THE SUBMARINE ATROCITIES

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 48, 20 August 1917, Page 7

THE SUBMARINE ATROCITIES

A DEMAND FOR REPARATION.

(Received August 20, 8.20 a.m.) LONDON, '19th August. A feature of the Seamen's Conference was the speeches of the foreign delegates. The Scandinavians referred to Germany s future efforts to get Scandinavian seamen to refuse to work ships trading with Britain. Foreign delegates generally condemned Germany's ruthless campaign a-gainst seafarers. The conference carried a resolution, seconded by a Danish delegate on behalf of the Scandivanian delegation, expressing sorrow and indignation at the crimes of German, submarine commanders and crews. Mr. Hayelock Wilson stated that probably the Seamen's Union would with-draw-from the Transporters' Federation, cEome of whose :m«mbers were alleged to 'be pro-German. Tie conference, also passed a resoluitkm., on. the motion of the French dele- ' gates, insisting on reparation for the inhuman submarine warfare, and that the conference would hold Austrian and German seafarers equally responsible wife the authorities until- reparation was made. A Scandinavian motion recommending aeamen to withdraw from the International Transporters' Union was carried; also a motion pledging that seamen in the future shall not sail on a vessel carrying Auetrians and Germans unless the submarine warfare has ceased.