Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-17
The Great Settlement--A Bill of Particular:

To the Editor Of the Erenin1 Public Ledger:
Sr--Now that Foch and his grand armies
have the Huns on the run toward home,
and We begin to see the end of the war, it
is time to give consideration to the ques-
ton Of punishment for the crimes that they
have committed, and to the further question
of how to prevent them from starting an
other war for world dominion at some future
time.
| have not seen any presentation of a bill
of particulars of measures that must be
taken, SO | propose one, subject 10 amend
ment by any person who can do better.
First. We must have unconditional sur
render to General Foch of all the armies
opposed to him that can't get away. The
terms similar to those given France by Bis
marcl in 1871 may serve as a guide for Foch.
But he will know.
Belgium must be restored. and all damages
to the country and to the people to be paIu
in full by Germany. All indemnities exacted
by Germany from Belgium cities to be paid
back. All loot to be returned to the owners.
Alsace and lorraine to be restored to
France and the cash indemnity extorted from
France in 1871 to be paid back to her with
interest to date.
Serbia, Rumana and Armenia to be re-
stored and adequate damages paid those and
other countries.
Devastations of every kind committed in
France to be paid for in full. All loot to be
returned to the owners
To pay all damages instigated by Bern
storff and committed by spies and bombers in
the United States before and during the
war.
All ships of the Allies and United States
sunk or damaged contrary to international
law to be paid for in full.
Germany to be required to surrender her
warships to the Allies and all her guns and
equipments of war; all her submarines to
be sunk. The Krupp works to be leveled to
the ground.
To relinquish all her African and Asiatic
| colonies; TO relinquish all claims for control
| over Poland, Finland, Turkey and Russia
To cast the Hohenzollern and Hapsburg
dynasties into the scrap heap. The Kaiser $
| sixty palaces to be confiscated and the pro-
ceeds TO be given to the poor of Germany.
To punish every German official, civil or
military, who has committed inhuman crimes
| in any theatre of war, from the Kaiser
down, according to their deserts.
| IL would be a mistake TO damage the
| lands cities or public buildings Of Germany
| for the reason that the people would be less
able to pay damages for that which has been
| done. The monuments to Prussian mill
| tarism should all be dynamited.
Since, as Burke said, You cannot bring
| an indictment against a whole people," there
should be only curative, not punitive meas
ures taken against the common people OF
| The medieval feudal system existing In
| Prussia to be destroyed by a just measure
| of confiscation of the lands OF the Junkers
| and compensation to the serfs now resident
| thereon,
| Our army should go on to Berlin and In
| Berlin the peace treaty should be signed. anC
| the Allies should possess the country Ions
| enough, not only to obtain a guarantee fol
the fulhillment of all covenants by Germany
| but long enough to let the people know tina
| they are not supermen and that they ar,
| defeated, and that 1t does not pay to follow
| the lead Of a half-crazy emperor and bacl
| him up in his scheme OF world overlordshil
because of the loot that was promised
| AS to the kingdom OF Prussia, 1t shoul.
| be isolated from the rest of Germany an'
longer probation should be exacted from her
Prussia is a cancer upon the face of Europ
that must be cut out II the world Is to b
| saved from future wars.
Germany must not be admitted to tn
League OF Free Nations until she has pai
in full her dsbt to the nations she has robbie
and devastated and repents of her wicked
nsfs WlLAhh AIktNSoN
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