Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1914, Supplement, The World War

File No. 763.72114/3

The Chargé d’Affaires in Russia (Wilson) to the Secretary of State

American Embassy,
Petrograd, September 10, 1914, 5 p.m.
[Received September 11, 7:15 p.m.]

[Telegram]

11. Condition of Austrian’s and Germans arrested as prisoners of war and sent to interior very bad. According to advices from all sources, Government has done almost nothing to house and feed them properly, resulting in suffering and sickness. If something is not done soon before cold weather, conditions will become fearful. Am protesting daily at Foreign Office concerning this matter; improvement and investigation promised but conditions unchanged. As Russia desires greatly to securer favorable opinion of America, word to Russian Ambassador this matter might have good effect.

Wilson

The Secretary of State to the Chargé d’Affaires in Russia (Wilson)

[Telegram]

Department of State,
Washington , September 16, 1914.

11. Your August 26, 6 p.m.,¹ and No. 11, September 10, 5 p.m. As no instructions seem to have been sent to you, please explain as to protests and discontinue same until otherwise instructed.

Bryan

1. Not printed.