Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
BRITAIN DEMANDS
TRIAL OF FEX-KAISER
Lloyd George Pledges Ma
tion's Influence to See That
Justice Is Done.
WOULD EXPEL FOE SNAKES
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Inursday, Decemoef o.
In the detailed restatement of his
policy, issued by Premier Lloyd George
today, calling for the trial and pun
ishment of the men responsible for the
war, however high their place, he
pledged the entire influence of the
British government at the peace con-
ference to see that justice was done.
In declaring for the expulsion and er-
clusion of all enemy aliens from Bl
ish soil the premier pointed out that
considerable proportion of enemy res
idents in the United Kingdom during
the war had abused British hospitality
and thus had forfeited their claims to
remain.
In his statement the premier. after
paying a warm tribute to the soldiers
and sailors of the empire, said:
Premier's Statement.
1.-The kaiser must be prosecuted.
The war was a crime. Who doubts
that? 1t was a~frightful. terrible
crime! 1t was a crime in the way in
which it was planned and in the de-
liberate wantonness with which 1t
was provoked. 1t also was crime
in the invasion of a helpless little
state, and in the wicked and most
brutal treatment of that little state.
Remember the treaty of neltsAlity'
the scrap of paper!
Surely the war was crime. The
fact that all these iniquitous things
were done in the name of war, 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
mutilation and has plunged myriads
of homes into desolation.
. "Is No One Responsible?"
rs 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 off be-
cause their heads were crowned when
they pArpetrated the deed.
1.-The British government referred
the question of the criminal cuipabi1-
ity of the kaiser and his accomplices
to their law officers some weeks ago.
They invited a body of jurists in Eng
land to investigate the matter, and
they have unanimously comc-,to the
conclusion that the kaiser and his ac-
completes in the making of this war
ought to be tried by an International
court. They also reported strongly in
favor of the pnnhhme enr of those
tssNsso
1.-THE British government viii use
it's whole influence atsthe peace con-
ference to see that justice Is executed.
Denounces Hospitality Abusers.
After what has happened in the last
four or five years 1t is impossible to
entertain in our midst population
of which considerable portion abused
our hospitality. This has been demon
strated by evidence impossible to ig-
hore. They spied and plotted and as
sisted Germany in forming plans for
the destruction Of a country which Of
fered them hospitality. They thus
he We forfeited any claim to remain.
Further, it would lead to Inevitable
irritation and disturbance if Germans
who have been fighting US for four
years came here to take the bread out
of the mouths Of the men whom they:
for four years sought to destroy, and,
to have free intercourse between all
nations, 1 hold we are up against the
events of the last few years, for
which Germany alone is responsible,
and she must abide the consequences.
Allies Accept Principle.
"All the European allies have ac-
cepted the principle that the central
powers must pay the cost of the war
up to the limit of their capacity. The
allies propose to appoint a committee
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:
There is one condition for the sue
cess of all efforts to increase the out
put of this country, namely confidence.
Bolshevism is the poison of produce
tion, Russia proves that. Russia will
not begin the building up of a produc-
tive system until bolshevism has
worked itself OUT