Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-29

London, Nov 29.-Germany must pay an in
demnity up to her capacity, Lloyd George, British
(By International News Serylce)


on-Tyne today.
AT the same time MIR.
George declared that the
peace would be "sternly just peace"
AS to indemnity the prime minister
said:
THE priciple always has been that
the loser must pay. That is the prin-
ciple we should now proceed upon re-
garding Germany, She must pay the
costs of the war up to her capacity"
The premier indicated that he favor
ed punishment for the Kaiser when he
said:
I'VE should so act now that men in
the frture when they are tempted to
follow the example of the German rul-
ers would know what is awaiting them
in the end"
Is nobody to be punished for the
crimes Of the war? | mean to say
that the men who mistreated our pris-
oners shall be made responsible, but
| do not want, when the war is over,
to pursue any policy of vengeance
There must be sternly just
peace and never again viii. Germany
be allowed 10 betray the country that
has given them domicile."
The premier declared that the Ger
man submarine pirates must receive
punishment for their crimes, adding
AS to the identity of the author of
the war we mean to make an investi-
cation, and it will be conducted in a
manner fair but stern 1t will go to
The final reckoning, too.
Whoever derastates the lands of
another ought to be responsible II
none is made responsible for the war,
with has taken the lives OF millions,
there is one justice for the poor and
wretched criminals and another for
kings and emperors.
In every court of justice in the
world the party that loses bears the
cost of litigation. This is actual, too,
etWeen nations, even with Germany
when she defeated France There is
no doubt that the principle is a right
one Proceeding upon this principle,
Germany must pay the cost OF the
war to the limit of her capacitI and
must now utter warning that we
hayo to consider the question of her
capacity"
: Cited for Bravery,
Washington, Nov. 29--The Forty
second Division Of the American Ex-
Evolutionary Forces in France has been
cited by Major General Charles i.
Summerall, commanding the Fifth
American Corps, for the services rem
dered and the bravery displayed by its
personnel The general order issued
by General Summerall at the head
, quarters of the corps in France
reached here today.
:. Deaths Reported Upon Receipt.
a Washington, Nov 29,-All deaths in
the American Expeditionary Forces
S are being reported by cable as fast as
( the reports are received, General
. Pershing this afternoon assured tho
4 war department by cablegram
S Due to our rtoops being on the
: march General Pershing added, the
difficulty of checking the casualty re-
+ ports is increasing, but every effort
is being made promptly to obtain com
3, plete reports Of the dead and
e wounded"
Child Labor Law.
WASHINGTON Nov 2g.-The child
+, labor amendment proposing a tax OF
10 pc rceut on all employers of child
labor was adopted by the Senate
finance committee this afternoon as a
=, part of the new revenue bill
The committee also dropped from
the bill the second class postal aoning
=. system, which has been vigorously op
posed By publishers all over tho coun
try
The committee adopted an amend
ment resembling the postal rates o
the last revenue bill Upon the en-
actment Of the new measure ii the
provision inserted today is allowed
/ to stand, postal conditions VIII &c
A back to / cent and letter postage t,
VI cents
Kaiser May Go to Spain.
Paris, Nov 29--The proposal thai
the ex-kaiser be transferred to Spair
from Holland is being made in Am