Show PROTEST AGAINST CERMAN ACTION deportation OF BELGIAN WORKMEN i CAUSES PROTEST FROM UNITED STATES note cabled to berlin Declares Policy established by germans Is contrary to all ail precedents and humane principles Wl ashington A note to germany protesting against the deportation of Bei belgians glans for forced la labor boras as contrary to a all 1 precedents rece dents and humane principles of international practice was waa made public friday nightly night by the state department the note was cabled to charge grew at berlin on november 29 the day ambassador gerard discussed the subject with president wilson allson with instructions that he read it personally to the german chancellor A decision to protest formally against the treatment of the belgians Ioli followed owed unsuccessful informal efforts byC by charge haige grew under instructions that he say saly informally to the berlin foreign office that thai the deportations jere were having havinga a most unfavorable effect upon neutrals p particularly ih the e united states the charge was waa informed in reply that the policy was adopted as military necessity and that germany regarded if as legal the note with the departments statement making it public follows on november 29 mr grew our c charge h a rg e at B berlin e rl 1 n was wa s dir directed e c ted to 0 obtain b t a 1 a u an n in interview te r v i e w w with ith t the h 0 ge german m a n chancellor and read to him the following the government of the united states has learned with the greatest concern and regret of the policy of the german government to deport from belgium a portion of the civilian population latton forthe tor the purpose of forcing them to labor in germany and Is constrained to protest in a friendly spirit but most solemnly against this action which Is a contravention of all precedents and of those humane principles of international practice which long have been accepted and followed by civilized nations in their treatment ot of non combatants furthermore the government ot of tho the united states is convinced that the effect of this policy if pursued will in all probability be fatal to the bellan belgian relief work so humanely planned and so successfully carried out a result which would be generally deplored and which it Is assumed would seriously embarrass the german government the interview has taken place |