The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-26

RIMINALS MUST BE PUNISHED
More than $1,000 American soldiers
cream of young American manhood
# their lives as a result of the war
pgland lost, in round numbers, nearly
1000 in killed alone Germany lost
pre- than 100000 in killed. France,
lgium, Turkey, Austria, Serbia,
imania and Bulgaria have had enorm-
S losses in killed, probably bringing
total in killed, alone, close to five
lion men,
The wounded have averaged about
Zee times as many as the killed Ger
my lost, 100000 men. The United
htes had 10000 wounded. 1t is safe
say that killed, wounded and died
disease in all the countries engaged
the great war, will total fifteen mil
n. This does not include the civilian
Fn, women and chilren who died of
ease, starvation or hardships brought
ny tiiS Wdi- NIolS Sullcil my lids
EN- caused by this war than has oc-
FRED in 100 years before.
Yet the man who caused all this suf-
ling is living in luxury in a castle in
bland, safe and secure enjoying lux
les that few people can enjoy and
Insiders himself immune from pun
lment. That man is William Hoherl-
Tern. former emperor of Germany
18th him is the next most guilty man.
oldest son, the former crown prince
bose. desire for war was even greater
hi that of his brutal father In TACT
is said that the kaiser did not really
mt the war but he was continually
.inted by his son, the crown prince
tn the fact that you are the only
rnan sovereign who has never ex-
Rded the boundaries of the fatherland"
e crown prince is quoted by Ambas-
for Gerard as saying eff my father |
rs not start war | will start one"
AS long as these two murderers, who |
bwed their cowardice by fleeing in
night to neutral country are per-
tied to go unpublished the civilized
rid will condemn those who have it
their power to punish them. There
DO yced to say we have no right to ex-
bfife them from Holland. We have
A,t t1,a 1,a;ca,- L;,,,ea1f L.. 1oo1,-oJ - |
the greatest right in the world,
light" the power to get those two
brits and take them to a court of
tice with the world for a jury, and
+ them a trial as any criminal would 9
tried. Just give General Pershing i
Eructlons to get the kaiser and his f
. and see how quickly the order will D
bbeyed. He would call for American t
1nteers and every American soldier fl
France would offer his services. $
With the kaiser and his son enjoying W
urious ease in Holland while the a
Id is groaning under the sorrow n
I brought upon it, justice will be f
med to be negligent. Not only these, W
Won Tirpitz, who ordered and plan
the sinking of the Lusitania, should
brought to the bar of justice and II
e are Ludendorff and Hindenberg \,
many others who helped plan the fc
d;
hese must be punished. We, the D;
luerors, will have failed of our duty le
e permit them to escape. The blood &C
he $1,000 American soldiers which fir
poured out that we might live in SC
e, calls from the soil of France and sh
,ium for the punishment of these wi
ches. We owe it to these who died
se that the kaiser, the crown prince,
Tirpitz and others who we're no
y are put to death. "a
- - be
WILL NOT HELP w. S. C. he
the way they conducted their hear isl
into the history of the influenza sh
mic at Washington State college to
.rnor Lister and the regents of the str
ge followed traditional but utterly thf
g line of procedure They took
estimony in secret session. The :
dea that what goes on at public an,
ution is none of the public's bust ,es
should have been thoroughly dis -;
ed long time ago, but appar lies
it has not. "br
state college regents will pres to
make public formal statement of sho
in the investigation. From trie
Governor Lister has to say the
IS will amount to complete ex- A