Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
Will TRY KAISER
AND HIS LEADERS,,
NAT ION MUST PAY
Penalty Must be Such as Will
Prevent Starting Conflicts,
Lloyd George Says.
RAPS SPIES AND PLOTTERS

London. Nov. 3O-ln a speech de-
livercd at Newcastle last evening Pre-
mier Llovd George dealing with the
question of the responsibility for the
invasion of Belgium, sand the Bntish
ooye1 nment had consulted some OF the
greatest ursts Of the kingdom and
that they had unanimously and deii-
nitely arrived at the conclusion that IN
thor Judgment the former German en-
peror was guilty of AN Indictabie OF
tense for which he ought to be held re-
sponsible.
Rcferrlng to the culpabihty of the au-
thors of the war. MIR Lloyd George said
the government intended that the inves-
tigation To be conducted should bc per
Ccctlv fair but stern one, and that 10
should 90 on to its final reckoning lie
added
WARMING TO RULERS
"Wo have got so to act that men IN
the future who feel tempted to follow
the example Of the rulers who plunged
the world INTO war will know what is
waiting for them at the end
The prime minister SAID the victory OF
the Entente Allies had been due to the
ccasclcss vaIor OF their men, and that u
wonld be lesson to anybody VINO. IN
the future, thought that they. as the
Pr,I-sian war lords. hoped could over
look his little island IN Their re- kon-
ing
"Nc arc now approaching the Pcar"
! Confcrcncc the Premier continued
The prlcc 81 victory Is not vengeance
nor rctrjbuilon II IS prevention. fHst
of an what about those people whom We
have received without question tor Years
~ orr shores. to whom we give equal
rpi,f~ with our own sons and daughters,
and who abused that hospitality 10 IN
! trav thc land. 70 plot against security,
| "a spy upon IT, aud 70 gain such ini0r-
| nation AZ enabled the Prusslan war
/ lords to lnfici damage and injury upon
| Tho land that has received them rs
| guests" Never again
| Mr. Ilovd George SAID he interests "f
| security and fair play demanded that u
! should be made perfectly clear, that the
people who acted in tins way mentcd
/ punishment ior the damage they had N
tilctcd
crRmsN1's EXAMPLE IN 1871
The second question was the question
81 indcmnitIes, tho premier added ~
evnrv court Of lustlce throughout the
| world thc partv which lost has bad e
bear the cost of the litigation, he sald
and when Germany defeated France she
established the principle There was nc
doubt that the principle was tho night
one hp declared Germany must pay
the cost 81 the war up TO the hnnt @
her capacity.
"Rut must use one word Of warning
/ said the Premier We have 10 conSidei
the question of Germany capacity
Whatever happens, Germany : not 70 t.
! allowed To pay her indemnity hy dumpins
cheap goods upon Us. bat i the only
| hmlt in principle We are laying down. Sh'
must not to allowed 10 pay Tor her "antof
damage and devastation by dnmplns
cheap goods and wrccking our Industries
or Law ToK ALL
There il a third and last point. Is
i no one to be made responsible for The
wsr9 Something has been responsible tol
! q war that has taken the lives ot millions
| of the rest Young men 81 Europe i not
! any one to lie made respons,hie Tor that
! Ifno1 alI can cay is that L thai IS the case
I there IS one justice for the poor wretchec
| criminal and another tor hings ane
/! Erpcrors
Mr. Ilovd George declared that thcr,
| wcre two otfcnScs against the la" O
nations -hat had been committed
ono ~ sad is the crime agalns
humanity IN the deliberate plotting o
| the great war The other Is the Outrage
upon international Law Il S a crime q
! brutal crime, to deva>tate the lands o
another Whoever did that ought to b
responsible for il
The submarine warfare did not meaf
only the sinking Of ships, but IT Was
crime against humanity IN that II sanl
thousands Of harmless merchantmen
IT. The whole history of warfare bptwecI
nations that had never been sanctioned
l. Is rank piracy. and then pirates mus
receive the punishment
II mean to see that the men who did L
shall he Dlnlshed for the crime