The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-23
Germany Indicted on Is Counts
by Wisconsin Jurist.
Outlines How Treaties Became
Scraps of Paper.
BARBARISM SURVIVES KULTUR
Guilty of Crimes of Brigandage,
Specializing Murder.
Deporting Civilians Into Slay-
cry; Sink Hospital Ships.

Chicago, Feb 23.-Germany was in
dicted on thirteen counts for fragrant
violation of international law by John
Winslow, chief justice of the Wiscon-
sin supreme court in an address here
today before the Congress of National
Service and of the National Security
league. His subject was THE Over
throw of International Law and What
1t Means to the World In his de
nunciation of Germanys breach of the
rules of the conduct of nations Judge
Winslow took only those violations
which by their very nature must have
been perpetrated by command OF
those i authority and which are
therefore chargeable to the govern
mixed as the lawless acts of individual
ruffianS in uniform"
The violations cited by Judge
Winslow were:
Violation of Belgium Manifold.
Violation of Belgium's neutrality,
a ''twofold violation marking a
breach of The Hague code protect
ing neutrals as well as specific
agreements guaranteeing Belgium
immunity from attack
Bombardment of undefended
towns and hospitals.
Use of poison gases and liquid
fire.
upon cities, towns and villages.
The removal of factory machinery
from Belgium to Germany
The making prisoner of civilians
and the transporting of them into
Germany
The wholesale sinking of neutral
freight and passenger ships on the
high seas. without warning, visit
or search, and regardless of whether
they are carrying contraband of war
or not"
The cold blooded murder of
civilian neutrals rightfully travelling
on the high seas in commercial
ships The doctrine of 'spurlos
versenkt' has no place in the policy
of a nation which claims to be civil
led
Deliberate sinking of hospital
ships.
The destruction of fruit trees and
all private property of every kind in
the evacuated portion of France,
thus rendering the territory a "des-
ert of DEATH
The ruthless destruction of the
most beautiful cathedrals and other
public buildings"
The wholesale looting of the
| funds and property of banks, bust
ness houses and private persons.
The carrying on of plots and
conspiracies by their diplomatic and
consular agents IN this country
while still at peace with us.
Will Fight Freedoms Fight.
This list of violations of interna
tional law" Judge Winslow added, ii
| by no means complete, but it SEEM
ample for present purposes. The rul
ers of the central empires have no
only acted as if the laws and Gus
toms of civilized warfare. the faitl
| of treaties and the dictates of tn
! commonest humanity were subordi
nate to military convenience, but the.
| have not been ashamed to assert thi.
damnab1e doctrine.
| I'm view of these outrages, Americ;
will not, she cannot look backward
| She will fight freedoms fight, and sh
will keep the faith. She has neve
| yet failed in a struggle for human
| liberty and now at this fateful hour
when, with dauntless spirit, she is en-
tering upon the greatest of freedom
battles. bearing with her the hopes
the fears and the prayers of human
! ity itself, she cannot fall