The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-04-11
former Kaiser and Accomplices Will be
Branded as Greatest Moral Criminals
Of the Present Age.
kHAT SHALL Be DONE TO WILHELM !?
Committee on Reparation and Responsibility
Agrees on Report to be Made to Peace
Conference.
IBy Fred S. Ferguson. United Press

IBy Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff correspondent
PARIS. April 11.-Germany must
sey in full for "frightfulness."
The former kaiser and his accom-.
p.ces will be branded as the greatest
poral criminals of the age, with the
yay open for their legal prosecution
la the countries where their crimes
were committed.
This. in substance, Is the finding
of the committees on reparation and
RESPONSIBILITY for the war, 1t was
.learned today. Although the "big
kour" has maintained official silence in
klis connection, these tangible conclu-
slons have reached the surface.
The idea OF an international high
ccurt to try those indicted for war
crimes is understood to have been
abandoned. No legal precedent could
lie found under which criminals could
he extradited to such court. 1t has
been decided, however, that this sit
uation will not prevent individual ma
tons, such as France and Belgium
nom extradicting enemy officials on
local indictments, providing sufficient
evidence is obtained.
Submarine officers and crews. prison
camp commandment and guards, and
Provisional commanders of conquered
districts, would be the ones most
Easily reached under such plan.
Efforts would then be made to trace
| the sources of their orders to higher
| cps"
While capital punishment for the
former kaiser is regarded as not feas-
kle, it Is not entirely clear whether
| BIS punishment will rest with mere
moral Indictment. According to re-
/ liable information 1t is certain that
steps will be taken to prevent him
from ever regaining his old position.
i has also been intimated that way
sould be found to bring him under
|dlied control, but by whatmeans, out
|sde Of a local Indictment, 1t is not
|tear. So far as Wilhelm's moral re-
|sponsibility for most OF Germany's
Fuimes is concerned, there is not the
|sishtest doubt among any Of the mem
bers Of the committee. But the diff
|tulty lies in establishing legal evi-
Fence before regular court
Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz may be
charged with the Lusitania deaths, for
moral responsibility would include not
|only crimes ordered but those which
hight have been prevented.
The reparations bill, while not nam
Ing definite figure, will require an
initial payment of 10000 900 900 with
N two years.
The permanent financial commission
VIII receive claims from each nation
and will determine the amount which
can be collected from Germany, to-
sether with apportionment among the
I, ,salmants. A final report will be made
]! the commission at the expiration
y the two-year period in which Ger
many will make the first payment
Ihe various items of damage are
saderstood to have been divided into
! series of treaties" the least OF
snich will be pensions. There is still
some discussion as to whether the
PENSIONS item will be allowed to re-
nam, but otherwise the terms are not
eApected to be altered.
subcommittee will report within
: ,.,w lew days on the methods OF estab-
.Nning guarantees on payment, willie
similar committee will report on