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GERMAN VIOLATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

MEMORANDUM BY THE NAVY

LEAGUE.

Mr. E A. M. Williams, Secretary of cho Hongkong Branch of the Navy League, sends us the following memo randum prepared by the Executive Com mittes:-

SCHEDULE B.

INTERNATIONAL NAVAL CONFERENCE, 1909

Prizes.

ARTICLE 48.

of the war that defenceless vessels and All hospital ships shall make themselves. their crows have been deliberately and known by hoisting with their national flag indiscriminately sunk by German mines the white flag with a red cross provided by and torpedoes without any regard for the the Goners Convention, and further, if they rights of individuals or the law of belong to a noutral State, by tying at the nations. It is earnestly hoped that mainmast the ustional flag of the belligerent noutral communities will decline to nader whose orders they are placed. tolerate the worst nets of buomaneorang Hospital ships which are detained under under the pretence of modern warfare.Article 4 by the enemy must haul down the So far as British merchant shipping is national flag of the belligeront bo whom they concerned the Navy League are unablo belong.

The ships and boats above-mentioned to discorar any frosh development of the methods of naval warfare in the declara- which wish to ensure by night the freedom tion of the German Admiralty. The total from interforance to which they aro entitled, During the week ending February úth, disregard of international: conventions | must, aubject to the assent of the belligerenti the Executive Committee of the Navy was fully manifest from the earliest stages they are accompanying, take the necessary Lebgus have had under consideration of the var; but the avowed intention to measures to render their special painting. recent acts of German submarines in prosebule a programms of piracy and sufficiently plain. making torpedo attacks upon a British murder from which neutral commerce will hospital ship and upon British merchant | not be exempt, will serve to enlighten the vessels without warning. The Committes non-belligerent nations upon the real has further given cureful thought to the character of German aggression. When situation which arises in view of the Great Britain declared the North Sea a declaration of the Chief of the German military area ovary conceivablo precau- Marine Staff that the waters around Great tion was taken to protect the interests of Britain and Ireland including the whole neutral shipping. In contrast with this Articles relating to Destruction of Neutral. of the English Channel will be regarded sane and perfectly legitimate procedure by Gormany on and after February 18th the world is menaced-for what it may be as a war region." The policy which worth-with the threat of attack upon Germany proclaims from the date spoci- life and property noutral and belligerent fied is that

adike, (ú) Every enemy merchant vessel found in this region will bo do

The Executive Committee of the Navy stroyed without ita always being. possible to warn the crews or League has given careful study to that passengers of the dangers threaten-Part of the proceedings of The Hague Peace Conference and of those of the ing."

International Naval Conference held in (.) Neutral ships will also incur London in 1908-09, which deal specifically danger in the military area. with the rights and privileges of neutral

1.—HOSPITAL SHIPË.

shipping during maritime war and The Navy League feel that they do not nothing can be more convincing than that need to emphasise the grass and criminal was the definite unanimons desire of violation of all the recognised laws of both Conferences to protect in the fullest civilised warfare of which Germany menque possible the free access to and stands convicted in making an attack safe transport of neutral commerces in

Before the vessel is destroyed all persons apon the hospital ship Asturias off Havre waters which might be the theatre of on the 25th January, 1015. Convention warlike setivity. It was, of course, fully on board must be placed in enfety, and all - No. 10 finally agreed to at The Hague contemplated that such vessels would be the ship's papers and other documents which Peace Conference on the 18th October, subjent to the right of search by belli- the parties interested consider revelazit for 1907, Inys down in the most expat gerents and would under given conditions the purpose of deciding on the validity of language the obligations which devolve be liable to capture. Great care was, the capture must be taken on board the upon belligerente in dealing with hospital however, taken to define the regulations warship ships and also gives the detailed regula applicable to captured neutral ships, tions to be complied with by States. These regulations are embodied in the

A captor who has destroyed a neutral vessel articles comprised by Chapter IV of the organisations and private individuala in Declaration of London, and will be found must, prior to any decision respecting the putting sach ships into commission Schedule B. attached to this Memo- validity of the prize, establish that he only Schedule A attached hereto oftes the articles from the Convention which are in raudum. It will clearly be impossible to acted in the face of exceptional necessity of give dfest to these articles to which the nature contemplated in Attidlo 49. In effect but confirmation of the principles Germany is the first signatory if neutral of the Geneva Convention as applied to ships are attacked without warning on maritime warfare.

