Show PI LE l IN WAR SET FORnI Joint Commission Humane Treatment of Ca Captured 1 Men licit Washington Jan L Ja-L The 4 The text of or tho fife agreement relating to the tho treatment of or prisoners of oC war framed b by the German American Joint commission which completed its labors Jabors at Berne I Switzerland November o 11 the cIa day the armistice I was wnM sl signed ne tt was as made public I tonight by the state department The Tho I Ia a agreement never Hover was ratified however however how how- ever aa ns the 1 work wor of ot the commissIon commission commission com com- mission was nullified b Ly bythe the armistice Because of ot Its tar reaching provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions tor for the health and comfort of prisoners tho the document is unique among International national agreements Absolutely Absolutely Ab Ab- n nothing was left lett to chance or orto orto orto to the good faith of the contracting I since machinery r was ryas s up n which with the aid old o of or neutral governments govern SQ mont ments would have hn Insured inspection of or nil all camps cutups The definite t written pledges which the American commissioners obtained from tho tito German Cerman members as to lu the rights of ot war prisoners are arc regarded ed edby by officials as the tho most advanced nd and humane in diplomatic history Among Amon tho the striking r provisions are several which appeared to bo directed at nt brutal practices charged to German authorities ties In tho the conduct of or certain camps an anti and t which arous aroused arousell a t violent protest In allied countries and the United States Ono of or the IS-I IS articles vouching touching on this ph phase se o of the camp c situation says Oo Dugs Dogs s shall not bo be used as as guards In n th the Interior of ot prison camps campa nor In inI I tt WOI or exercise dE men ments mens tt un unless thc they a aro ro In leash or so- so muzzled dogs o s shall shull under no tto circumstances bo used In n tracking down doarn escaped prisoners of ot war wn war As oto eto to tho the treatment of or prisoners J generally standards for tor tho iho ma maintenance main maln- In- In of oC troops of ot leach each country count were wre set ns those applying to camps The Then n agreement re tent covered even cyan tho the details aa as asto to how were to bo ho furnished hell helland and tho rho amount of or food tood calculated d in calories to bo Lo o given Iven the fife men melt dally in n accordance with whit the tho labor they shay were wor phy physically able to perform Special consideration was ryas demanded demand for tor the sick and a wounded Collective punIshment punish punishment ment growing out oat of oC tho the misconduct of or individual was prohibited and In ov ry respect tho the document Imposed imposed Im im- posed regulations which were vere intended l to eliminate tho the prison camp sump horrors charged against tho the Germans of or the American an commission were John W. W Garrett minister to The Netherlands John W 11 Davis Dals now Q a- a to Groat Britain n lp I F p J and Henry IL Ii h |