WAR PRISONERS
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) Telegrams.) LONDON, May 19. In the cotrrse of an interview, Lord Newton, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied to criticisms on tho Government's attitude on tho exchange of war prisoners. He said that Britain was doing more for war prisoners than any other Government. He mentioned that in addition to ordinary allowances the War Office was spending £50,000 monthly for the relief of British prisoners in Turkey alone. He condemned the agitation for retaliation, which should not be adopted except to secure improvement in the treatment of prisoners. The Government was most anxious to adopt action on similar lines to France, but the exchange of war prisoners was most difficult. It would take 15 months to carry out tho Franco-German agreement, which was comparatively simple compared with what would bo necessary concerning British prisoners.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16217, 21 May 1918, Page 7
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