BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY
SLAVERY IN THE MINES,
Australian and N.Z. Cable Association)
London, March 6
In the House of Lords, replying to Lord Beresford, Lord Newton admitted that the condition of British prisoners employed in German mines was often deplorable. They worked in parties of twos and threes, scattered over a large area, the circumstances allowing them to be treated with great brutality. Germany usually explained that the prisoners were not worked harder than civilians. Representations to Berlin were made whenever a case was
proved
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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14655, 8 March 1918, Page 5
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86BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14655, 8 March 1918, Page 5
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