New-York tribune., 1918-11-30
British Premier Calls for
Just and Stern Penalties
to Prevent Warfare
Atrocity Authors
Shall Not Escape
IF Emperors Who Started
War Go Free, There Is No
Justice, Says Statesman

LONDON, Nov. 29.-Germanv must
pay the cost of the war to the limit
OF her capacity. Those guilty of atroc-
ltles in the war and of inhumane
treatment of Allied war prisoners
should likewise be brought to the bar
OF Justice, and an investigation to
prove the culpability of the authors Of
the war should be undertaken and
proper punishment exacted.
Ihese were some of the statements
mado by Premier Lloyd George in ad-
dresses delivered at Newcastle TODAY.
Deallng with the question of the re-
sponslbllity for the invasion Of Rel
GUM, he said the British government
mad consulted some of the greatest
Jurlsts of the kingdom and that thev
unanimously and definitely had arrived
at the conclusion that, in their indo-
ment, the former German Emnoror wos
guilty OF an indictable offence for
winch he ought to be held responsible
we have got so to act," said the
Premier, that men in the future who
feel tempted to follow the examn,e of
the rulers who plunged the wo,ld into
war will know what is waiting for
them at the end"
The Prime Minister said the vic+oru
of the Entente Allies had hcer d,,o -
Ihe ceascless valor Of their men and
that 1T would be lesson to anvbodv
who IN the future thought that thew
as the Prussan war lords boned
could overlook this little is1nd ~
their reckoning"
we are now approaching the Peace
conference" the Premier continued
line price of victory is not vengeance
nor retribution. 1t is preven+;o,
irs' OF ALL what about those people
"hom we have received without ouss-
'Ion lor years to our shores; to whom
we give equal rights with our own
sons and daughters, and who abusod
that hospitality to betray the land to
plot against security. to spy upon if
ana TO gain such information as an
anled the Prussian war lords to ;n
met not punishment but damaso and
INJURY upon the land that had rece;ved
them as guests? Never again.
Holds Punishment Merited
Mr.. Lloyd George said the ;ntsros+
OF security and fair play demanded
'nae IL should be made perfectly clear
that the people who acted in th;a n,.,
merlted punishment for tba d.u
they had inflicted.
ne second question was the oues-
non OF lndemnities, the Premier added
III every court of justice throuoho,+
the world the party which lost ha.
70 bear the cost of the litigation. When
germany defeated France she estab-
''sneo the principle, and there was no
doubt that the principle was the rieht
one. Germany must paw the cost of
the war up to the limit of her CAPACITY
But must use one word of warn
lne' added Mr.. Lloyd George. 1--WE
have to consider the question of Cor
many's capacity. Whatever hannens
Germany is not to be allowed 70 ma
her indemnity by dumping cheap goods
upon U.s. That is the only limit in
principle we are laying down. sb.
must not be allowed to pay for her
wanton damage and devastation hv
dumping cheap goods and wreckinc our
industries.
There is third and last point. Is
no one to be made responsible for the
war! Something has been responsible
for war that has taken the lives Of
millions Of the best young men of
Europe. Is not any one to be made re-
sponsible for that? If not. all can
say is that If that is the case there is
one justice for the poor, wretcbed
criminal and another for kinrs and
cmperors."
Two Crimes Charged
Mr.. Lloyd George declared that there
were two offences against the law Of
nations that had been committed.
"One," he said, els the crime AGAINST
humanity In the deliberate plotting Of
the great war. The other is the out
rage upon international law. II is :.
Continued on neat pogs