than cost.--[Miscel, No. 3 (1916)].

The low price at the canteen, was, however, I take it, owing to the
existence of the camp fund contributed to by the British Government.

Lord Newton spoke in the House of Lords on February 22, 1917, on the
question of prisoners of war. The following extract is from the _Daily
Telegraph_ report:

There was nothing to be gained by exaggerating the conditions of
prisoners in Germany or elsewhere. There was neither sense nor
truth in representing, as was constantly done, that Ruhleben was
a sort of unspeakable hell upon earth, and that a British
internment camp was a kind of paradise compared with it. He
deplored the hardship that these men underwent, but it was a
great mistake to suppose that these civilians at Ruhleben were
undergoing greater hardships than those being endured by our
military prisoners. Like anyone who ventured to state the facts,
he would no doubt be accused of being a pro-German, but
certainly the conditions at Ruhleben had greatly improved
recently. These conditions had improved, not on account of any
action on the part of the German Government, but rather on
account of their inaction. They had permitted the British there
to organise on their own lines and make the conditions
tolerable. Anyone could satisfy himself as to the conditions,
because there were men who had arrived here recently who could
give the fullest information. In addition, they were able to
form their own opinions to a certain extent from independent
testimony, for example, the visit of Bishop Bury. He could not
understand why this prelate had been subjected to so much attack
on the part of certain persons in this country. He went to
Germany by permission of the German Government. He went to
Ruhleben, lived in the camp, and was able to see what the
conditions were. He reported exactly what he saw, and was
thereupon denounced as not only being an inaccurate person but
obviously pro-German.

ABSENCE ON LEAVE.

The following private testimony is also of interest: "A nephew of mine
who is interned at Ruhleben has been let out for a fortnight's visit to
some people whose son is interned in England, and who has been
befriended here. My nephew met with the most overwhelming kindness, and
his letters are most interesting and touching." The "reprisals of good,"
which we shall consider more