BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2455, 7 May 1915, Page 6

BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY

REPRISALS FOR HARSH TREATMENT. (Rec. May 6, 10 p.m.) London, May 6. Lord Robert Cecil (Unionist), speaking in the House of Commons, quoted letters from British officers bitterly complaining of their treatment in Germany under the reprisals ordered by tho Government and the Kaisor. The writers -were encouraged by German officials to relate their experiences. Lord Robert Cecil hoped that Mr. Asquith would persist in his intention to exact reparation at the end of the war, however high-placed the criminals might be. Mr. Asquith reiterated his previous pledgo that he would do so. Mr. Bonar Law, referring to tho Gorman methods of warfare, said that he hoped wo would disregard any convention preventing its from effectively dealing with enemies who showed no respect for conventions of any kind. "Wo might," lie added, "without- loss of national dignity, reverso our |>olicy with regard tn submarine war. If everything failed to bring redress, we might confiscate all German property within the Empire," I

THROTTLING THE ENEMY'S COTTON SUPPLIES IMPORTS DECLINING. London, May 5. In the House of Commons, the Hon. Neil Primrose, Parliamentary UnderSecretary to the Foreign Office) in reply to a question said there was every reason to believe that the figures for April would show a great diminution in the importation of cotton by Germany, COAL AND COKE EXPORTS CUT DOWN NEW PROHIBITION IN BRITAIN. (Rec. May 6, 8.30 p.m.) . London, May 6. From May 13 the export of coal and coke, except to British possessions and allied countries, will be prohibited. THE BRITISH CENSORSHIP STATEMENT IN THE HOUSE OFLORDS. (Rec. May 6, 5.30 p.m.) London, May 5. Speaking in the House of Lords, til# Marquis of Crowe (Leader of the Government in tho House of Lords), replyln? questions regarding the censorship, said that there were 120 cable and wireless stations outside of Britain, and there had been no censoring at many of them. Interference with commercial activities had been reduced to a minibut the greatest care waß .necessary in order to prevent news reaching the enemy. Fifty thousand telegrams, he added, were censored daily in Great Britain by 180 censors. There were 400 censor officials throughout the Empire—responsible persons of undoubted integrity.— "Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.