Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-05
BRITAIN WILL ACT,
is DECLARATION Of
ANDREW BONAR LAW
Internal Row in Germany
lntensifies, and Out
break Is Feared.
MODIFICATION REQUEST
Is REJECTED BY BEATTY
Manchester Guardian Says That
President Wilson Will
Visit Rome.
EX-ENiPEROR is A CANDIDATE
Charles Proposes to Seek Highest
Office in Gift OF Democratic
Austrian Government.
EX-EMPEROR is \ CANDIDATE
Charles Proposes to Seek Highest
Office in Gift Of Democratic
Austrian Government.

LONDON. December 4.-Thc first ~
fetal announcement that England will,
demand the surrender Of the former
Kaiser for trial was made in . speech
here by Andrew Bonar LA. Chancellor
OF the ESchequer.
Mr.. Bonar Law also stated that Eng
land proposes an interalled commit
tee to determine how much indemnity
Germany will be able to pay. Touch
ing upon the coming election he de-
clared that ii the present government
Is returned, not only will all interned
Germans he returned to Germany. but
otehrs vii! not be allowed to enter
England in the future. He said in part: Y
conrims, rmr Government EN- has, has come to the
conclusion on our allies as far as we
can-that one Of the greatest lessons
made plain that men who are respon-
sible for crimes like those OF the Kali
ser must answer for these crimes.
I'VE shall do what we can to get our
allies to agree with us--we have M
reason to suppose that they will differ
that the, ,surrender,of the Knise shnitg
lrhis trinl. lt-;is not -aT;anestions OF vinAi
dietiyepess.,t This W ar Y iils,isaEe-. essTi
altogetherS bad unlesssas one of It's re
suits it is maHe plain. not only nova
hut forever that every man who des,
liberateIys chooses to plunge the world
into war for the sake. OF the saii,
that he may mike out OF it,. will al
ways be held responsible and guilty Of
the blood that has been shed.
to what we arc aiming ut in thn
League of Nations. Germany has caused
this wa. deliberately. and burden
that will he felt for generations is
wished 10 live peacefully with all maf
kind. Does anybody doubt that TO
is right and proper that he should paye
We have annointed a committee to go
in int" ~, ~" question Of what amount can
ly md scientifically.
I'VE propose an interallied commit
tee to go into the question of what
out njurinE the allies When we have
found ont that. we shall take steps to
assure the payment
etratton. I do not believe that the
in our time OF deadly peril are. good
citizens of this country. and IL this
government is returned TO power. OF
the conclusion, OF, peace we shall not
informed. but we shall not allow others
TO take their places"
PEACE PARLEyS WILL
BEGIN DECEMBER 20
Indications arc tho peace parlcys will
quarters tonight it was announced
that. following the gathering of the
representatives on that date. there will
.nn1eron,as .nn1e ser'es or prephpatoIx private
sonas; ,; u,,.es ainouS the aIiied ana
Anerican representaiiveS at which the
a seIn,S ~ peace VIII pc outlined ann
nNeo. only tnen. IL Is Understood. wilt
nc Icrnan delegates De invited ftp
sign whatever the entente and Amcrt.
can statesmen demand
,me Tmet'ienent or the inulttfarious de.
months after President Wilson'S return
to the United States.
Numerous French newspapers cdi-
tortally repeat the wish that President
Wilson may visit the war ruins i'm
Northern France and Belgium befor,
deciding upon the final INTERPRETATION
Of his fourteen peace points ">q =
THE noble chief Of tho Amer;c.n
nation could thus mt his b,,manisti.
ideals into contact win rea i,;a. IN th
still bleeding martyred recinns. ,,,r,,n -, ~
General Cherfels. in i.'I.cho 10 p,r,,.
while the Paris Midi SAYS. "We ds
mand only our due Of which a ,a11
make n summary ".hnr p.ns;a ...; w SuI, I.!,
son comes To jnsnnct tha III VIE
Northern Franco" VIC ruins OF i
.,n..cr a
FhNH1E 'oNCERNED OVER
FATE OF EN-ENPEROR
Next to President Wilson's coming
enthusiasm, here. the French public i.
most Vitnliy interested in the fate OF
men,a,nrs - tSvl, ,,.o,,d ne majority of com
irdrea hv his Nv, p,uaer no 10 see h!n1s