The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-26
German camouHage.

Against the unemployed In Belgium, who are burden 10 public charity, in order to avoid friction arising there from. compulsory measures are to be adopted To make them work so far as they are not voluntarily Inclined to work, in accordance with the regula- ton issued May l5, 1916. by the gov ernOr general. In order to ascertain such persons the assistance of the mu- niclpal authorities is required for the district of the governor general in Brussels, while in the districts outside of the general government, i. C., In the provinces uf Flanders lists were de- handed from the presidents of the names of persons receiving relief. For the sake of establishing uniform pro cedure the competent authorities have, In the meantime, been instructed to make the necessary investigations re garding such persons also in Flanders through the municipal authorities; furthermore, presidents of local Pehef committees who may be detained for having refused to furnish such lslts will be released"
 MT. Grew pointed out that the depor- tations were q breach of faith and would injure the German cause abroad. In his official summary of the negotiations which he carried on he says:
 T then discussed in detail with the under secretary of state for foreign at- fairs the unfortunate impression which this decision would make abroad, re- mlndIng him that the measures were In principle contrary to the assurances given to the ambassador by the chan. cellor at general headquarters last spring and dwelling on the effect which the policy might have on England's at tltude towards relief work in Belgium. said l understood that the measures had been promulgated solely by the military government in Belgium and that l thought the matter ought at least 60 be brought to the chanCellor's personal attention in the light of the consequences which the new policy would entail. Herr Zimmerman inu- mated in reply tlui the foreign office had very little influence with the mili- tary authorities aml that 1t was Un- likely that the new policy in Belgium could be revoked. H. Sta.en, how ever. iu answer 10 my inquiry, that he would not diSapprove of my seeing the chancellor about the natter
 Solemn Protect by United States.
 The formal protest of the United States was as follows:
 "The government of the United States has learned with the greatest concern and regret of the policy of the German government to depOrt from Belgium q portion of the civilian pOpu- latlon with the result of forcing them 10 labor in Germany. and is constrained to protest in friendly spirit but most solemnly against this action which is in contraventiOn of all precedent and those humane principles or interlih tional practice which have long btsn accepted and followed by civilized na- lions In their treatment of noncomba- tants in conquered territory. Further more, the government of the United States is convinced that the effect of this policy if pursued will in all prob ability be fatal to the Belgian relief work, so humanely planned so sue cessfully carried out, result which would be generally deplored and which, 1t is assumed, would seriously eu1barrass the German government.
 This protest was followed by those of the pGDe, the king ot Spain, the