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I has been officially announced by the French Ministry of Marine and by the Financial Secretary to the British Admiralty in the House of Commons that all the stipulations laid down in those articles have been complied with, not withstanding which an attempt was made by a German submarine to destroy the ship by firing upon ut by torpedo, The ship bore all the marke and indications

3-NEUTRAL SHIPS. ⠀

The Navy League, therefore, earnestly appeal to the voluntary naval organisa- tions of all veutral countries to protest against the criminal breach by Germany of soleman engagements, which in the sight of all nations it plodged itself to observe,

SCHEDULE A.

attack upon Hospital Ships:

of a properly commissioned hospital ship Provisions of Hague Convention relating to and its existence was notified to Germany in October last. Happily the torpedo mipsed its object, but the murderous intent was clearly demonstrated.

CONVENTION NO. 10.

ARTICLE 1.

A neutral vessel which has been captured. may not be destroyed by the captor; she- must be taken into such port as is proper for the determination there of all questions concerning the validity of the capture.

ARTICLE 49,

As an exception, a neutral vessel which has been captured by a belligerent wersłup, and which would be liable to contemnation, may be destroyed if the observance of Article 48 would involve danger to the safety of the warship or to the succos of the operations in which she is engaged at the time

*

ABIICLE 60.

ARTICLE GI.

he fails to do this, he must compensate the parties interested and no examination shall be made of the question whether the capture was valid or not, -

ARTICLE 62.

If a capture of a neutral vessel is subse quently held to be invalid, though the saf of destruction has been held to have beva justifiable, the captor must pay compensation to the parties interested in place of the restitution to which they would have been entitled.

ANTIULE 63. ***

If neutral goods not liable to condemnation have been destroyed with the vessel, the owner of such goods is entitled to compensa tion.

ARTICLE 54.

The capter has the right to demand the handing over, or to proceed himself to the

On & former occacion the Amiral Ganieaume, engaged upon the work of

Military hospital ships, that is to my, conveying Belgian refugees to. England, was torpedoed by a German submarine off shiga constructed or adapted by States for Boulogne and it was only because the particular and sole purpose of siding the destruction of any goods liable to condemne immediate aid was available from friend sick, founded, and shipwrecked, the namestion found on board a resecl not horselt of which have been communicated to the liable to condemnation, provided that the ly vessels that the majority of the crew belligerent Fowers at the commencement of oirgumstances are such as would, under and passengers were saved. during the course of hostilitics, and in any

The Navy League call attention to these case before they are employed, shall to Article 40, justify the destruction of incidents as sufficient in themselves to respected and may not be captured while vessel herself liable to condemnation. The prove to the world that neither the hostilities last

captor must enter the goods surrendered or dictates of humanity nor the law of Buch ships, moreover, are not on the same destroyed in the log book of the veRSO)"," nations are respected by Germany upon footing as warships as regards their stay in stopped, and must obtain duly cortified coples. the high seas, and the League, therefore, neutral port.

of ail revelant papers. When the goods have appeal with confidence to the public

been handed over or destroyed, and the opinion of neutral nations to protest

formalities duly carried out, the master must

ARTICLE

against acts which place their perpetra Hospital ships, equipped wholly or in part | tors outside the pale of civilized warfare, at de expense of private individuals or It may be observed that the first signa- officially recognised relief societies, shall ture to each and every Convention unani-likewise be respected and exempt from cap- mously adopted at The Hague in 1907 is tura, if the helligerent Power to which they that of His Imperial Majesty the German belong is given them an oficial commission Emperor, King of Prussia.

be allowed to continue his voyage.

The provisions of Articles 51 and 50 respecting the obligations of a captor who has destroyed a neutral vessel are applicable.

and his notified their names to the hostile RIOTOUS SIKH EMIGRANTS. Power at the commencement of or during hostililles, nod in any case before they aro employed.

ficate from the proper authorities declaring Such ships must be provided with a certi-

that the vessels have been under their control while ftting out, and on final departure.

GERMAN INTRIGUES SUSPECTED.

