Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-02-06
.HALTS GREAT RELIEF
DONE BYAMER|CANS
2,oOO, 900 PRISONERS AND HORDES
OF DESTITUTE PERSONS
MUST SUFFER.
BELGIANS TO SUFFER MOST
1t Really Means the kaiser's ChaI-
Ienee to Whole World in Last
Attempt to "Get" England
Activities Suspended.

Washington.-An entire diplomatic
structure to protect probably 2,0OO.-
600 prisoners in the midst of their
enemies, to care for a whole con
quered nation in Belgium, to repre-
sent the interests of the four soy
ereign states in Germany and Ger
man interests in nine enemy coun-
tries crumbled Saturday before Ger
man necessity
One of the most complex. ultra
legal humanitarian machines ever
evolved, the slow, patient work built
up during two and a half years of
effort thus is sacrificed at the Ber-
lin governments desperate challenge
to the whole neutral world in a last
attempt to reach England.
American organization genius and
American means of restraint in the
war zone will cease from Saturday
to operate. All American represent
atives will be withdrawn from Ger
many, and the duties they have eff
GENTLY performed, except looking aft
er Belgium, will fall on unframed
forces. The physical parts of the or
ganization, as far as possible, will
stand as they are, embassies, lega-
tons and office buildings continuing
under their new directing forces, but
the hand and heart that built their
invaluable files and records will re
retire
From Belgium the United States
will not withdraw until the military
conquerors make it impossible fo1
her to continue. Brand Whitlock, the
American minister to Belgium, will
remain in Brussels until forced tC
the present seat of Belgian govern
ment in Havre, France.
Minister Havenith called at the de
partment Saturday in the greatest
anxiety at this latest blow to Bel
1 GUM. His feelings were torn be
tween the stunning possibility of tn,
withdrawal of American relief anC
joy at the thought of another neutra
standing behind his nations resur
rection. If food from this country i,
cut off Belgium will be reduced to al
almost helpless state, as it will b,
impossible to spare either food o
tonnage from the other belligerent o
neutral nations.
AS to prisoners, the United State
represents the interests of at leas
100000 and probably 100000 mel
in the countries from which Gel
many has forced the withdrawal o
diplomats.
Order Activities Suspended.
Germany's interests in seven our
tries and the large sections of Egyp
and Morocco have been turned ava
from American sympathy and aid t
whatever neutral Germany can fin
to accept the work. The state d.
partment has instructed it's official
representing German interests in Ems
land, France, Russia and Japan, RI
mania, Serbia, Greece, Egypt and Nj
rocco to suspend all activities alon
that line and await information to
conveyed through some neutral go'
eminent to whom Germany wishe
those interests surrendered.
The entente allies also are made {
suffer indirectly through Germany
: action, as the great relief work bui
up through the American embassy
Berlin, safeguarding British. japan
csc, Rumanian and Serbian interest
: turned over British interests to Ho
. land, Japanese and Serbian to SPAN
and Rumanian to Spain temperate,
German consuls in this country ar
expected by this government to b
: withdrawn and to leave the countr
: Immediately. Germany will be give
opportunity to arrange this befoI
consuls' exequaturs are Cancelled b
= this government.