Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-06
Premier Lloyd George Says
Nation is Agreed Upon
Prosecution.
STARTING OF WAR
TERRIBLE CRIME
Premier Declares Hohsnzollern and All
His Aides in Prosecuting Ruthless
Warfare, Including Submarine Com
manders, Must Be Brought to Ae.
count-9ritain to Insist Upon Dras-
tic Action ny Peace Conferences.

London, Dec. SIN the detailed re.
statement Of his policy, issued by
Premier Lloyd-George today. calling for
the trial and punishment of the men
responsible for the war, however high
their place. nc pledged the entire in
fucnce Of the British goNernment at
the peace conference to see that justice
be done. In declaring for the expulsion
and exclusion of all enemy aliens from
British soiI the premier pointed out
that considerable, proportion OF
considerable number of alien residents
during the war had abused British
hospitality and forfeited rights to
remain
War was a Crime.
=. t..s s:s::..::': :hc premier. after
paying warm tribute to the soldiers
and sailors Of the empire said:
The kaiser must be prosecuted.
The war was crime. Who doubts
that? 1t was a fr;ghtful, terrible crime.
1t was crime in the way IN which
it was planned and in the deliberate
wantonness with which it was pro-
soked. 1t also was crime in the
invasion Of a helpless little state and
I'M the wicked and most brutal treat
.ment OF that little state Remember
the treaty Of neutrality, the scrap Of
paper. =.
\ Surely the war was crime. The.
fact that all these injquitous things
were done in the name Of war and
under the imperial edict OF an autocrat
does not change their nature.
"The war was hideous. abomin-
able crime. a crime which has sent mil
liors OF the best young men Of Europe
to death and mutilation and has plung-
ed myr:dts OF homes into desolation.
Crowns Can't Save Them.
"Is no one responsible: Is no one to
be called to account? Is :here to be
no punishment? Surely that is neither
Gods justice nor mans. The men re-
sponsible for this Outrage on the
human race must not be left off be-
cause their heads were crowned when
they perpetrated the deed.
"The British government referred the
question Of the criminal culpability of
the kaiser and his accomplices to their
law officers some weeks ago. They
invited body OF jurists in England to
the matter and they have
come to the conclusion
he and his accomplics in making Of
this war ought to be tried by an in
ternational court. They also favored
the punishment of those guilty OF mur-
der on the high seas and the abomin-
able ill-trea tp1ent, Of prisoners.
"The British government will use its
whole influence at the peace con-
ference to see that justice is executed.
Spies at Home.
after what has happened in the
last four or five years It Is impossible
to entertain in our midst popula-
ton of wnch considerable portion
abused our hospitality. This has been
by evidence impossible
to ignore. They spied and, plotted and
Germany in forming plans for
the destruction Of . country which
offered them hospitality. They thus
have forfeited any claim to remain.
Further 1t would lead to inevitable
Irritation and disturbances II Germans, |
who have been fighting US for -four
years. came here to take the bread out
of the mouths Of the men whom they
four years ago sought to destroy, And
much as I regret that 1t Is impossible |
to have free intercourse between, all
nations, nope we are up against che :hsee | |
events Of the last few years for which |
Germany alone>is responsive; and we |
must abide the consequences a
"All the European allies have ac-1
cepted the principle that the central
powers must pay the most Of the war
up to the limit Of their capacity. The
allies propose to appoint q COMMITTEES
Of experts to examine the best method |
OF exacting the indemnity"
In one passage Of his program, that |
dealing with measures for an increase
Of British output, Mr.. Lloyd -George |
says: al 4
There Is one condition for the sue. |
cess OF all efforts to increase the OUT |
put Of this country, namely. con-
hdence. Bolshevikisrn IL the poison Of !
all production. Russia proves that"