Douglas daily dispatch. [volume] (Douglas, Ariz.) 1903-1961, 1926-12-12
GERMANS HOLD
Y WORKERS ARE.
NOT CIVILIANS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-tPl-Y. NJ
, C. A. workers during the World war
were not civilians" or "a part OF
the civilian population of the United
States" within the meaning OF the
treaty of Berlin and therefore are
not sentitled to recovery for damages
against Germany for loss of preperty
in the wars prosecution.
Overruling the contentious of the
American commissioner, Edwin j.
Parker. umpire of the Germans Amer
lean mixed claims commission, here
held that the Y. M. c. A. personnel
serving with the A. e. F. was
aengaged in activities aimed at the
, direct furtherance of military opera
Istions against Germany or her allies"
Eligible For BOnus.
The question Immediately arose as
to whether the association workers,
, in the light of the decision, might
Ignot lay claim to benefits under the
veterans bonus act. While this point
is asaid never to have been tested
in the courts, legal officials of the
veterans bureau SAY no such claim
could be recognized.
The case decided by the claims
commission was brought by Arthur
Ely Hungerford an american ma
tional, .ENho was the leader of a
group of 81 men recruited by the
Y. M. 70. A. sfor service with the
A. e. F.
The party sailed from New York
April 1S, 1918, on the British steam
er sOronsa, which was sunk by al
German submarine in the Irish chan
mel, All of the 81 workers escaped
personal belongings and filed claims
approximating $4,000 against Ger
many for the loss.
Says Were Under Arms
Judge Parkers decision was based
primarily on expressions in official
publications of the Y. M. c. A..
detailing the war work Of that
organization. Some of these quoted
Pershing as describing its members
as "Militarized" and under the con-
troll and supervision of the American
military authorities
Judge Parker said the Y. NJ C. A.
personnel rendered military service
of high order Regarding Hunger
ford's particular case, he said the
claimant Exposed not only his own
person." but his property to the
risks of war-"rislls to which the
general civilian population were not
exposed"
Those entitled to benefits of thei
various veterans acts are described
as any commissioned officer or en-
listed man, or any female in theI
army and navy nurse corps 9wnen
employed in the active service" under
the war or navy departments.
"A veteran" under the bonus act
is defined as "any individual, al
member of the military or navall
forces of the United States at anyj
time after April 5, 1917, and before
November 18, 1913"
cleared
C. p. Hutton, fellow ma gistrate,
demanded that Mrs Green, too, should
retire, but this she refused to do,
whereupon Hutton himself left the
bench in protest.
whenever there is woman in a
case, there ought to be another woman
on the bench to stand by her" is thel
view of Miss Edith Berthen, one of
the few woman solicitors in London,
and Miss Florence Underwood, secre-
tary of the Womens Freedom league,
declares that cases concerning publicl
morality concern women as greatly asI
they do men, and since women magls-
trates are appointed to office on ex
actly the same terms as men, they
should hear such cases on the same