO pass from the United States to
the Central Empires and from those
Empires back to the United States.
This work win add enormously TO that
already delegated to Mr.. Castle.
Just at present there is a question
whether the original work of the bu.
rcau of information of casualties,
which Mr.. Castle organized, will be
carried on by the Red Cross. This bu.
reau was organized TO keep track of all
the American casualties and to notify
the relatives of the men who may be
killed, wounded or captured of the bad
news. As much of the details OF each
casualty as were possible to secure
were to be recorded.
Soldiers Job, Says Army D..
The army, however, objected to this
work being turned over to civilians.
Casualty list-kecping and the compila.
ton Of battle records were military
tasks, they declared, to be done by the
Army and not by the Red Cross. This
alteration arose after Mr.. Castle had
returned from Europe, where he had
laid the groundwork for his assistants,
and it has resulted in holding up of
the work until the powers that. be de.
eide whether army or Red Cross is to
carry it on.
The Red Gross is taking over the cen.
s""sh'n ~ crrrnsnOr dPnce Of the re.
quest Of the state department, and Mr..
0srie IS at the head of this reading
bureau, the men of which will 20
through all the letters and decide
whether to forward them or not. Dr."
In other belligerent countries this
Communication is possible, since all
enemy subjects being held either as
civil or military prisoners of war have
the privilege of correspondence grant.
ed by international agreement. The
United States has not classed German
the closing of the postal service TO the
Central Powers has caused serious
hardship.
Hopes To Relieve Suffering
The government of the United States
proposes, through the American Red
Cross, to relieve this unnecessary suf,
fering.
individuals wishing to make inquiry
concerning the welfare and where.
abouts of friends or relatives in terri.
tory belonging to or occupied by the
Central Powers; may communicate with
the Bureau of Communication, Amer
lean Red Gross, Washington, d. c.
Proper inquiries and messages will be
transmitted on a special form TO the
International Red Cross in Geneva
From Geneva they win be forwarded
to the individuals for whom they are
intended.
Answers viii be returned TO the In.
ternational Red Cross and then by them
will be sent to Washington. The Red
Cross will then communicate the infor-
nation received to writers of the origi.
| 1al letters. Two 2.cent stamps must be
nclosed for postage. 4 similar method
| is being devised for the transmission
If inquiries from the Central Powers ia
America. This will also be handled by
| the Red Gross
Points To Be Observed
The following points are to be OBJ
served by all inquirers.
| I. Letters Of inquiry must be ad.
| dressed to the Bureau of Communica
ton; not to the person concerning
whom inquiry is made.
>. Letters must be concise, since
| only the btirfc&t communication can be
| sent
3. They must mention only personal
matters such as communications con
| corning the condition of members OF
the family and requests for similar in
| formation.
| 4. Letters must be legible and must
be in English, French, Italian, Russian
German, Polish, Hungarian, Turkish, OIL
| Greek
8. They must include the full name
address, and occupation of the sender
| and the full name address, occupation
and age of the person for whom the in
| luiry is destined
| 6. Inquiries concerning the same
person may not be made Oftener thar
once in six weeks.
The Burenu of Communication re
serves the right to refuse to TRANSMIT
] any information or inquiry which an
| pears to be contrary to the nationa
welfare. .....
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