The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-13
R! NTzAU ASKS
COMMISSION ON
v WAR PRISONERS
GERMANY WOULD HAVE ALLIES
CLOTHE HER SOLDIERS IN
GOOD STYLE.
WAN LABOR CONFERENCE
cision of Berne Meeting As Rules
and Guidance for Proposed interna'
tiOnal Meeting AZ Versailles.

Paris, Sunday, May ll.-By The
Associated Pressp-Count Won Brock
dorff Rantzau, German foreign min
lister. and chief of the German peace
delegation, in addressing Al note to
Premier Clemenceuu to the reptria-
ton of prisoners asks that the details
of the transfer be entrusted to commits
sions.
HThe German foreign minister states
bat the German peace delegation has
'.notcd with satisfaction that the draft
of the treaty recognizes in principle the
repatriation of German war and civilian
prisoners with great expedition AMI says
that special commissions might carry
on direct oral discussions which would
include all belligercnt states, 1t being
pointed out that even during hostili-
ties this has proved most effective way
OF solving difficulties.
The German delegation, it is said, con
siders it indispensable that those war
and civilian prisoners detained or under
going punishment for other than dis
cipinary offences should in principle be
included among those to be uncondi-
tionally repatriated.
delegation, it is said, considers it in
dispensable that those war and civilian
prisoners detained or undergoing
punishment for other than disciplinary
offenses should in principle be included
among those to be uncondtionally re
patriated.
Regarding war and civilian prisoners
of allied and associated powers in its
hands" the note says Germany has
recognized the same principle. 1t ap-
pears self.evidont to the German dele
cation therefore that on grounds Of fair
ness certain alleviations in the treat
ment Of prisoners should be agreed up
on pending their return
The note then proceeds:
Asks Complete Reciprocity.
an a one-sided manner, some feel
the stipulations have been made in
favor of the allied and associated gov
/. a.ernments. For instance, those regard
ling the surrender of personal property
the search for missing objects and the
care of graves might be cited. 1t is
assumed that these questions demand
comnlete reciprocity, and are founded
on general human ribhts.'
The note then refers to number oil
minor points and proposes that de-
liberations by commissions should be
begun speedily to clear up preiimlnarles
in readiness for the time when snip
ming and similar difficulties may be
solved and the removal of the prisoners
NAV be possible. 1t alludes to the I'M
nortance to Germany that the prisoners
return home under orderly conditions
insuring their reinstatement into
economic life with the greatest pos
sib,e despatch. and says that this seems
only possible if everything is done to
'raise the moral and physical state oi
those returning
Since Germany's economic position
prevents her by her own strength from
providing the requisite guarantees 'he
delegation. suggests that the delipera-
tions of the commission might extend
to the questions of how far II wouio
be possible on the part of the ailleu
and associated governments TO help
Germany in the matter and for exam
ple in return for the repayment OF the
coast to provide the prisoners with
new outfits, underclothing, CIVILIAN
suits and boots before their return.
The note concludes: Accept Herr
President. the expressions of my most
particular esteem"
Deals With Labor Questions
IN his agreement, even if they do not
ions Count Won BrockendorffRa Rantzau
saws that the German government
agrees with the allied and associated
government that the greatest attention
must be paid to the problems. Inter
nal peace and human progress depend
on how these questions are handled,
the note says The demand for social
Justice repeatedly drawn up in this
connection by workers of all lands only
partly drawn up in this connection
by workers of all lands only partly find
endorsement in principle in this sec
ton of the allied governments draft
of the peace terms. These high de-
mands have for the most part already
been carried out in an admittedly eX-
emplary fashion in the German en-
pire."
Referring to the draft of an agree
ment on international labor compiled
by the German government and pro-
posed by the German league of nations.
the note says:
In order, in the interest of all of hui
manity, to put these principles every