The evening world., 1919-06-26


armed and thereafter interned In
neutral ports or. failing them. In
the Alied ports designated by the
Allies and the United stateA Thay
shall there remain under super
vision by the Allies and the
United States. only care and
maintsnance parties being left on
board
"on June n the German warShips
which had been handed over 70 the
Allied and Associated Powers and
were at anchor In the roadstsad at
scapa Flow with the German care
and maintenance parties on board
a. provided in the afmistice. were
sunk by these parties under the or
ders OF the German admiral In COM
mand, according 10 the information
which has been collected and trans
mittsd by tho British Admiralty. The
German admiral In command Of these
parties OF the German naval forces
has alleged that he acted In the be-
lief that the Armlstics expired on
June n At midday. and. consequently,
In his opinion, the destruction In
question was no violation of Its
terms.
"In law, osrmany. by siunlne
the tsrms Of Artisie "a. cot cut
above, entered Int an undertake
inu that the shlps handed ever BY
her should remain In che ports In
dieatsd by the Allied and Asso-
oistsd Powers. and that care sod
maintenance parties should be
left on beard with such instruo-
tiens and under sueh erdsrs ~
would insure that the arnistlSs
should be observed.
The sinking OF those ships instead
Of their preservation an had been pro-
vided for, and IN breach OF the un-
dertaiing embodied In Article 81 Of
the armistIce against all acts OF ce-
struction, constituted At once 4 vio-
llation Of the armistich. the dest-uc-
ton Of the pledge handed over. and
an act OF gross bad faith toward the
AIllsd and Associated Powers.
'.rhe Admiral In command Of the
maintenance parties belonging u the
loerman naval forces has, while REQ
IoEnizinE that the cat was . breach
Of the armistioe. attempted to justi-
fy It by alleging his belief that the
armistice had come TO an end.
"This alleged justification is moi
web founded a., under the communi'
cation addressed TO the German dele
CATION by the Aimed and Associated
Powers on June 10. 1919. the armis'
toe would only terminate on refnsa
to sign the peaDA or II no answer
we're returned on June . at 2 o'clock
sAeoerdIna 10 International
law, as sn,bedisd particularly IN
Articles - and ~ ef the rssu-
Iasiens annexed 10 the fourth
. hague oenvsntIon Of 1907. every
ssrisus vlolstion Of the armisties
by enc sf the parties gives the
ether party the right 10 dsnounos
Il and even In ease Of urosney 10
rsoommsnes hostilitiss al once.
"a violation OF the terms by indi
yiduals. acting on their own initia
tive, only confers the right OF dc
manding punishment Of these offend
ers, and, II necossAry, Indemnity 70
the losses sustained. II viii, there
fore, DO open 10 the Allied and A.
Dociated Powers 70 bring before mil
tary tribunals the persons respons
HE for these acts or destruction, Z
that appropriate penalties may
imposed. Furthermore. the inctdeI
gives the Allied and Associated Pow
eri a right TO reparation for the lo'
caused.
"Last;y, the sinking Of the Ger
man fest 10 not only q violation
Of the arrnlstios, but can only be
regarded a. . deliberate breach
Il in advance Of the conditions OF
H psaoa. FurthervnoFs, the Incident
10 not an isolated aot The burn
ina. or permission for the burn
ING, Of the French flags, which
II Germany has 10 rssterS. SenSti-
ii tutss another deliberate breach In
III advance Of these same conditions.
Il IN consequences. the Allied a.
ii Associated Powers declare that tn
take note OF these signal facts
II bad faith, and that when the inves
cations have been completed tn
II win exact the necessary reparati'
II II II evident that any repetition
II acts like these must have a very u
II fortunate effect upon the future Q
Grafton Of the treaty whioh the q
III mans are about TO sign.
Il -Thsy have made complaint o.
"A the fifteen ySArI psrIod Of ooeu
PAtlon which the treaty sontsm
platss. They have made com
~ pialnt that admlSslSn % th,