Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-06
Would Prosecute Ex-Rul-
er, Gust Germans and
Make Foes Pay.

London, Dec Thursday
In the detailed re-statement of his
policy, issued by Premier Lloyd
/ George, today, calling for the trial
and punishment of the men respOu-
sible for the war, however high
their place. ne pledged the entire
influence of the British government
at the peace conference, TO see that
| justice was done. In declaring for
the expulsion and exclusion of all
enemy aliens from British soil the
premier pointed out that a consid-
cradle proportion of enemy resi-
dents in the United Kingdom dur
ing the war had abused British hos
pitaHty and thus had forfeited
their claims 10 remain.
Must Prosecute Kaiser.
In his statement the premier. /
after paying a warm tribute to the
soldiers and sailors Of the empire. E
said:
THE kaiser must be prosecuted.
The war was a crime. Who doubts
that? 1t was a friEhtfuI. terrible
crime. 1t was crime in the way
in which it was planned and in the
deliberate wautonness with which
it was provoked It also was q
crime in the invasion of a helpless
little state and in the wicked and
most brutal treatment of that little
state. Remember the oath of neu-
trality, the scrap of paper?
Surely the war was a crime. The
fact that all these inquilous
things were done, in the name OF
war, and under the imperial edict
of an autocrat does not change their
nature. The war was a hideOus.
abominable crime, a crime which
has sent millions of the best young
men of Europe to death and mutila-
ttfon and has plunged myriads Of
homes into desolation.
as no one responsible? Is no
one to be called TO account? Is
there to be no punishment? Surely
that is neither Gods justice nor
mans. The men responsible for
this outrage on the human race
must not be let of because their
heads were crowned when they per
petrated the deed.
Trial BY international Court.
1.-THE British government referred
the question of the criminal culua-
bility of the kaiser and his accom-
plices to their law officers some
weeks ago. They invited a body of
jurists in England to investigate
the matter and they have unan-
imously come to the conclusion
that the kaiser and his accomplices
in the making of this war ought TO
be tried by an international court.
They also reported strongly in favor
of the punishment Of those guilty
OF murder on the high seas and the
abominable fII-tTeament Of pris-
oners.
THE British government win use
its whole influence at the peace
conference, to see that justice is
executed
VIII Bar Germans.
after what has happened ia the
last four or five years. il is impos-
sibIe 10 entertain in our midst a
population of which a considerable
portion abused our hospitality,
This has been domesticatcI By evil
dence impossible to ignore, They
spied and plotted and assisted Ger
many in forming plans for the de-
struciOn OF a country which Of
fered them hospitality. They thus
have forfeited any claim TO remain.
Further, it would lead 10 i'm
evitable irritation and disturbance
If Germans who have been fighting
US for years. came here 20 take the
bread out OF the mouths OF the men
whom they, for four years. sought
10 destroy. and much as / regret
that il is impossible 10 have free
intercourse between all nations, 7
hold we are up against tho events
OF the last few yeGra. Tor which
Germany alone ia responsible and
she must abide the consequence,
Enemies Must Pay,
"Ali the European allies have as-
cepted the principle that the central
poWera must pay tho cost af the
war up 20 the limit or their vapaoz
IT'S, The allies propose 60 appoint
a committee OF eE ,erta ta examine
the best method o. e&acaBE the ln-
demnity,'
In one passage ut bis program,
that dealing with measures for an
increase OF uFitisA output, hr,
Lloyd George eayB}
"Ihe.a ia one condition for the
success OF all efforts 90 increase
tho output OF thia country. namely
condolences. Eolshsy.au id the pai-
son OF production Russia proves
that Russia Will not bea.a the
building up al productive a}atem
until BolsheyiHm has worked itaele
out"
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