The Alaska citizen., 1917-01-15

HILL J uLIlIiIHIiO
 MAKES REPORT
 LONDON So far As known here. cr-and is he only one of the .oa.ra5 al war which supports a h-ataula committee for the help .l enemies in is midst Yet such the Emergency Committee for he Assistance of Germans, Aus r.ans and Huagarians in Distress"
 This society was formed by mem ysrs Of the Religious Society of friends to aid innocent alien enemies m Great Britain rendered destitute 5y the war;" and it's report for the ast fiscal year shows that nearly .ne hundred thousand dollars was contributed and disbursed Member hip is not confined to the Quakers, pr The Archbishop of Canterbury. he head of the Church of England, md the bishops of Lichfeld and Lin oIn. as well as Niscount Bryce, Lord IaIdane, formerly minister Of war. md several members of parliament nd ministers of Protestant churches .re among its supporters.
 The committee maintains a regular 5ral of visitors, who pay regular .aIlz and enter sympatLetica1ly into
 many difficulties that continual. rise.
 The report shows how the strain 5G the war is telling on many people: Many of the women Visited are sui ertng from depression and other nerve troubles, owing to the great train put on them by the isolation Jl their position and the struggle or exstenee. A small special fund las been opened to enable our visit DTS to cheer these poor souls during he times of acute crisis or pro onged monotony, so that the mental md spiritual strain may be relieved  before the breaking point is reached"
 still the committee still finds many sases where deportation to Germany or Austria is sought As the weary months of the war drag on for those Uho are unable to take any part n the active work going on in all directions. and as savings diminish, many families who asked for and btained their exemption to stay in England now make up their minds o return to their own countries. The questions We are asked and the advice sought become more and more varied We continue to make up parties of those leaving England, and we are frequently asked to send children back to their relations. So .ar We are glad to say that all such hiIdren nave reached their destina, uons safely, although sometimes obliged 10 travel almost alone. A chain of workers in England and Holland hand them on from one to nother,'
 A considerable part of the commit ,ee's activity is devoted to work in the internment camps. During the past year the number of interned civilians in England has increased considerably, and the military prison CTS are also growing in number. With regard to the condition of those nterned, the report says: We find hat in many cases the men are continually oppressed with anxiety about their families, whether in Ger, many or England, and about their business and future prospects. There IS often a deep sense of injustice md of uselessness. It is only natur, Il that long months of confinement should add to depression and threat en nervous mental or moral break down in a good many cases.
 We share the feeling of dread and horror with which prisoners especially the civilians, who suffer most-on both sides look forward to the possibility of another winter n camp and we are longing for the success of the present negotiations between the governments for ending the whole internment system"
 Joseph Andrew, 63 years of age, was recently sentenced to serve three years in jail for killing 45 pigs, the property of another man. and valued at between $2,00O and 52,5O0 The crime was committed at Dawson