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Show oo ' . OUR PRISONERS , OF WAR Feeling that German sailors and soldiers sol-diers held in our array camps should not. be better treated than men of America in German prison barracks, a resident of Five Points requests The Standard to protest . against the interned in-terned sailors at FU Douglas being royally entertained and paid a sum each month by our government. Whatever Is required by The Hague 1 ... n 1. n 1 ItA mViiamiaJ Vtt tin CUIlvoIlLlUU bliuuiu ut) uuoonuu uj uo, so long, as Germany shows a disposition disposi-tion to deal humanely with our sol dlers who are held prisoners, but tho moment tho hellhounds of tho German army begin to inflict the refined cruelties cruel-ties on our boys which have been applied ap-plied to Canadian and British prisoners, prison-ers, orders should be Issued to restrict our German prisoners, and Berlin should be notified of tho change. Of course, there should be no bru- j ta'ity inflicted, even though our sol-, iliers are outrageously mistreated. Our department of labor explains ', that the sailors and civilians held at Fort Douglas are not prisoners of war, but are "interned." They are under the jurisdiction of the treasury depart J m6nt and are officers and crews of the German merchant vessels seized by the United States, and other German civilians. Their deportation, which ordinarily or-dinarily would take place, is impracticable imprac-ticable in view of the international situation. These aliens receive no compensation compensa-tion from the government except such as is allowed them for work actuall performed, and the wages paid them are not exorbitant at all. In fact, if from their labor and other sources they receive more than a moderate amount of money a month, all in ex cess of a reasonable amount for their care nnd comfort is withheld from them and placed to their credit in the postal savings banks or some other-safe other-safe disposal made of iL The department of labor also offl- oially states that these aliens are not allowed an, excessive amount of food, but three meals a day of plain but thoroughly palatable, substantial food are given each. There is no waste in fhes detention camps and the same measures of economy and conservation conserva-tion are being practiced which are being be-ing urged upon every American household. |