Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 11 May 1943 — Page 9

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Editor's Note: This is the first of four articles on prisoners of war. The series will discuss the international code for the treatment of prisoners, how it is working, how to write and send packages to prisoners, what they do in internment camps, etc.

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“Most Nations Observe Agreement on Captives ‘Fairly

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By DICK THORNBURG Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, May 11.—In the middle of the period]

between the first world war and the current one, representa-| tives of 46 nations, including all the present belligerents,| entered into an agreement establishing standards for the

treatment of prisoners of war. | Today, in the case of the Germans and Italians the pact] is working fairly well considering all the circumstances which accompany war. |for cleanliness. “ With the Japanese things| MEDICAL CARE — Each camp are not going so well. The execution shall have an infirmary where prisof the American aviators was a oners shall receive every kind of at-| flagrant violation. But there is tention they need. Isolated quarreason to hope for improvement. ters shall be reserved for the sick . For months the affected with contagious disease. Japanese failed to | Prisoners affected with a serious send in the names |iliness or whose condition necessi- \ of American tates a major surgical operation 3 prisoners in their must be admitted to any military or| C8 hands ‘but now | civil medical unit qualified to treat 2 the naiies are pe. | them. All medical expenses must iN £ 2 ded in | D& borne by the detaining power. E ng hd Prisoners must be given a medical lincreasing num- inspection at least once a month.

] bets he United RELIGIOUS WORSHIP—PrisonStates. meantime, |oFS Shall enjoy complete liberty in : ait, ‘ithe exercise of their religion, in- } Ane up to cluding attendance at the services! the spirit and let- of their faith.

ter of the agreement. Ski | RECREATION—So far as possible ” + i 3 » The igs nove Sowa the pact belligerents shall encourage intelWas Jnade oy Jue SS go .. |lectual diversions and sports orin January, 1925. It sent out a cir- ganized by prisoners | cular note asking other govern- PAY AND MONEY N POSSES- | ments if they were disposed to assist STON—Money held by prisoners may|

camps and to prevent epidemics. | Prisoners shall have sufficient water!

Mr. Thornburg

in the creation of an improved code for handling prisoners. In the slow way nations move, it was three years before all had responded favorably to the invitation. 46 Signed Pact

The conference met at Geneva in the summer of 1929, and when it had finished its work it had written a pact of 82 articles setting minimum standards for handling prisoners. The 46 nations signed the agreement. Germany, Great Britain and the United States later ratified it. The representatives of Japan and Italy signed it in the names of their

not be seized except by order of an| officer and after the amount is de-; (termined, a receipt shall be given | and the sum entered to the account {of the prisoner. Facilities shall be igranted prisoners for the transfer] of money to banks or private per‘sons in their country. Officer-pris-| joners shall receive from the detain- | {ing power the same pay as officers; of corresponding rank in the armies| of the capturing power, provided| that such pay does not exceed that] to which they are entitled in their] own army. The United States is paying captured officers on this scale: $20 a month for lieutenants,

governments, but neither country thereafter formally ratified it. In brief, here is what the pact pros Ides: ‘ .. approximately the same scale, \ GENERAL—Prisoners must at all] wWORK—Officers may not be remes be humanely treated and pro-iquired to work, but belligerents may | tected, particularly against acts of ytijjze the labor of physically able violence, insults and public curiosity. privates. Noncommissioned officers Measures of reprisal against them ha) pe required to do only superare prohibited. Women shall be yisory work. treated with all the regard due their| COMPLAINTS — Through represex. The government detaining theisentatives of their own choosing, | prisoners is bound to provide for prisoners shall have the right to intkeir maintenance. form the military authorities of FOOD—The ration shall be equal |their conditions. Also they may in- | in quantity and quality to that of form representatives of the protecttroops of the detaining power at/ing power (the nation appointed to base camps. Facilities must be pro- handle relations between belliger-| vided for preparing additional food ents). Switzerland is our protecting which prisoners may have or get.|power. | A sufficiency of potable water shall] PUNISHMENT — Prisoners shall] be furnished. The use of tobacco be subjected to the laws, regulations shall be permitted. All collective and orders in force in the armies] disciplinary measures affecting food of the detaining power. Punish- | are prohibited. ‘ments, other than those provided for | CLOTHING—Clothing, linen and the same acts for soldiers of the defootwear shall be furnished. Re- taining power, may not be imposed placement and repairing of these On prisoners. Any corporal punisheffects must be assured regularly. ment, any imprisonment in quarters Laborers must receive work clothes Without daylight, and any form of whenever the nature of the work cruelty are forbidden. | requires it. | NOTIFICATION OF CAPTURE— EVACUATION—Prisoners shall be Belligerents are bound to notify each evacuated from the combat zone Other of the capture of prisoners quickly and not be needlessly ex- within the shortest period possible, | ; iti through the International Red Cross posed to danger while awaiting 9 evacuation. | Information Bureau at Geneva. oe . : MAIL AND PACKAGES—Within QUARTERS—Prisoners shall de ;;mitations mutlally agreed upon as| lodged in buildings or in barracksit, number per month, belligerents | affording all possible guarantees of| a) permit prisoners to send and hygiene and healthfulness. The| ive mail and packages. These quarters must be fully protected ,.. qihject to censorship but must fr om dampness, and heated and not be unnecessarily delayed. Postlighted. In dormitories the condi- age is free. tions shall be the same as for the CANTEENS—Must be installed in troops at base camps of the detain-| yn) camps so that prisoners may ob-|

ing power. Hai ; ; 1 ii tain food and ordinary objects at SANITARY CONDITIONS — Bel-|; 01 market prices.

ligerents are bound to take all sani- | tary measures necessary to assure TOMORROW: What happens to |

the cleanliness and healthfulness of| an American when he is captured. |

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