2-ENEMY MERCHANT SHIPS. The universally established practice of civilized nations in dealing with merchant ships of an enemy is that the captor should bring the prize to the nearest port of his own country there to be adjudi- cated upon by a Prize Court Destruc tion can only be resorted to when the prize is in unseaworthy condition or the captor Hospital ships, equipped wholly or in part cannot provide a prize draw or when the at the expense of private individuals or captor would endanger his own war oraft officially recognised societies of neutral coun--Vancouver,

ARTICLE 3.

The full text of the report of the com- mitice appointed by the Government of India to inquire into the voyage of the steamer Komagata Maru with a number of Indian emigrants from Hongkong to and thence back to India,

in the process. Before destroying a tries, thall be respected and exempt from culminating in the fatal attack on the merchant ship the safety of all persons captare, on condition that they are placed police at Budge Budge, near Calcutta, on board must be adequately provided under the orders of one of the belligerents, has now been published. The report for. The capture of merchantmen hy with the previous consent of their own states that beyond the fact that the ship vessels like submarines, which are unable Goverment and with the authoriantion of was chartered from a German agent. to fulfil these conditions, was never con the belligerent himself, and on condition also named Bume (Bune) at Hongkong, the templated. This principle has never that the latter has notified their name to his committee was not able to secure evidence been departed from by any belligerent in adversary ab the commencement of or during of German influence. The report adds: modern times previous to the otubreak of hostilities, and In any case, before they are the present war Its observance is employed. essential to the maintenance of those rules of conduct in the relationship. of nations which mark the triumph of humano con siderations over the barbadism of times

ARTICLE 4.

The ships mentioned în Articles 1, 2, and 3 ahn afford relief and assistante to the

more remote. Modern justice could only wounded, sisk, and shipwrecked of the belli- regard as simple murder the destruction gerents without distinction of nationality. ____ of the crews and passengers of merchant⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Government undertake cot to use the chips or casting them adrift in circum- stances in which us would be impossible for them to save themselves

ships for any military purpose.

Such vessels must in no wise hamper the movements of the combatants.

During and after an engagement they will

Thin being the law of the capture and destruction of prizes in maritime war as net at their own risk and perit; v laid down repeatedly by distinguished. The belligerents shall have the right to jurists in Europe and the United States control and search them; they may, refuse the Navy League are justified in describ to help them, order them off, make them cake ing the action of Germany in torpedong a certain course, and put a Commissioner on two British merchant ships on January board; they may even detain them, if the 30th off the North-West Coast of France situation is such is to require it." without any warning whatever as an act - b. p. it. in. of pirner with no extenuating circum- Thur 28 No infer Ligh nor low water stances, and therefore punchable as a

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3 national obligation, were of course com 20mitted previous to the announcement of the Chief of the German Marrue Staff already referred to, and they prove what is common knowledge during the progress

The slligerents shall, as far as possible, outer in the log of the hospital ships the orders which they give them,

***ARTICLE: 5.

Military hospital ships shall be dust guished by being painted white outside with

There are, however, suspicious cir cumstances in connection with the undertaking, and it is quito possible that even if German influence had been at work, we should be unable to secure direct evidence of it. Thus, it is worthy of note that antil Gurdit Singh met Mr. Bume he was entirely unable to hire any vessel to convey these emigrants to Canada, and this is not surprising in view of the provisions of the Canadian law. It is also possible that Beme, in aiding Gurdit Singh to secure the charter of the Komagata Afariz, acted with the intention of causing embarrass- ment to the Canadian authorities and indirectly to the British Government, as ho was aware that the passengers would. not be allowed to land at Vancouver.

Col J. E. B. Seely, who retired: from the office of Secretary for War during the discussion of the Home Rule B1, is one of the most active and conspicuous of me staff officers at the front, eays an American a horisontal hand of greon about a metro correspondent. In a small motor ens. and a mir in breadth

which ban been struck twice before. place." He has distinguished himself, by his enterprise at scouting. On several sicus when it was necessary to know The boats of the said ships, as so small whether some village was occupied by craft which may be used for hospital work, Germans, Col. Seely has dashed into the shall be distinguished by similar painting place, reconnoitred and returned.

shall be distinguished by being painted white

The ships mentioned in Articles 2 and 3 shrapnel, Col. Scely is all over outside with a horizontal band of red about a metre and a half in breadth,