Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-30
PUNISHMENT TO BE GIVEN
Authors Of Conflict Must Be
Dealt With to Give Les
son to World.
VICTORY PRICE PREVENTION
Lloyd George Declares Chance
to Spy and Bctray Land
Gone Forever.

LONDON, Nov. 29-- British wire.
less service David Lloyd George,
the British prime minister. in n
speech at New Castle today. said the
victory Of the entente allies had been
duo To the CeasclrsI yalor of Their
men and that n would be n lesson TO
anybody who In the future thought
that they, AZ the prusslan war lords
hoped, could overlook this little ls-
land in their reckoning"
I'VE are now approaching the
peace conference" the premier con.
tinucd. The price Of victory is not
vengeance nor rctributiOn. II is pre-.
vcntion. First OF all what about
those people whom we have received
without question for years TO our
shores; TO whom we give equal rights
with our own sons and daughters
and who abused that hospitality to
betray the land. to plot against Sc.
curlty. to spy upon It and TO gain
such information as enabled the
Prussian war lords TO inflict not
punishment, but damage ana injury
on the land that had received them
as guests? Never again"
Mr.. Lloyd George said the inter
csts Of security and fair play de-
manded that 1t should be made per-
fectly clear that the people who
acted in this way meritcd punish.
ment for the damage they had in
fliCted.
Germany Must Pay.
The second question was the cues.
tion of indemnitles, the premier
added. In every court OF justice
throughout the world the party
which lost has had to bear the cost
Of litigation. When Germany de-
fcated France she established the
principle and there was no doubt
that the principle was the right one
Germany must pay the cost of the
war up to the limit OF her capacity.
But must use one word OF warn.
ing" said Mr.. Lloyd George. 1--WE
have To consider the question Of
Germany's capacity. Whatever hap.
pens Germany Is not to be allowed
to pay her indemnity by dumping
cheap goods upon us. That IL the
only limit in principle we are laying
down. She must not be allowed to
pay for her wanton damage and de-
vastation by dumping cheap goods
AlA'A NAAik 'hl lll'l0Nl
Guilty To Bc Punished.
There Is a third and Inst point
Is no one to he made responsible for
the war? Somebody has been re-
sponsihle for a war that has taken
the lives Of millions OF the best young
men Of Europe, Is not anyone 10 be
made responsible for that? II not,
all | can say is that II that is the
case there is one justice for the
poor wrctChod criminal and another
for kings and emperors"
MIR. Lloyd George declared that
there were two offcnses against the
law Of nations that had been com.
mlttod.
zone" he said "ls the crime
against humanity in the deliberate
plotting Of the great war The other
is the outrage hpon International
law. It is a crime, brutal crime,
to dcvastatc the lands OF another.
Whoever did that ought to be respOn-
sihlc for H.
"Thc submarine warfare all not
mean only tho sinking Of ships, but
1t was a crime against humanity In
that il sank thousands Of harmless
merchantmen. In the whole history
of warfare between nations that had
never been sanctioned. II Is rank
piracy and the pirates must receive
the punishment.
II mean to see that the men who
did no, treat our prisoners with hu-
manity arc 20 bc made responsible,
want this country 10 70 to Cour,
with Il clean conscience, and she Will
do so. Thrrc Is not a stain on her
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