The Washington herald., 1918-11-09
BRITISH PROBE
HUN OUTRAGES
viii Bring Germans Re-
sponsible for Outrages
to Justice.

London, Nov. S.-The British attor-
nev general Il 4 written parliamen-
tary answer 10 a gu 'stioE by col. Sir
Hamar Greenwood states that he has
been authorized by the war cabinet
TO appoint a committee to inquire
into and report upon the following
Facts es to breaches of laws and
customs OF WET affecting members Of
British armed forces. or ether British
subjects. anr Q umij-,-I 10y '1C forces
or the German empire and their
allies, on land. on sea and in the air,
during the presently war
Fixing the degree Of responsibility
Tor these OffenseS and attaching it u
particular membcrs Of the German or
other enemy fOIccs, includin" the
German or other eGemv general staff
- other highly placed individuals.
The constitutes and procedure Of
tribunal appropriate to the rial OF
these Oftenses.
Any other matters r1gnaIe Nr aux
iltary to the above which nav arise
In the course of the inquiry and
which the cOmEhi5t"e finds it useful
rnC relevant . take INTO considera-
ton"
Prominent Committeeman.
With the approval of the war cab
met the committee has been consti-
tuted as follows:
Chairman. Sir jain Macdon; vice
chairman. Prof. J. L. MORGAN; men,
bers. Sir Frederick POHadk. Sir Ernest
Pollack, c. P; Sir Alfred HOpkinson,
G. c; Sir John Butcher Kemp, c. F..
Gill, X. C.; II. o. Manisey, X. c; C..
a Russell. X c.. and DR.. A. Pearce
Higgins, together with representa- tives
OF the war office. foreign office and
military and prisoners Of war COM
mittee
The committee will act in consulta-
ton with law officers and will estab-
lish liaisOn wIrhsImilar committees set
up in other allied countries The
first meeting of the committee was
held November s and was addressed
BY the attorney general. who said
Germany had challenged international
law. He said she had definitely failed
and the question had now arisen as
to what steps ought to he taken. not
in any spirit Of idle vindictiveneSs but
to re-establish the authority of inter
national law. During his address he
said:
Would Spare POSterity.
We are determined that our chill
dren and grandchildren and those who
even come after them shall be spared
what this generation has gone through
Many great crimes against interna-
tiOnal law have been committed. The
very origin Of the war and the viola
tiOn OF Belgium will for all time be
remembered as one Of the greatest
crimes against civilization
1t would not be possible 10 con-
slider how a given T.Ii-id"nl shoulC
he made responsible for the highest
of all crimes against civ liZatiOn. As
- those crimes whir1 Lnress4riIN
raise questions of highest and Tust
deliberate policy yoI would ut most
only deem it necessary to make rCr-
tain Investigation Of exact aaI. great
Questions of police which might be
rai ised and that could obviously ne
Gealt with by COunr.-s in which all
the allies would be represented
Action Taken in France.
There is in existence in France
n committee which has devoted itself
to many of the problems which were
suggested by the very general Ian.
EuaE oi the first para raph of the
defense. They have devoted them
selves to many questions affectin-
the treatment by Germany of French
prisoners of war and more partic IL
larry to the treatment Of French IN.
habItants in whabwere usually known
aS occupied regions. II will be neccs,
sary at some stage of the inquire,
that laisOn be- established betweer
the French committee and this COM
mittee. and proper steps should be
taken 10 see that such liaison j.;
conducted in a most convenient man