GIFTS FOR PRISONERS
“UNHEALTHY HYSTERIA” GENERAL’S CRITICISM LONDON, Dec. 22. Major-General Sir Ernest Swinton, in his weekly war commentary, states that gifts are being showered on German prisoners of war by anonymous British sympathisers. “There is no evidence,” he states, “that these prisoners are not properly fed, so it is a sign of unhealthy sentimental hysteria which seems to prevail in some people at a time of national strain. It would be far better if these cranks ceased to pet prisoners, who, although merely carrying out orders, are comrades of perpetrators, or possibly themselves perpetrators, of atrocities. “Senders should compulsorily inscribe their names and addresses, the subsequent publication of which might divert their generosity to a better objective. Parcels which are not inscribed should be handed over to .prisoners’ guards.” Sir Ernest Swinton's criticism follows newspaper stories contrasting pampered prisoners with forgotten guards.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20140, 9 January 1940, Page 5
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