The sun., 1919-03-08
GRIMES OF GERMANY
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Committee on Responsibility
for War Frames Report for
Drastic Action.
"A GIGANTIC INDICTMENT
Rapid Peace Is Essential to
Enable Allies to Get
Reparation.
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PARIS, March 7.-While 1t il impos-
sible to give any forecast OF the terms
Of the report OF the commission on re-
sponsbility for the war, which report Is
about completed. It may be said that
those who have been urging that dras-
tic action should be taken against the
principal authors of Germany's war
crimes will not be disappointed in the
conclusions OF the commission. The re-
port will include a general historical sur
vcy OF the events which led up from
July ~ to the outbreak OF the war.
The subcommittee on facts, which has
been presided over with great shrewd-
ness and practical sagacity by Mr.. Mas
sey, has classified the German crimes
under thirty -one headings. As a his
torfcal document the report will be
something of a curiosity. for never has
the Indictment of a nation been brought
home to individuals before as 1t will be
now. and never have the charges covered
such n wide field of crime or included 30
Isl Extent of Reparation.
There has been no decision taken
yet m to whether reparation includes
tndemnfties for war costs, whether Ger
many shall be called upon to pay bill
not only for what she has actually de-
stroyed through invasion and by subma-
rine warfare but also for the allied
wealth she has destroyed by forcing a
hugo military expenditure upon the
AIliss.
It 10 generally agreed that reparation
in its simplest significance must come
first: that France, Belgium and Serbia
must be compensated for the damage
they have suffered directly at the en-
emy's hands. II is also apparent tina.
Germany il unable to do much more than
mset this FIRST claim. Are the British
colonies, for instance, to have no assist
ance from the enemy countries in meet
ing the heavy burden OF debt that the
war has placed upon their shoulders?
As this question is considered further
each day 1t becomes more and more APP
parent that some sort of an international
financial organization is necessary in or
der not only to control the settlement OF
enemy debts, but also to distribute the
burdens Of the world equitably. The
creation of a financial section in the
League of Nations contains perhaps the
germ of this idea.
Whatever may be done In the matter
Il ID clear that whether you call 1t repa-
ration or indemnity, France has got ia
get some relief from the enemy. and II is
realized more and more clearly that un-
less Germany has a chance to work
peacefully she will be unable to pay any
Of her debts. To do this she must have
peace speedily. -
Rapid Peace Essential.
II Ia to be hoped that Premier Lloyd
George, whose Gallo temperament the
French greatly admire. realizes how
much our French allies count upon him
TO aid Premier Clemenceau In speeding
things up. Part of that faith Is, OF
course, due to the French understand.
ing that the internal situation OF Great
Britain cries aloud the same warning
that rapid peace is essential.
Nowhere Is there to be found any
advocate of the idea that the Allies car
afford to let the Germans stew in their
own Juice an argument which has beer
voiced with regard to the Russians. The
Germans. II they stew at all. have &c
stew I'm our Juice, and II France. not &c
mention Belgium, Serbia and Rumania
are to take again the position In tbs
world they had in 1914, they must have
the force stolen from them restored.
From a Bolshevised Germany moth
ing could be expected. Those in favor
at a more bloodthirsty policy may per
maps finds consolation In the fact thai
prison authorities always provide an ex'
'cellent breakfast Tor man on the morn
ing of his execution.
There are other reasons why hs
~orla neeos rapiu peace Chiess IL II
quickly conciuueu the SerH'ans may p'
Apie 10 Wrissic oue Vi those conuitiot'
OF controI anu olsar'nainent wnicn are
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a Those conditions OF security have beer
laid down In three documents which es
tahlish the terms OF the preIimlnar!
a. re1srds the German army. navy an,
air forces.
Those military conditions have beer
Indicated in this correspondence. TIT
naval conditions have been given II
detail and II may be well to stat
= broadly what are the air proposals.
The military proposals aim at reduc
ing the German army to the require
Ineut OF internal and frontier police ant
20 depriving Germany OF any power o
aggression in the future by series o
measures o. ontrol and prohibition tn
nature of which has been indicated II
these dispatches.
:. The air proposals are correspondence!
severe and they would have the effect o