Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 294, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1916 — United States Investigating Deportation of Belgians. [ARTICLE]

United States Investigating Deportation of Belgians.

The American governmetn’s formal protest to’Germany against the deportation of Belgians for forced 'abo? as a violation of the principles of humanity,’ was made public Friday uy the state department. It was in the form of a notft cabled, to Charge Gerew at‘Berlin, with the instructions that he seek an interview with the Geiman chancellor and read it to him, and was given out by the department with the terse comment: ‘'The interview has taken place.” Officials refused to add to this statement as far as could be learned, and there was no reply from Germany. All information available, however, Indicates that the deportations are continuing, and it is known that through earlier informal representatives Charge Grew’ learned that the German position was that the policy was a military necessity, and not ni violation of the international law."