THE ESCAPED GERMAN PRISONERS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 74, 20 December 1917, Page 8

THE ESCAPED GERMAN PRISONERS

Sir,—lt would be extremely interesting to know what Mr. Massey means by. saying the escape of the German prisoners "should be a- lesson,to the p&ople in this and other countries. For colossal cfFroiitoryj in view of tlio often-expressed views of the thinking public on the subject of the guarding and treatment of enemies, it is difficult to imagine anything greater. It is so gross that it is an insult to the ceneral public. This northern trip ol Mr. Massey's must havo been a most strenuous one in more ways than one. In a previous speech he says the "war is costing this country £100,000 per day." The Old Country is spending £6,500,000 per day, which, I think, works out at about respectively 2s. and 2s. 2d. nor day per head of population. It should be remembered that the Old Country is in almost constant contact with tlio-enemy, and at a much greater outlay for defence, and here we are livening up to nearly the same cost and unable to prevent a few enterprising German prisoners sailing calmly away on a' raiding expedition. Can you or anyone say where our money goes, and for what?—l nm, etc., k BRITISHER. December 19.