The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-16
,J||DGE EWING TELL5WH SHOULD
Re DONE WITH kA|5ER HANG HIM
E1EEEET JUEIST SAYS THAT LIE
GAILY FORMER EMPEROR
SHOULD BE EXECUTED.
Declares Napoleon was Only Political
Offender: Huns Leaaer Was
Deliberate Murderer.

TrIrr James W. Ewing WIS tho
speaker a. ;hc Mems Sunday Morning
Tub - 30 immaculate Baptist chuorh
yesterday morning. y large number l's-
;ened 70 the speaker with -apt attention.
rs he spoke with conviction on ;hc topic:
What Should Be Done W,:h ;hs kAi-
ser The legal aspect OF the problem
was erulitely developed somewhat as
follows:
Suicide ia moor common among Ger
mans that any OF thu oihs: peupI" or tiA
present day sro,:i - years OF az" ana
under children vii. often commit the
at FOR les$oas goi;eu wrong o" for acts
. -: discipline 1t would b" more natural
than not 70. the Kaiser rs \ last resort
70 solve thr problem this way. \ severe
indictment; was laid against Holland by
ne judy. ~ passing. for informing "a
~ military prisoner The crown prime" anG
receiving his caihcr as private cl;iZen
when ne was still head OF the German
Army and. navy and also fo- allowing.
without immediate protect. .he retreat
ing loot and vnunition bearing German TO
pass through Hollands neutral territory.
That country" SAID ne, us n very deep
water"
done with the man who was erStwH!le
se'thc head OF the worlds greatest army
and second largest navy. the most proud,
powerful autocratic ruler OF the aCs
and who waneonly has broken with all
means at his disposal every International
and moral law. Judge Ewing stated
that the only statutes uIulsr which VIM.
Hohenzolie-n could b. tried adequately
swaS BY the law OF nations. but this body
% law. while II was great body or
rules was not very we'll defined and that
while it was evolved by the Christian
nations i. had not beHn codtled.
Among the outstanding ottenses that
should De- charged are thH deliberate
bringing on OF ths worlds war: the at
tempt % master the small nations and
dictate 20 the world n large; the viola
ION o. Belgium: tho horrible and in
human treatment Of on-combatantS:;hr
murder ~ children: property pitlaGs:
bcrnbard:ng Of Uncnrtiticd cities and
Rcd Cross hospitals: ;he sinking ot rrsr-
rha.t and even passenger ships. The
ka ;S.r was u part? 70 al these crimes
and had medals OF honor struck OK and
presented 70 those who had been his m
- strurirrtS FOR ps-pctratjng them: h.
drove them ~ by being repeatedly pros
st; at the hattie fronts and cheek-to-
, ;owI with his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ti--
pitz. Uird"nburS. LudradoCff and tn
crown prince.
Napoleon Was indicted and convict
ID as only y political offender against
:he nations. The Kaiser is IN an entire
" different category. The Kaiser = an
OUT and out criminal by COMPARISON.
Both England and F>Cance could n
dict and demand his trial on tho charges
% murder: United States military
commission could Try him Cor piracy. ,h'H
established penalty :or either of;"nS" is
hanging However were III" Kaiser
tried by ono country aipr> i>a would be
considered hv some in tn" light OF Il
martyr ard 4 martyr always gets som"
sympathy HI deserves To sympathy.
az, is greatly 70 DC desired that h.
shall pc given a trial at IL" hands o.
peace table. Internationally W" have
among then, piracy. murder, robbery.
sinking O: nou-CoG pa:aE: ships. &C. II"
should be brought 10 answer h"tor'> the
allied court. given fair hearing huc I
swift and certain Judgment. not "a more
~ punish but as AT "IaUlple and p"-r'~
dent ~ Tho world tiIat surh Sha.' d" the
md of all who attempt :" "HslaT" the
: nations
Mex: Sunday morning captain Jarvis
e. Price will address tn" club on 'h'
question from the soldiers point "f
viaw. The Sunda: following III" discus
son will b. closed ~ pT. =. =. l..
Scridor. from III" rlcrgymans angie on
the issue The sessions ara open 10 the
general public.