Evening star., 1942-03-23
-Four More Survivors
OF Uruguayan Ship
sss~
z4ss
Reach Trinidad
Vessel Was Torpedoed
-. And Then SheIIed by Sub,
= :. Radio Operator Says
Rr The Associated Press

~ Py the Associated Press.
: PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. March
r23.-Four more survivors struggled
into port yesterday from the tor
pedoed merchant ship Montevideo.
and learned that their Uruguayan
government had protested to Ger
many that the submarine attack
-" fla grantly violated all the principles
international law"
~ The survivors spent six days on
- shark infested waters of the Carib-
. bean without food or water before
= United States freighter rescued
them. Thirteen of the crew of 49
still were missing.
The 5.785-ton Montevideo. seized
from the Italian government even
before Uruguay broke relations with
the Axis, was torpedoed after dusk
on March s.
1t. Orosimbo Machado, the radio
- operator and one of those brought
: TO port yesterday. said submarine
shot two torpedoes into the ship 800
miles from Bermuda and then
surfaced and fired eight shells into
r. the hulk. The ship sank in 10
minutes.
Tried to Send Out SOS.
1t. Machado said he tried to send
out an sos but the wireless failed.
In the inky blackneSs many of the
crew were unable to board lifeboats
and jumped into the water. 1t.
Machado swan until he found the
raft carrying the three other sur
vivorS.
The following day they sighted
ship but their frantic efforts to
signal it failed Finally the United
States freighter picked them up All
were in good condition and high in
their praise of the hospitality aboard
the rescue ship.
The Urusuayan protest was filed
Saturday through Switzerland. The
government also issued an order
prohibiting all telegraphic communi-
cation with Germany, Italy and
Japan.
: The text of the Uruguayan pro-
: test note follows:
> "On March at 7:3O pm. the
{ Uruguayan merchant ship Monte
video was sailing at 1886 north
= 69l3 west with the Uruguayan flag
hoisted when it was hit by two
forpedoes from a submarine of the
German type without previous
warning The ship was then sub
jected to artillery fire, which dis
abled the wireless.
: Sub Identified as German.
The submarine started to sink
her Immediately without the attack
ers taking the minimum precaution
TO assure safety of the occupants
or allowing time to save the ships
papers It can be soundly stated
according to available declarations
that the attacking submarine be-
longed to the German Navy and
acted in fragrant violation of all
principles of international law or
humanitarianiSm ruling the use of
tne SuDIHdI lie weapon.
The elimination of such cruel
methods in pursuance Of war has
been tried through juridical prin-
clples during several Congresses and
gatherings on public law according
to International morals and ad-
vanced civilization. No circum-
stances between nations may ex-
empt them from fulfllment of the
humanitarian rules and agreements
on submarine warfare which Ger
many complied herself to respect
when she adhered to the London
convention of June II. 1896.
Upon such considerations and
through the Swiss government. I
convey to the German government
on behalf of my government a for
NAL protest against these serious
happenings. implying unprovoked
aggression against a neutral state,
and I particularly reserve any fu-
ture damage claim by public or pri-
Vate interests affected
1t was signed by Foreign Min
lister Alberto GUAM