The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-09-25
sy RICHARD b. EDNoNDS
In The Manufactured Record, Ba4ti-
more Maryland.

more, Maryland.
few weeks ago the Manufacturers
Record said that GrrIu;Lny had looted
oyrr-run countries Of $50 900, 000.nOp
which is Il definite addition to its wealth
and is practically equal to the entire
bonded bteuncSS lSSacd FOR inc pay
r,ant. IN. Nxap expenses Inc least ti!"t
can possibly oil demanded by. inc Ai'l;S
from thu financial. standpoint would De
the contiScatlun Of the entire bohd issue
put out by Germany tor inc payment 81
war EXPENSES. the repayment as 'itr ;t'
may he possible for cr"rE doliar 81 in"
$50 hH0 O0U0U looted from other rouh-
tries and. In addition 10 this. the repay
nlrnt TO our allies and to America ot the
entire cost OF the war.
Gr course. in ;ltdl ion 20 this The lead
Us in Germany and Austria ana INrkrF
reSnunSihl, for This war and IT'S horrlDtr
atrocities should be tried. convicted ana
hung or shot just rs any other criminals
guilty of the same crimes. lnuH"u INC
first and foremost penalty 10 no itnLoS So,
lIron Germany and all it's allies Is the
penalty Of death upon the greatest rrinI-
mails ever known in human hiS'orH.
These criminals are in war, not IN the
ordinary sense They are simply I'M
ma rdouahlc scoundrclS who have indiNl"-
uAllv and for national aEEranol|SnI"ht
murdered millions Of mon. caused me
death OF millions of women ana chllnren'
brought untold suffering and sorrow up
on hundreds Of millions. covered me
world with q pail Of Voc ana brought
unon mankind such suff' ring and agony
as the human race has never pciore
known. ..,.., Ill,
Dcrmit these murdcrcrS and nutraE"rS
these looters, these black near t!u VII
lains. whose hands drip rel Win human
blood, To go UNPUBLISHED, Tor lhcir crI'ni
nal aetsf Surely the moral SGrhdarQ "l
civiliZaIlon has not bean dsrStroE'Ti I"
such an extent as |" max" this c"nccir-
able If democracy demonstrates Us
right to exist. il civilization Is WorlhE
OF it's name, If honor of manhood ana
won,anhoDd arc to be respected. thrh IN"
criminals who have cngulird IN" world III
blood must loo made to pay win lhc'r
own lives for their criiicS. ,,,.. ,ho
It is not enough. however. 'hal 'ur
leaders In this great criminal WORN
should individually have to suffer ln'
death rcnalty. The entire people. YIN"
have gladly and 6loaiihEly lol"WcG t I,,
in this campaign OF murder anu io''''
must bear their share of puniShment.
We would be false to ourselves. iatS'
70 dishonorcd womanhood, false l" the
innocent, helpless babes brutaIlE uHilf :"
death by t;cmany's criminals. iulSc 10
every man who has died in d"icnS" "i
civilization II We did not fore" IN" poo
pies of the natinuS guilty nt 'hrSt " ',,
In suffcr. not as their victims nave %ul
fcrrd for that would hG impossible. mn
r. suffer some measure of the sorrows
which they have brought upon ihr W"r.t.
" cannot. enforce the death ryna'tE
n, lifr in,urisnnmnnt upon every man III
Germany, Austria Turkey and Bulgaria
who ioyousIy commended the h'liN"
work of German leaders. Tor 10 40 :"
we, would practically have In enforce
tn. death pcnalIy or HE lHpriS"n'''c"'
uuon The entiro population. w" Gill;
however. impose financial ou9uch "f','
these people who have sought |" '"' ~"
themselves and their nations by l""iin%
ina, the war was fought outside Of their
borders and that. therefore, they dlu h"'
hive 10 endure such horrors az nave
been inflicted upon 1ciSlum AN" r'A|Sf
and ltaIy and Serbia.
w, ran reach tho mass Of the people
only through financial punishment IN
d,inr that wo should definitely compel
Tho repu,fiatiun by Germany ana lis al
lies Of every dollar Of Indebtedness IN
carried for carrying on this campaign ~
murder. We would in this way r"'''h
III. bankers and tn" mn'Iu-Lriur' "f anu
Tho peasants and nil other Glasses WIZ
have rloricd In war. hoping t" "nrirh
themselves and their nations Thereby.
No should also compel Germany ="
restore every pi"cc "l Si"i"n lnn'h'h"IH'
every locomotive and every c'tr. every
shin that has been sunk. "E"ry hIIlhInG
that has b.cn destroyed. cN"r% WORK 81
art that has hccn SlnI"u. and In aver
other WAY restore the loot winch II li:I4
already lakon and used. 1t c";thn"t re-
turn the wnrn-out cars ana locomotives.
II cannot bring back from tn" depths q!
the ocean tn" ShiuS which hLv" hr"h
sunk but il should he Iuad'' To r"piic"
with Il new I0cInulive every l"""n"iiN"
stolen. q now car for every ear stolen. Il
ucw ship for every ship murdered. 'nnI
whrr. IL stulr things which cabinet b.
restored in this WAY In" fun hHancihi
value should h required ~ f"rinau%.
1t is not cnncrivIhI" thai "" should
permit the captured thI't I" retain tn.
money or the jewels of which h." las
robbed his victims. much loss should ""
permit q nation t. retain thai al which
il las robbed ItS Innn""ui victims. II -
entirely pusSihl" fer .ii.rriihnE AMI ~
allies 10 aSSumn u burden at financial
responsibility sufficiently great !" -
paw every dollar 81 whl"h II has l""t"I
other countries aud |" r"inE |" America
and The allies every doliar uT c>p'n:'''
incurred in tho maintenance ni ih'$ war
at civilization t. save ItS"lG from bar