THE DESECRATORS OF THE DEAD

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3061, 24 April 1917, Page 7

THE DESECRATORS OF THE DEAD

GERMANS DENY THE "CORPSE FACTORIES" BUT REPORTS CONFIRMED London, April 22. The nowspapers agree that the; belated official repudiation of the corpse factories is not acceptable. It is noteworthy that Berlin deliberated for five days before it challenged the "Times" translation of the "Lokal Anzeiger's" admission. Tho "Evening News" points out that the American Consul-Goneral confirms the story that tho Chinese Government was largely influenced in breaking off relations by the authenticated, facts regarding the establishments for the conversion of corpses. The "Daily Mail" says the Germans eat horses aud tan the hides, but never boil'them down. , The "Lancet" says the facte are undeniable and' are confirmed from many sources. A thousand bodies yield two , tons of fat or four hundredweight of glycerine.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable." Assn. BUTCHERS'EVASIONS EXPOSED "ANIMAL MEAL" AND "CORPSE . MEAL." (Rec. April 23, 6.55 p.m.) London, April 22. The "Times" characterises the Gcr-> man quibble regarding tho word corpse as definitely and deliberately untrue, and repeats tho chargo that the Germans are using soldiers' corpses, pointing out that the Government lists fixing the prices of fodder differentiate between "Tierkoerpormchl" or'"carcase meal" and "kadavormehl" or ''corpse meal."—Tho "Times." ["Tier" in German means animal. "Tierkoorper" means "animal corpse, "• as distinct from "kadaver," "human corpse."] LORD CURZON CONFIRMS THE FACTS.' (Rec. 'April 23, 6.55 p.m.)' London, April 22. Lord Curzon, speaking at Derby, confirmed the facts regarding the Gorman corpse factories, adding: "No horror repels the Germans;" The Bishop of Carlisle described it as cannibalism, recalling the Prussians'' caunibalism during the thirty years*, 'wari—The "Times." 'MR. MASSEY'S COMMENT. (Rec. April 23, 6.55 p.m.) London, April 22. Mr.-.W. F. Massey (Prime Minister of New Zealand), speaking at Manchester, said that the German madness had oulminated in the boiling down, of 6lain soldiers for commercial requirements. He expressed his horror at the idea, and trusted that tho German _ evil power would bo broken for generations. ' —The "Times."