PRISONERS OF WAR

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 230, 17 June 1918, Page 6

PRISONERS OF WAR

' - THE HAGUE CONFERENCE AN IMPORTANT POINT ■ ' _ London, June 14. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Evelyn Cecil asked, as exchanged prisoners arc liable to fight again, wnetlier the Government would refrain from i concluding any agreement with Germany on the basis that starved British prisoners in Germany were man for man equivalent to the better-fed German prisoners in Britain, especially as such an arrangement would bo not only unfair, but would encourage further cruelties to future British prisoners in Gtrmany. Mr; Hope replied that the British delegates at The Hague were fully alive to these considerations—Renter. ; ■ (Rec. June IG, 11.5 p.m.)' London, June 15. The "Daily Telegraph's" Rotterdam correspondent states time the Conference on the exchange of war. prisoners is making progress, but negotiations are likely to be prolonged. Dutch messages state that Germany's demand for the repatriation of prisoners in Africa and elsewhere abroad is causing difficulties. It is suggested that,- the demand has been made in order'to embarrass the Entente Powers and increase our shipping problems.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. IMPOSSIBLE BEQUEST FROM THE GERMANS.' ;Rec. Juno 16, 5.5 p.m.) The Hague, June 15. At the Exchange of War Prisoners Conference the Germans are insisting on the, return of all interned Germans in the' Dominions as well as in Britain. It is pointed out that this is practically impossible owing to the scarcity of transport, apart from other considerations,--United Service. prison camplrutalities KETURNED AUSTRALIAN'S EXPERIENCE. Sydney, Juno 15. Private lord has returned after being nine' months imprisoned in Germany. With 200 other wounded Australians he was placed in a so-called hospital at Hanover. Tho men were shockingly treated, and fully 20 died for want of proper treatment, and seven from starvation.. The rations were totally inadequate, and mostly unfit for consumption. They consisted of a half-pound of bread daily, soup, pickled cabbages, turnips, and mangels. The only thing eatable was the soup, njade of black P ens < « n< l distributed twice weekly. But for the Red Cross parcels the men could- not have kept alive.—Press Assn.