El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-30
Germany Must
Pay For Crime
To Last Gent
Both Rulers and People
Must Pay For Outrages,
Says Head of Seamen.
BY J. HAVELOCK WILSON,

I President OF British Seaman's Union.
London, Eng. oct 5O.-Are we. the
moment the tocsin OF peace sounds,
going to throw up our hats; thank
providence an international inconven-
ience like the war is out Of the way;
shake hands with the blood-smeared
murderers Of 5000 men in the mer-
camille marine; smile on the fiends
who befouled Belgium; laugh and
quaff and say prayers with the de-
spoilers Of Louvain, Reims. Noyon.
and a thousand other treasured places
lent to our allies down the ages for
honored keeping; forget the crimes
OF the Lusitania and the Persia; par
don the atrocities against our own
kith and kin held prisoners in foul
dens; treat the murders Of nurse Ca
veil, Capt. Fryatt, and others as ro-
mantle incidents Of a regretable Oc-
casion; and fall on the necks Of the
Junkers and their military ridden
slaves, while we Wallow in a mael-
strom Of satisfaction that Thank
heaven it's over" and SO let US for
getc"
That Is one side. The other is:
Are we, TO punish these cO1vnrdIy
and murderous hOrdes for their
organized infamies against civ
ilizatiOn:
Have we backbone enough left to
register punishment for them2 Shall
we be so flabby as not to dare, in
righteous wrath, 10 punish where
every law Of justice demands that we
should?
I have often been asked: What
exactly do you mean2 How do you
propose to punish the Hum
Punish Them Both.
Two factors rule in the long list OF
German people as a whole
Would I punish each? Certainly 1
would. We have got to clean this job
up if we are to complete the over
throw Of Prussianism which is the
aim OF president Wilson and the de-
clared aim Of all our allies.
We have got 10 let each of these
factors in this gigantic infamy know
that there IS a personal as well as
national responsibility in these
crimes.
The American and French press has
been very clear on this point and
much stronger than our own. 1t is the
duty Of the allies to make list Of in
dividuals who ordered and committed
atrocities I have no doubt our for
eign office has such a list
Il is all very well to talk airily
about furnishing Germany" We must
first see that we get at every Ger
man-kaiser. prince, politician, gen
eral. naval commander. and naval
subordinate, aristOcrat, and beaureau-
crat- who has been directly respon-
sible for hospital ship atrocities the
murders OF men OF our mercantile ma
rine. and the brutal treatment Of our
prisoners.
We ought TO make il downright
clear that the responsible afro
city-mOnEers Will be tracked and
hung or shot, and that we will
eonfiseate ship for ship sunk.
For wilfuI spoliation such as has
occurred at Noyon and many
other places, let II be clearly under
stood that we have determined TO
exact reparation TO the utmost farth-
ing
But. say the pacifists, Germany viii
be too poor TO pay, and you cannot get
blood from stones.
Germany too poor2 What about her
state railway profits? cannot we
earmark them2
What about the Kiel canal? Can
not we internationalize It and take
the dues?
What about the coal mines. the iron 4
mines. and the potash fields, which 4
represent the cost Of this
war dozens Of times over? Cannot
we exact tax per mined ton?
Tame The German beast.
Germany went TO war primarily for
conquest and plumber. Never again..
should be our motto. Let the allies
ring her with tariffs until the Ger
man beast is tanned
Let not other than the overplus Of
our gigantic production OF raw ma
-erials fall into her factories.
We have to remember our allies
We have TO see that Belgians, Serv-
ians Italians. French COlonials and /
Americans are satisfied that justice
has been done and due punishment
Inflicted on the hun.
1t may take years, but when It is
done there viii be very few enemies
eft OF Germany for I warrant her
people Will be a changed people then
over all. I would pursue the sea
mems boycott to the full-no German
goods in our ships, no British ships
Tor the hun in any shape or form
These are practical proposals They
are severe; but 1 venture 10 assert
they are not more than fit the crime,
and not one whit more than is neces-
5ary TO prevent German repeating it