In the first place. before the court decision came out. we deported a number of these seamen. and when they found that we could deport them. they all went back and sailed their ships back to the port where they started. In other words. desertions decreased. The moment the decision came out that we cannot deport them to England under the present law. but only to their native countries. to which we cannot deport them because they are under German controlthen they commenced to desert by the hundreds. They know that we cannot deport them. and when they sign up on the ship and come here they know that they can just jump ship and stay here. If they know there is some authority in the Government by which we can send them back to the country in which their provisional government is located. then they will not desert.
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