GERMAN THOROUGHNESS.
War Prisoners at Work. (Aust. and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Friday, 12.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 30. The "New York Times’ ’’ Berlin correspondent sends disclosures about German prison camps visited at Wittenberg and at other places. Of the vast number of prisoners less than 30 per cent, are in camps. Owing to a sweeping change in the system prisoners are now engaged in productive work. Xt is estimated tkat 75 per cent, arc working, mostly in the country districts either voluntarily or compulsorily under the farming out system. They receive wages. The majority arc engaged in agricultural pursuits and road-building, the others are employed in factories and all of businesses, greatly adding to Germany ’s war productiveness. It is noticeable that many Englishmen, particularly non-commissioned officers, flatly refuse to work, preferring harder conditions, because they cannot reconcile working for the enemy with their pride as soldiers of the King.
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Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13565, 2 December 1916, Page 5
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